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Matthew Verdin is a litigator whose practice focuses on complex class actions and commercial litigation. He has experience representing a wide range of companies in consumer protection, privacy, trademark, antitrust, and other matters.
- Representation of small business lender in an arbitration proceeding contending that the bank was not the “true lender” on certain small business loans. Secured arbitration award in the bank’s favor.
- Representation of loan servicing company in defense of putative “true lender” class actions challenging interest rates and late fee charges, including under the California Unfair Competition Law (UCL).
- Representation of national bank in putative privacy class action challenging data collection and sharing practices. Secured dismissal at the pleadings stage.
- Representation of Japanese automotive parts supplier in antitrust class actions alleging price fixing in the fuel injection systems business.
- Representation of individual in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement action alleging securities fraud.
- Representation of technology company in civil action involving trademark infringement and unfair competition claims.
Pro Bono
- Representation of U.S. citizen whose passport was revoked at the U.S. Embassy in Sana’a, Yemen, in legal and constitutional challenge to the passport revocation.
- Representation of Filipino lawful permanent resident in removal proceedings. Secured termination of removal proceedings.
- Representation of individual in federal criminal case alleging false statements. Secured dismissal of all charges.
- Filed a Ninth Circuit amicus brief on behalf of Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence in support of constitutionality of restrictions on open and concealed carry of firearms.
- Representation of individuals who were detained in harsh conditions after 9/11 without individualized suspicion of involvement in terrorism before the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Representation of a deceased veteran’s widow seeking death benefits in an appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
April 8, 2021, Covington Alert
There were several notable developments in the first quarter of 2021 affecting class actions. The Supreme Court issued significant decisions regarding personal jurisdiction and TCPA class actions and heard oral argument in a case that has the potential to create significant hurdles to plaintiffs seeking to certify classes that contain many class members who lack ...
July 21, 2020, Covington Alert
On July 20, 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released a proposed rule intended to establish a bright-line test to identify the “true lender” in lending partnerships between national banks and federal savings associations, and third parties. Uncertainty in this area has caused confusion because the identity of the lender determines which ...
Daily Journal Selects Covington Defense of Dropbox Inc. as one of its 2019 Top Verdicts
March 3, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO—The Daily Journal has selected Covington's successful defense of Dropbox Inc., in Ironhawk Technologies v. Dropbox Inc., as one of its 2019 Top Verdicts, recognizing the largest and most significant verdicts in California in 2019. The Covington team led by Clara Shin and Jeff Davidson secured a significant victory on behalf of Dropbox in a ...
Dropbox Defeats LA Software Co.'s 'SmartSync' TM Suit
October 29, 2019, Law360
Law360 covered Covington’s representation of Dropbox in a trademark case before the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Clara Shin, Jeffrey Davidson, Laura Brookover, Matthew Verdin, Isaac Chaput and Diane Ramirez provided counsel to Dropbox.
March 28, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO — The Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus (ALC) will be recognizing Covington as the 2016 Pro Bono honoree at its 44th Anniversary dinner on May 5th. The firm is being honored for its work on Omar v. Kerry, a case involving Mosed Shaye Omar, a U.S. citizen whose passport was illegally revoked by the U.S. Embassy in Yemen. The ...