• Payment Card (Credit or Debit Card) Data Breaches
• Healthcare Data Breaches (i.e., Protected Health Information (ePHI))
• Social Security Number Data Breaches
• Driver’s License Number Data Breaches (i.e., Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) Litigation)
• Malware Attacks
• Ransomware Attacks
• Credential Stuffing
• Phishing Schemes
• “Dark Web” Data Leaks
• Payment Card (Credit or Debit Card) Data Breaches
• Healthcare Data Breaches (i.e., Protected Health Information (ePHI))
• Social Security Number Data Breaches
• Driver’s License Number Data Breaches (i.e., Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) Litigation)
• Malware Attacks
• Ransomware Attacks
• Credential Stuffing
• Phishing Schemes
• “Dark Web” Data Leaks
Frasco v. Flo Health, Inc
Partner
Christian Levis is a Partner at Lowey Dannenberg’s New York office and is a founding member and head of the firm’s data breach practice group. An avid computer programmer with experience developing both iOS and Android apps, Mr. Levis has extensive experience litigating data breach class actions involving complex technologies. Mr. Levis serves as lead counsel in several prominent data breach cases, including in In re Rutter’s Inc. Data Security Breach Litigation, Case No. 20-cv-00382 (M.D. Pa.), In re Wawa Data Security Litigation, Case No. 19-cv-06019 (GEKP) (E.D. Pa.), and In re USAA Data Security Litigation, No. 21-cv-05813 (S.D.N.Y.). His leadership helped secure a multi-million dollar settlement in Barr v. Drizly, LLC, Case No. 20-CV-11492 (D. Mass.).
Mr. Levis is a member of the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Technology and the Legal Profession and is an expert in the use of analytics and technology-assisted document review in large class actions. Mr. Levis has been selected as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers® Magazine in 2021 and 2022.
Mr. Levis received his law degree from Fordham University School of Law in 2012, where he was the Associate Editor of the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal. Mr. Levis received the Abraham Abramovsky Award for outstanding achievement in trial advocacy in 2012. He also currently teaches as an Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy at Fordham University School of Law. Prior to joining Lowey Dannenberg, Mr. Levis clerked for The Honorable Jessica R. Mayer of the Superior Court of New Jersey and was involved in several mass tort cases involving pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
Mr. Levis is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second and Ninth Circuits, and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the Districts of New Jersey, District of Columbia, Nebraska, and Colorado.
Associate
Amanda G. Fiorilla is an Associate at Lowey Dannenberg’s New York office and is a founding member of the firm’s data breach practice group. She, along with other members of the firm’s privacy and data breach practice groups, serve as co-lead counsel in In re USAA Data Security Litigation, No. 21-cv-05813 (S.D.N.Y.). Their efforts resulted in one of the first decisions of its kind to sustain Drivers Privacy Protection Act claims arising out of an insurance company’s auto-populate feature that disclosed consumers’ private motor vehicle records to hackers and other unwanted third parties. Ms. Fiorilla was part of the team who successfully litigated Barr v. Drizly, LLC, Case No. 20-CV-11492 (D. Mass.), resulting in a multi-million-dollar settlement on behalf of millions of consumers impacted by a data breach at one of the largest alcohol delivery companies.
Ms. Fiorilla received her law degree magna cum laude from Pace Law School in January 2019, where served as Editor-in-Chief of THE PACE LAW REVIEW, President of the Corporate & Commerical Law Society, and Opinions Editor for the School’s online newspaper Hearsay. Ms. Fiorilla was also a research assistant and Dean’s Scholar in the subjects of Property and Civil Procedure. Ms. Fiorilla previously served as a judicial extern to The Honorable Patty Shwartz of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Ms. Fiorilla has been selected as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers® Magazine in 2022.
Ms. Fiorilla is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the District of New Jersey.
Associate
Anthony M. Christina is an Associate at Lowey Dannenberg’s Pennsylvania office and is a founding member of the firm’s data breach practice group. Mr. Christian’s efforts were fundamental in securing key wins in In re Rutter’s Inc. Data Security Breach Litigation, Case No. 20-cv-00382 (M.D. Pa.), where he represents a class of consumers allegedly affected by malware installed on Rutter’s payment card system, and in In re Wawa Data Security Litigation, Case No. 19-cv-06019 (E.D. Pa.), a data breach that is estimated to have compromised over 30 million records.
Mr. Christina has been selected as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers® Magazine in 2021, 2022, and 2023.
Mr. Christina received his law degree from the Dickinson School of Law in 2016, where he served as a resident forum blogger for the Penn State Law Review and on the Journal of Law and International Affairs. Mr. Christina previously worked for Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General and served as a judicial extern for The Honorable Kim R. Gibson of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Christina is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Washington D.C., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Pennsylvania, the Districts of New Jersey, District of Columbia, Nebraska, and Colorado.
Associate
Rachel Kesten is an Associate at Lowey Dannenberg’s New York office and is a member of the firm’s data breach practice group. Ms. Kesten received her law degree from Pace Law School in 2018, where served as Executive Productions Editor of THE PACE LAW REVIEW. Ms. Kesten was also a research assistant and participated in the Federal Judicial Honors Program, serving as a judicial extern to The Honorable Lisa Margaret Smith of the Southern District of New York.
