Mia L. Falzarano

Trial Experience 

• Obtained a fully favorable verdict in a federal trial under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and the International Child Abduction Remedies Act.
• Secured the dismissal of claims seeking $140 million at trial arising out of the sale of a business.
• Accepted appointment and represented a mother on one week’s notice in a federal trial under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and the International Child Abduction Remedies Act.

Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Litigation

• Representing a national medical group in multidistrict litigation arising from an alleged patient information breach.
• Represented companies in the consumer products, hospitality, and health care industries defending against putative nationwide class action lawsuits following data breaches.
• Secured fully favorable dismissal for multiple Fortune 100 companies in class action lawsuits filed following major data breaches.

Critical Motions and Appeals

• Obtained dismissal of a putative nationwide class action against a hotel chain arising out of a data breach, which was affirmed by the Ninth Circuit.
• Represented a major wireless telecommunications provider before the Fifth Circuit on an issue of first impression and obtained affirmance of dismissal based on a ruling that the client was entitled to 911 service provider immunity.
• Utilized the “snap removal” strategy to remove and defend removal to federal court in multimillion-dollar wrongful death action.

Mia Falzarano focuses her practice on complex business disputes, including class action defense, data privacy and cybersecurity matters, trade secret misappropriation and unfair competition cases, and other commercial and consumer disputes. While Mia supports her clients in all phases of litigation, from pre-trial mediation to post-trial appeals, she is developing a niche addressing matters on the merits, having already accumulated considerable trial experience in federal and state court.

Mia received her J.D., cum laude, from Wake Forest University School of Law. There, she was elected to the Order of the Coif and Order of Barristers and won national trial and moot court competitions, while serving as captain of the American Association for Justice Trial Team and the Wake Forest University School of Law National Moot Court Team. Mia also has a master’s degree in legal and forensic psychology. Before law school, Mia spent a year as a Fulbright Scholar teaching English in Turkey. Mia received her B.A., cum laude, from Hamilton College.

Mia uses her law degree to advocate for historically underrepresented causes and groups. She is equally committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives with her clients and the pro bono legal services she provides.

Bar Admissions

• Texas

Education

• University of California, Irvine (Master of Legal and Forensic Psychology, 2022)
• Wake Forest University (J.D., 2017)
• Hamilton College (B.A., 2013)

Memberships