Joanna Baden-Mayer is a litigation associate in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Her practice focuses on consumer class action and complex litigation, primarily on behalf of financial and consumer services companies, involving fair credit reporting, fair debt collection, privacy and information security, consumer fraud and unfair and deceptive trade practices. Ms. Baden-Mayer also has substantial experience representing companies in business to business litigation, including matters involving breach of licensing agreements, patent infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, antitrust issues, and false advertising.
Stephen R. Freeland is an associate in Kelley Drye's Washington, DC office. Mr. Freeland has served as litigation counsel to major consumer product and service companies, banks, companies in the telecommunications sector, and industrial companies in consumer class action litigation, false advertising, antitrust, intellectual property, breach of contract, business tort, and insurance recovery. His primary focus in class action litigation has been on defending banks, commercial retailers, and internet advertising companies in cases involving privacy, consumer protection, commercial debt cancellation, breach of warranty, and consumer protection claims.
Lee Istrail is an associate in Kelley Drye’s Washington, DC office. His practice focuses on matters involving antitrust, consumer protection, and advertising issues. Prior to joining Kelley Drye, Mr. Istrail clerked in the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission, where he conducted statutory interpretation and quantitative analysis regarding state predatory lending laws. Mr. Istrail also worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, where he analyzed issues relating to lending to consumers and businesses, and analyzed complaints of predatory lending and race and income-based discrimination in lending.
Veronica D. Jackson is an associate in Kelley Drye’s Litigation and Consumer Financial Services practice groups in the firm’s Washington, DC office. Ms. Jackson concentrates primarily on defending complex civil litigation and consumer class actions, including defending retailers in actions involving the alleged improper handling or collection of consumers’ personally identifiable information.
Lauri Mazzuchetti is a partner in Kelley Drye's Parsippany office. She focuses her practice on commercial litigation, consumer-oriented class action defense and employment litigation, including defense of discrimination, breach of contract and related claims. Ms. Mazzuchetti represents telecommunications carriers in consumer and common law fraud class action cases in federal and state courts in a multitude of jurisdictions, and defends other consumer-oriented class action claims. She also represents clients in commercial and employment litigation in federal and state courts, both at the trial and appellate levels.
Michael P. McGinn is an analyst in Kelley Drye’s Washington, DC office. Mr. McGinn is not licensed to practice law. He monitors federal legislation and regulations, conducts policy research, and briefs clients on policy and political developments across a range of issue-areas, including consumer financial services. Mr. McGinn also conducts factual investigations and research in support of litigation and civil enforcement matters, including consumer class actions.
James M. Moriarty is an attorney in Kelley Drye's litigation practice group in the firm's Stamford, Connecticut office. Mr. Moriarty represents individuals and corporations in the prosecution and defense of complex civil litigation in both state and federal court, involving a broad spectrum of legal issues. He also regularly represents clients in alternative dispute resolution fora, including Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") arbitrations.
James E. Nealon is a partner in Kelley Drye's Stamford, Connecticut office. His practice focuses on civil litigation, primarily commercial litigation and arbitration involving contract claims, unfair trade practices and unfair competition claims, franchise disputes, class action defense, bankruptcy, employment, antitrust and intellectual property litigation, and defending claims and regulatory investigations brought against financial institutions and broker-dealer firms in the securities industry.
Kevin J. Smith is Special Counsel in Kelley Drye's litigation practice group in the firm's New York office. Mr. Smith's litigation practice focuses on class action and complex civil litigation matters including employment, commercial and securities disputes in federal and state courts. His clients range from those within the financial services and insurance industry to multi-national information technology companies.
Yasmin Tavakoli practices intellectual property and advertising law at Kelley Drye's offices in Washington, D.C. Ms. Tavakoli's advertising and marketing experience includes reviewing gift card and loyalty programs across a variety of industries , including retail, and advising on federal and state law compliance issues. Her practice also includes managing and protecting client's brands and intellectual property rights in connection with their advertising, media, licensing, and promotional activities.
Elissa O. Tomanda is an associate in Kelley Drye’s Washington, DC office. Her practice focuses on representing corporations, bankruptcy trusts, and other clients in an array of litigation services, most notably in recovering insurance proceeds for mass tort liability, directors’ and officers’ liability, property damage, and other losses. Ms. Tomanda also litigates in the areas of antitrust, real estate development disputes, and consumer class actions.
Joseph D. Wilson is an attorney in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. His practice focuses on business litigation in federal and state courts. He regularly practices in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria division. Known as the “Rocket Docket,” that court is one of the fastest moving federal courts in the country and has unique local rules and practices. Mr. Wilson has represented businesses across various industries in a variety of disputes, including consumer class actions.
