Brooke Bolender

Senior Associate,

Los Angeles

Phone: +1 213 576 1116
Email: brooke.bolender@alston.com

Brooke represents clients at every stage of complex commercial and class action litigation, drawing on deep trial and appellate experience to deliver effective, creative solutions.

Privacy & Cybersecurity Litigation

Defending a prominent streaming service against alleged violations of the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA).
Defending numerous clients against allegations of data privacy violations under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) relating to website tracking and data analytics.
Defended a consumer lending company in a putative nationwide consolidated class action and threatened mass arbitrations arising out of a data breach.

Commercial Litigation

Defended and favorably resolved a fraud and contract lawsuit alleging multimillion-dollar damages on behalf of a leading financial institution.
Defending and counseling multiple clients for alleged violations the California Unfair Competition Law, the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act, the California False Advertising Law, and automatic renewal laws.
Representing a leading telecommunications provider as the plaintiff in a civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) action.
Defending a major health insurance company against numerous lawsuits alleging claims for emergency service reimbursement.
Resolved a business dispute involving breach of contract and tortious interference claims allegedly worth over $20 million on behalf of an insurance agency and its parent company, obtaining a dismissal of all claims with prejudice and a judgment against third-party defendants for contractual damages and indemnity.
Secured a dismissal with prejudice of a putative class action alleging deceptively mislabeled and marketed food products on behalf of a global retailer and its distributor.

Defended a prominent retailer in multistate products liability litigation arising from a recalled product.
Defeated a motion for preliminary nationwide injunction on behalf of a leading telecommunications provider and obtained subsequent dismissal of all causes of action without leave to amend.
Defended a national life insurance company during a six-week complex jury trial, securing a total defense verdict and an award of costs. The jury verdict was upheld on appeal.
Member of a trial team that obtained a multimillion-dollar award (including attorneys’ fees and treble damages) for the minority shareholder in a closely held medical practice following a three-day bench trial of shareholder derivative claims.
Member of a litigation counsel team for a leading containerboard producer in a lawsuit against an engineering firm that designed and installed defective flame arresters.
Obtained default judgments in related quiet title actions following a coordinated prove-up trial.

Class Action and Multidistrict Litigation

Representing a leading beverage brand in a novel consumer class action alleging false advertising in social media influencer marketing.
Defending several well-known bakeries in multiple wage-and-hours class and representative Private Attorneys General Act actions alleging violations of California’s wage-and-hour laws, including meal period and rest break violations in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Defending a major insurance company in a putative class action involving thousands of policyholders and claims of violations of California insurance statutes.
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a major life insurer in a putative class action alleging breach of contract, unfair competition, and elder abuse arising from lapsed policies.
Defended a leading banking institution against a putative class action lawsuit alleging an unlawful consumer contract. After moving to dismiss, the plaintiffs agreed to voluntarily dismiss the entire lawsuit.
Defended and favorably resolved multiple putative class actions alleging violations of California automatic renewal laws and the California Unfair Competition Law.
Member of a national coordinating counsel team for a leading global property and casualty insurer in connection with property damage and alleged bad-faith lawsuits.
Member of the national counsel team representing a major pharmacy benefit manager in ongoing multidistrict litigation.

Pro Bono Litigation

Representing a pro bono client in a lawsuit brought under federal and state anti-trafficking laws against former employers.
Represented a pro bono client in a landlord-tenant dispute, securing a favorable resolution for the client.

Brooke Bolender

Privacy & Cybersecurity Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Class Action and Multidistrict Litigation

Pro Bono Litigation

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