Gavin Reinke

• Counsel to a Fortune 50 company in multiple class action lawsuits filed after a vendor’s cybersecurity incident involving the alleged disclosure of protected health information.
• Represented a national medical group in multidistrict litigation arising from an alleged patient information breach, securing a very favorable resolution after fact and expert discovery and class certification, summary judgment, and Daubert briefing.
• Counsel to a lender in dozens of putative class actions arising out of a cybersecurity incident.
• Counsel to a flexible and rigid packaging company in a putative class action under the Illinois Genetic Privacy Information Act.
• Represented a fiberoptic cable manufacturing company in multiple class action lawsuits filed after a cybersecurity incident.
• Representing a temperature-controlled logistics company in multiple putative class actions arising out of cybersecurity incidents allegedly involving personally identifiable information of the company’s employees.
• Represented a quick-service retailer in numerous class action lawsuits brought by customers and financial institutions in the wake of a cybersecurity incident.
• Represented a network infrastructure provider in a class action lawsuit arising out of a ransomware incident, achieving an early resolution on favorable terms.
• Representing an educational services provider in False Claims Act litigation.
• Represented numerous retailers in False Claims Act litigation arising from alleged unclaimed property obligations.
• Represented a Fortune 100 company in a False Claims Act investigation.
• Represented an international material handling and logistics automation company in a products liability action.

Gavin Reinke focuses his practice on class action defense, with a particular emphasis on data security and privacy matters. He represents clients in some of the largest, most complex, and highest profile cybersecurity and data privacy class actions in the country. His experience includes defending companies in all phases of data breach litigation, from motions to dismiss through fact and expert discovery, in the class certification and summary judgment phases, and on appeal. He brings creative approaches to his clients’ disputes to achieve favorable resolutions. His experience also includes representing businesses in False Claims Act litigation and government investigations, products liability litigation, financial services litigation, and complex commercial disputes. The Best Lawyers in America^® recognized Gavin as “Ones to Watch” in the area of Commercial Litigation for 2023–2025. Gavin currently serves on the firm’s Hiring Committee and oversees the Atlanta office’s summer associate program.

Before joining Alston & Bird, Gavin was a law clerk for the Honorable Phyllis A. Kravitch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Education

• Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2012)
• University of Florida (B.A., 2009)