- Defending various companies in class actions alleging data breaches and violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
- Counsel to a major health care corporation in class actions in multiple jurisdictions alleging invasion of privacy based on the use of website analytic tools.
- Counsel to a service provider in class actions arising from a cyberattack alleged to have compromised personal and health information.
- Assisting companies defend against putative class actions and individual claims alleging violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act, including under wiretapping, pen register, and trap and trace theories.
- Representing and advising companies in connection with claims alleging violations of California’s Yelp Law, autorenewal law, drivers’ license scanning law, and automated license plate reader law.
- Representing numerous food, beverage, supplement, retailers, and consumer goods companies in class actions alleging violations of California’s and other states’ consumer laws.
- Defending insurance companies against various contract and Unfair Competition Law claims in multiple class actions.
- Obtained summary judgment, dismissal, and decertification orders in numerous false advertising class actions in California state and federal courts.
- Defeated certification of a nationwide class and all but two individual state classes in a class action pending against a food manufacturer, and won summary judgment on preemption grounds.
- Defended an arbitration on behalf of a leading beverage manufacturer. Defeated supplier claims demanding over $30 million in damages and secured a $2 million arbitral award from AAA in favor of her client.
- Second-chaired a trial in a complex real estate dispute on behalf of a plaintiff that led to securing complete relief in a settlement reached immediately after the close of the plaintiff’s case in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Rachel Lowe
Partner,
- Phone: +1 213 576 2519
- Email: rachel.lowe@alston.com
Clients rely on Rachel’s experience and impressive track record to defend them in complex commercial litigation and class actions. She helps companies focus on their business needs by quickly ending disputes through securing summary judgment, the dismissal of claims, and the defeat of class certification.