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THE FIRM

Scott+Scott was founded in 1975 and has since grown into one of the most respected U.S.-based 

law firms specializing in the investigation and prosecution of complex consumer, securities, 

antitrust and other commercial actions in both the United States and Europe. Today, the Firm is 

comprised of more than 135 team members, including more than one hundred attorneys

supported by a seasoned staff of paralegals, IT and document management professionals, 

financial analysts, and in-house investigators. 

Scott+Scott’s largest offices are in New York, NY and San Diego, CA, with additional U.S. offices 

located in Connecticut, Virginia, Ohio, and Arizona. The Firm’s European offices are currently 

located in London, Amsterdam, and Berlin.

Scott+Scott’s attorneys are recognized experts and leaders in complex litigation and corporate 

governance. They have been regular speakers on CLE panels and other educational conferences 

around the world.

Scott+Scott has extensive experience litigating cases on behalf of our individual and institutional 

and clients throughout the United States, having served as court-appointed lead or co-lead 

counsel in numerous consumer, securities, and antitrust class actions, as well derivative and 

other complex proceedings, in both state and federal courts. The Firm also represents large 

investors and numerous corporations in commercial and other litigation in courts within the 

European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom.

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CONSUMER LITIGATION

Scott+Scott’s Consumer Practice Group consists of some of the premier advocates 

in the area of consumer protection and has litigated and secured some of the most significant 

consumer protection settlements on behalf of its clients, resulting in hundreds of millions of 

dollars to class members. The Firm’s Consumer Practice Group has attorneys dedicated to three 

primary areas: Data Breach/Data Privacy Litigation, Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Litigation, 

and Consumer Protection Litigation. 

DATA BREACH/DATA PRIVACY

Scott+Scott has extensive experience litigating data privacy and data breach class actions 

advancing cutting-edge legal theories. The Firm has achieved some of the largest recoveries 

in this area and currently serves in a leadership capacity in a number of data privacy and data 

breach class actions, including:

• In re Equifax, Inc. Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, No. 1:17-md-02800 (N.D. Ga.) 

(claims on behalf of financial institutions injured as a result of the 2017 Equifax data breach that 

exposed the personal and financial information of approximately 150 million U.S. consumers; 

preliminary approval of settlement valued at $32.5 million); 

• In re Google Assistant Privacy Litigation, No. 5:19-cv-04286 (N.D. Cal.) (class action on behalf 

of consumers alleging privacy violations whereby Google Assistant records and discloses their 

private confidential communications without consent); and

• In re: American Medical Collection Agency, Inc. Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, No. 

2:19-md-02904 (D.N.J.) (claims on behalf of consumers involving data breach of personal 

information).

Recently, in settling a class action against The Wendy’s Co. involving a breach of personal and 

financial information, the court, in approving the $50 million dollar settlement, noted that 

Scott+Scott and its attorneys demonstrated “very significant experience in these types of class 

actions and in data breach litigation” and that the attorneys “brought to the table an incredible 

wealth of knowledge, was always prepared, really was thorough and professional in everything 

that was provided to the Court.” First Choice Federal Credit Union v. The Wendy’s Co., No. 

2:16-cv-00506, Transcript at 32 (W.D. Pa. Nov. 6, 2019).

Additional data privacy and data breach settlements achieved by Scott+Scott for its clients 

include:

• In re Arkansas Federal Credit Union v. Hudson's Bay Co., No. 1:19-cv-4492 (S.D.N.Y.) (lead 

counsel, $5.1 million settlement on behalf of consumers involving data breach of payment card 

information);

• The Home Depot, Inc., Customer Data Security Breach Litig., MDL No. 2583 (N.D. Ga.) (colead counsel; $27.25 million settlement on behalf of financial institutions involving data breach 

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and theft of the personal and financial information of over forty million credit and debit card 

holders);

• In re Target Corp. Customer Data Security Breach Litig., MDL No. 2522 (D. Minn.) ($59 million 

settlement on behalf of financial institutions injured by theft of sensitive payment card 

information); 

• Greater Chautauqua Federal Credit Union v. Kmart Corporation, No. 1:15-cv-02228 (N.D. Ill.) 

