Economic And Legal Issues In Data Privacy And Data Breach “Class Actions”

David Balser tries high-stakes cases on behalf of Fortune 500 companies and other leading businesses in the financial services, telecommunications, energy, transportation, professional services, and private equity sectors. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, David leads the firm’s nationwide class action practice and has defended more than 200 class actions, including many filed in the most plaintiff-friendly jurisdictions in the country. He is a leader in litigating novel and complex data breaches and has served as lead counsel on some of the most notable cases in U.S. history, including high-profile matters for Equifax and Capital One.

Avi Goldfarb is a prominent expert on the economics of information technology and digital markets. Professor Goldfarb specializes in online consumer behavior, as well as the impact of technology on marketing, competition, and healthcare. He analyzes an array of topics related to online advertising, including ad targeting, search engine advertising and pricing, crowdfunding platforms, consumer privacy, artificial intelligence, and branding.

Professor Goldfarb’s work has been cited by the White House and the European Commission. He has testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary about the digital advertising ecosystem, data privacy, and competition policy and regulation.

Lorin Hitt’s recent academic work focuses on competition and consumer behavior in electronic markets, the value of information technology investments, contracting in the enterprise software industry, and pricing of information goods. His research interests lie at the intersection of information technology, economics, and econometrics. Lorin has served as an expert in product liability, intellectual property, antitrust, and breach of contract cases involving high technology products and services, electronic commerce, and a variety of consumer goods. He has also served as an expert in data breach and data privacy matters and addressed issues relating to valuation of personal data and prior consent. 

Kate Scott specialises in banking litigation, with particular expertise in follow-on litigation from regulatory investigations and cross-border matters. Her disputes experience encompasses a wide variety of investment banking products: credit linked notes, credit default swaps, FX derivatives, structured notes and interest rate hedging products. Kate is active in using new techniques and technology to manage large scale litigation more efficiently, such as KIRA and Technology Assisted Review, and recently developed a platform to enable a bank to manage and monitor a portfolio of litigation spanning five jurisdictions.

Vivek Mani is a Principal in Cornerstone Research’s London office.  Mr. Mani has over a decade of experience in regulatory and litigation matters, including collective actions, cartels, and mergers.  He has led teams in conducting a variety of sophisticated empirical analyses to analyse relevant markets, competitive effects, and damages.  Mr. Mani also has experience in sampling and survey design, and conducting and critiquing surveys as part of Phase II merger inquiries in Europe.  His competition experience includes retail, financial instruments, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, telecommunications, automobiles, and trucks.