Kevin Simpson
Kevin is a skilled litigator whose practice encompasses complex commercial disputes, class-action litigation, state law tort claims, and internal investigations. He has deep experience defending companies in consumer privacy lawsuits and advising companies on compliance with federal and state privacy laws.
Key Matters
- Representing a marketing vendor for a major automotive manufacturer in a class action lawsuit arising from an alleged data breach involving three million consumers.
- Representing a major automotive rental company in a class action lawsuit alleging consumer privacy violations arising from company’s outbound customer communications.
- Representing a Chicago hospital system in a class action lawsuit alleging religious liberty violations arising from hospital’s Covid-19 vaccination policy.
- Representing a national telecommunications company in six separate class action lawsuits alleging consumer privacy violations arising from company’s debt collection efforts (four of the lawsuits have been resolved).
- Representing a former directors of direct marketing solutions company in a class action lawsuit alleging ERISA violations arising from sale of the company.
- Representing a Chicago hospital system in an antitrust class action lawsuit challenging hospital’s acquisition of another hospital.
- Representing major global insurance company in a class action lawsuit alleging unfair practices and violation of insurance laws in connection with ticket protection plans for concerts and other events.
- Represented a data technology and marketing company in a class action lawsuit alleging consumer privacy violations arising from outbound marketing communications.
- Represented a global investment and advisory financial services firm in a class action lawsuit alleging securities violations.
- Represented a major financial institution in a class action lawsuit alleging consumer privacy violations arising from company’s debt collection efforts.
- Represented a health care staffing company in a class action lawsuit alleging consumer privacy violations arising from recruitment phone calls to prospective staffers.
- Represented a compound pharmaceutical manufacturer in a class action lawsuit alleging that unlawful fax messages were sent to prospective customers in violation of the Junk Fax Prevention Act.
- Represented a major grocery chain in a class action lawsuit alleging consumer privacy violations based on rewards program text messages.
- Represented a mass media marketing company in a class action lawsuit alleging gender discrimination based on promotion of a “ladies’ day” event for a local sports team.
- Represented a large physician’s network in an antitrust action involving the development of a cancer treatment center.
- Represented a large physician’s network in a dispute with its departing optometry group.
- Conducted internal investigation of a healthcare technology company involving point-of-care patient engagement.