about Christian Levis

Christian Levis is a partner at Lowey Dannenberg, P.C., and head of the firm’s data breach and privacy practice group. He also has extensive experience litigating class actions across various practice areas, including antitrust, commodities, and consumer protection. Mr. Levis has litigated against some of the largest corporations in the world and has achieved substantial recoveries on behalf of plaintiffs such as the California State Teachers’ Retirement System, the nation’s largest educator-only pension fund, and the Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Notable Data Breach & Privacy Cases:

Mr. Levis current leads several ongoing data breach and privacy class actions and has obtained significant recoveries for plaintiffs and class members in others. Some examples of recent cases are listed below:

• In re Google Assistant Privacy Litig., Case No. 19-cv-04286 (N.D. Cal.), Mr. Levis is class counsel for a certified class of purchasers of Google-made devices (e.g., Google Home speakers, and Pixel phones) in the United States. The case centers on Google alleged unauthorized recording of Google Assistant users in the absence of “Hey Google” or “Ok Google” and subsequent use of that audio.

• Lopez v. Apple, Inc., Case No. 19-cv-04577 (N.D. Cal.). Mr. Levis also leads the prosecution of a similar privacy action arising out of the alleged unauthorized recording of consumers by Apple through its Siri virtual assistant. Plaintiffs defeated Apple’s motion to dismiss those claims in 2021 and are currently working towards class certification.

• Frasco v. Flo Health, Inc., 3:21-cv-00757-JD (N.D. Cal.) Mr. Levis is co-lead counsel in this class action alleging that popular menstruation and pregnancy tracking app Flo improperly shared millions of users’ health information with digital advertising and analytics providers, Meta, Google, and Flurry.

• In re Wawa Inc. Data Security Litig., 19-cv-06019 (E.D. Pa.) Mr. Levis is court appointed co-lead counsel representing banks, credit unions and other financial institutions in this class action alleging that deficient security practices at Wawa stores compromised approximately 30 million payment cards. In 2022, financial institution plaintiffs agreed to resolve all claims against Wawa arising from the breach as part of a settlement that provided $28.5 million in relief for class members. Final approval of that settlement is currently pending.

• Barr v. Drizly, LLC f/k/a Drizly, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:20-cv-11492 (D. Mass.). Mr. Levis served as co-lead counsel representing a class of 2.5 million consumers impacted by a data breach impacting the popular liquor delivery app. The court granted final approval to a settlement making $7.10 million in monetary and other financial relief available to class members in 2021.

• Doe v. GoodRx Holdings Inc., et al., Case No. 3:23-cv-00501 (N.D. Cal.). Mr. Levis is co-lead counsel in this class action alleging that GoodRx improperly disclosed medical information, including regarding class members’ prescription drugs, to third-party advertisers and analytics companies. Plaintiffs recently reached an agreement in principle with GoodRx to resolve the action. The case continues against the remaining defendants.

• In Re: Data Security Cases Against NELNET SERVICING, LLC, Case No. 4:22-cv-03191 (D. Neb.). Mr. Levis serves as co-lead counsel in this data breach class action alleging that student loan servicer Nelnet improperly disclosed borrowers’ sensitive financial information. Plaintiffs recently moved for preliminary approval of a $10 million settlement that would resolve this action.

• Rand v. The Travelers Indemnity Company, Case No. 7:21-cv-10744 (S.D.N.Y.). Mr. Levis is co-lead counsel in class action alleging that Travelers violated individuals’ privacy rights when it disclosed driver’s license information without consent though its web portal. This action recently settled for $6 million and is awaiting court approval.

• Dolan v. United Services Automobile Association, Case No. 7:21-cv-05813(S.D.N.Y.). Mr. Levis is also co-lead counsel in a similar case involving USAA and the alleged unauthorized disclosure of driver’s license information though its web portal.

• Laskowski v. Florida Health Sciences Center, Inc. d/b/a Tampa General Hospital, Case No. 8:23-cv-00456 (M.D. Fla.). Mr. Levis represents a class of patients harmed as a result of Tampa General’s improper disclosure medical information to third-party advertisers. Plaintiffs recently reached an agreement in principle with Tampa General to resolve the action

Other Notable Achievements:

• Bond Rigging: Mr. Levis represented the Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in In re GSE Bonds Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 19-cv-1704 (JSR) (S.D.N.Y.) (“GSE Bonds”), a class action against sixteen of the world’s largest banks alleging a conspiracy to fix the prices of debt securities issued by government sponsored entities. Plaintiffs reached settlements totaling more than $386 million, resulting in a substantial recovery for bond investors nationwide. These settlements also obligated defendants to adopt and maintain remedial measures, including compliance reforms designed to detect and prevent anticompetitive conduct in the GSE bond market.  Mr. Levis and 4 other Lowey Dannenberg attorneys received the American Antitrust Institute award for Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice as recognition for these significant results.

• Benchmark Manipulation: Mr. Levis played an integral role in several class actions involving the manipulation of IBOR-denominated financial instruments, in which Lowey served as either sole or co-lead counsel. See, e.g., Laydon v. Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Case No. 12-cv-03419 (S.D.N.Y); Sullivan v. Barclays PLC, Case No. 13-cv-02811 (S.D.N.Y.); In re: London Silver Fixing Ltd. Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 14-md-02573 (S.D.N.Y.); Sonterra Capital Master Fund Ltd. v. Credit Suisse Group AG, Case No. 15-cv-871 (S.D.N.Y).  Collectively these actions have resulted in over $820 million in settlements. In 2023, Mr. Levis received the American Antitrust Institute Award Outstanding Achievement by a Young Lawyer for his work on Fund Liquidation Holdings, LLC v. Citibank N.A. et. al., Case No. 16-cv-5263 (S.D.N.Y.) an antitrust class action alleging that a group of banks manipulated the Singapore Interbank Offered Rate (SIBOR) and Swap Offered Rate (SOR). After extensive litigation both at the district court and appellate level, the case ultimately settled for more than $170 million.

• Mr. Levis is also an avid computer programmer with experience developing both iOS and Android apps, and manages Lowey Dannenberg’s e-discovery infrastructure.

• He was selected as a Rising Star in the 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 edition of Super Lawyers