Rachel Kesten is admitted to practice law in New York.
Partner
Christian Levis is a Partner at Lowey Dannenberg’s New York office and is a founding member and head of the firm’s data breach practice group. An avid computer programmer with experience developing both iOS and Android apps, Mr. Levis has extensive experience litigating data breach class actions involving complex technologies. Mr. Levis serves as lead counsel in several prominent data breach cases, including in In re Rutter’s Inc. Data Security Breach Litigation, Case No. 20-cv-00382 (M.D. Pa.), In re Wawa Data Security Litigation, Case No. 19-cv-06019 (GEKP) (E.D. Pa.), and In re USAA Data Security Litigation, No. 21-cv-05813 (S.D.N.Y.). His leadership helped secure a multi-million dollar settlement in Barr v. Drizly, LLC, Case No. 20-CV-11492 (D. Mass.).
Mr. Levis is a member of the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Technology and the Legal Profession and is an expert in the use of analytics and technology-assisted document review in large class actions. Mr. Levis has been selected as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers® Magazine in 2021 and 2022.
Mr. Levis received his law degree from Fordham University School of Law in 2012, where he was the Associate Editor of the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal. Mr. Levis received the Abraham Abramovsky Award for outstanding achievement in trial advocacy in 2012. He also currently teaches as an Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy at Fordham University School of Law. Prior to joining Lowey Dannenberg, Mr. Levis clerked for The Honorable Jessica R. Mayer of the Superior Court of New Jersey and was involved in several mass tort cases involving pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
Mr. Levis is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second and Ninth Circuits, and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the Districts of New Jersey, District of Columbia, Nebraska, and Colorado.
Associate
Amanda G. Fiorilla is an Associate at Lowey Dannenberg’s New York office and is a founding member of the firm’s data breach practice group. She, along with other members of the firm’s privacy and data breach practice groups, serve as co-lead counsel in In re USAA Data Security Litigation, No. 21-cv-05813 (S.D.N.Y.). Their efforts resulted in one of the first decisions of its kind to sustain Drivers Privacy Protection Act claims arising out of an insurance company’s auto-populate feature that disclosed consumers’ private motor vehicle records to hackers and other unwanted third parties. Ms. Fiorilla was part of the team who successfully litigated Barr v. Drizly, LLC, Case No. 20-CV-11492 (D. Mass.), resulting in a multi-million-dollar settlement on behalf of millions of consumers impacted by a data breach at one of the largest alcohol delivery companies.
Ms. Fiorilla received her law degree magna cum laude from Pace Law School in January 2019, where served as Editor-in-Chief of THE PACE LAW REVIEW, President of the Corporate & Commerical Law Society, and Opinions Editor for the School’s online newspaper Hearsay. Ms. Fiorilla was also a research assistant and Dean’s Scholar in the subjects of Property and Civil Procedure. Ms. Fiorilla previously served as a judicial extern to The Honorable Patty Shwartz of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Ms. Fiorilla has been selected as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers® Magazine in 2022.
Ms. Fiorilla is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the District of New Jersey.
Associate
Anthony M. Christina is an Associate at Lowey Dannenberg’s Pennsylvania office and is a founding member of the firm’s data breach practice group. Mr. Christian’s efforts were fundamental in securing key wins in In re Rutter’s Inc. Data Security Breach Litigation, Case No. 20-cv-00382 (M.D. Pa.), where he represents a class of consumers allegedly affected by malware installed on Rutter’s payment card system, and in In re Wawa Data Security Litigation, Case No. 19-cv-06019 (E.D. Pa.), a data breach that is estimated to have compromised over 30 million records.
Mr. Christina has been selected as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers® Magazine in 2021, 2022, and 2023.
Mr. Christina received his law degree from the Dickinson School of Law in 2016, where he served as a resident forum blogger for the Penn State Law Review and on the Journal of Law and International Affairs. Mr. Christina previously worked for Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General and served as a judicial extern for The Honorable Kim R. Gibson of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Christina is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Washington D.C., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Pennsylvania, the Districts of New Jersey, District of Columbia, Nebraska, and Colorado.
Associate
Rachel Kesten is an Associate at Lowey Dannenberg’s New York office and is a member of the firm’s data breach practice group. Ms. Kesten received her law degree from Pace Law School in 2018, where served as Executive Productions Editor of THE PACE LAW REVIEW. Ms. Kesten was also a research assistant and participated in the Federal Judicial Honors Program, serving as a judicial extern to The Honorable Lisa Margaret Smith of the Southern District of New York.
Rachel Kesten is admitted to practice law in New York.
Data Breach Plaintiffs Still Face Circuit Conflict on Standing, Bloomberg Law (June 15, 2021)
Some Credit Unions Have Received Settlements; Should You Take Your Situation to Court?, CU Management, (Mar. 10, 2020).
Data Breach Plaintiffs Still Face Circuit Conflict on Standing, Bloomberg Law (June 15, 2021)
Some Credit Unions Have Received Settlements; Should You Take Your Situation to Court?, CU Management, (Mar. 10, 2020).