(settlement valued at $13.4 million on behalf of financial institutions injured by the theft of 

sensitive payment card information); and

• WinSouth Credit Union v. Mapco Express, Inc., No. 3:14-cv-01573 (M.D. Tenn.) (largest per 

dollar per card recovery involving payment card data breach brought on behalf of a class of 

financial institutions).

CONSUMER PROTECTION LITIGATION

Over the past decade, Scott+Scott has litigated a number of diverse cases and fought for rights 

of consumers to be treated fairly and equitably. The Firm has achieved significant settlements 

that have protected consumers’ rights and recovered substantial monetary benefits, including:

• The Vulcan Society, Inc. v. The City of New York, No. 1:07-cv-02067 (E.D.N.Y.) ($100 million 

settlement and significant injunctive relief was obtained for a class of black applicants who 

sought to be New York City firefighters, but were denied or delayed employment due to racial 

discrimination);

• In re Providian Financial Corp. Credit Card Terms Litigation, MDL No. 1301 (E.D. Pa.) ($105 

million settlement was achieved on behalf of a class of credit card holders who were charged 

excessive interest and late charges on their credit cards);

• In re Pre-Filled Propane Tank Marketing & Sales Practices Litigation, MDL No. 2086 (W.D. Mo.) 

($37 million settlement obtained on behalf of class of propane purchasers who alleged 

defendants overcharged the class for under-filled propane tanks);

• Murr v. Capital One Bank (USA), N.A., No. 1:13-cv-01091 (E.D. Va.) ($7.3 million settlement

on behalf of class of consumers who were misled into accepting purportedly 0% interest credit 

card offers); and

• Gunther v. Capital One, N.A., No. 2:09-cv-02966 (E.D.N.Y.) (settlement resulting in class 

members receiving 100% of their damages in case alleging consumers were improperly charged 

undeliverable mail fees).

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ATTORNEY BIOGRAPHY

CAREY ALEXANDER

PRACTICE EMPHASIS

Carey Alexander prosecutes complex consumer class actions with a focus on deceptive pricing 

and data breach litigation.

ADMISSIONS

State of New York; United States Courts of Appeals for the First, Third, and Ninth Circuits; United 

States District Courts: Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York; Northern District 

of Illinois; Eastern District of Wisconsin; the District of Colorado; and the District of Connecticut.

EDUCATION

St. John’s University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2012); Skidmore College (B.A., 

2004).

HIGHLIGHTS 

Mr. Alexander is a partner in the Firm’s New York office in the Consumer Practice Group. His 

practice spans the breadth of consumer protection litigation, focusing primarily on claims 

involving deceptive pricing, data privacy, and pharmaceutical fraud. He serves as part of the 

appointed leadership steering numerous class actions representing consumers and financial

institutions in state and federal courts throughout the United States.

Mr. Alexander has been recognized for his efforts on behalf of the classes he has represented 

and has appeared on the Super Lawyers New York Metro Rising Stars list every year since 2016. 

Judge Castel of the Southern District of New York recently commended Mr. Alexander and his 

colleagues for their “extensive experience in litigating data breach class actions in federal 

courts.”

In his spare time, Mr. Alexander serves as an appointed member of Manhattan’s Community 

Board 7 and the New York City Bar Association’s Consumer Affairs Committee. He also serves 

as a volunteer Arbitrator in New York City’s Small Claims Court.

Prior to joining Scott+Scott, Mr. Alexander worked as an associate in the New York office of a 

national class action litigation firm. During law school, Mr. Alexander served as an editor of the 

St. John’s Law Review. His note, Abusive: Dodd–Frank Section 1031 and the Continuing 

Struggle to Protect Consumers, 85 St. John’s L. Rev. 1105 (2012), has been cited in judicial 

opinions and in several legal journals, including the Harvard Law Review. 

Before joining the bar, Mr. Alexander served as an editor of the widely acclaimed consumeradvocacy blog The Consumerist. He also served as a policy advisor to the Bronx Borough 

President, worked as part of the National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights, and participated in 

the Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate 

School of Public Service.

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