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He has defended more than 100 class putative actions asserting claims brought under an assortment of federal, state and local consumer and privacy protection laws, including, but not limited to, the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), various state and federal wiretap claims, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

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J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, 2002, 

B.A., Northwestern University, 1999

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<li>The Legal 500 United States (2018 to 2020)</li>
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Joel Griswold Participates in Virtual Panel for Chicago Bar Association

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<li>Defending clients in approximately 50 putative class actions arising under the BIPA.</li>
<li>Secured the 9th Circuit’s affirmation of the dismissal of a putative class action for client, which was accused of violating the federal Video Privacy Protection Act by sharing ticket buyers’ information with Facebook.</li>
<li>For a large department store chain, won motion to dismiss putative nationwide FCRA class action and California state law class actions alleging improper disclosure and authorization.</li>
<li>For a large food manufacturer, won a motion to dismiss putative nationwide FCRA class action alleging improper disclosure and authorization.</li>
<li>For a large bank, won motion to dismiss putative nationwide FCRA class action alleging unauthorized credit inquiries on consumers after the discharge of debts through bankruptcy.</li>
<li>For a large consumer reporting agency, successfully defended against a putative nationwide FCRA class action alleging improper disclosure and authorization where, in response to a motion to dismiss, the plaintiff voluntarily withdrew his class claim rather than respond.</li>
<li>For one of the world’s largest security companies, successfully defended against a putative nationwide FCRA class action by procuring a voluntary dismissal at the pleading stage.</li>
<li>For a large department store chain, defeated class certification of putative nationwide ADA Title III class action asserting lack of access between movable display racks.</li>
<li>Defending several retailers in ADA Title III actions asserting a lack of access regarding retailer websites.</li>
<li>Successfully defends against putative nationwide collective and statewide class actions asserting off-the-clock and misclassification claims brought against clients across the country, defeating certification or resolving cases on an individual settlement or “walk away” basis.</li>
<li>Successfully obtained dismissal of a putative nationwide FCRA class action by a rejected employment applicant alleging failure to obtain prior consent for background checks and failure to provide pre-adverse action notice.</li>
<li>Successfully obtained plaintiff’s voluntary abandonment of putative nationwide FACTA class action at motion to dismiss stage in case alleging FACTA violations based on inclusion of credit card expiration dates on documents.</li>
<li>Successfully represented an international retailer in resolving a putative nationwide FACTA class action on an individual basis.</li>
<li>Successfully obtained plaintiff’s voluntary abandonment of putative nationwide VPPA class action alleging a retailer’s data retention practices violated the VPPA.</li>
<li>Obtained judgment on behalf of the sheriff and internal affairs investigators in a lawsuit brought by former corrections officers who alleged they were subjected to retaliation for allegedly speaking out about mistreatment of inmates at a corrections facility, in violation of First Amendment rights. Affirmed by the Seventh Circuit.</li>
<li>Regularly counsels clients on a broad spectrum of employment and business issues, including pay practices, dispute resolutions and issues arising under the ADA, Title VII and FMLA.</li>
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