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Daniel Rios

Daniel Rios focuses on complex commercial litigation and has handled matters involving a range of issues, including breach of contract, consumer protection, data privacy, tort, and statutory claims.

Daniel represents clients in the technology, financial services, and consumer products industries, among others, using his substantial experience in all stages of litigation, including:

dispositive motions;
fact and expert discovery;
class certification;
summary judgment;
trial; and
appeals.

Daniel has first-chaired fact and expert witness depositions, second-chaired witnesses at trial and arbitration, and has drafted and argued dispositive motions in both federal and state court.  He has a strong track record of success on early dispositive motions.  In addition, Daniel maintains an active pro bono practice, which includes the successful representation of racial minorities in civil rights lawsuits and formerly incarcerated individuals seeking expungement of their criminal records.

In the past year, plaintiffs have filed a wave of lawsuits asserting claims under the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”) in connection with the alleged use of third-party pixels on websites that offer video content.  A recent decision establishes the limits of the VPPA’s reach and provides a well-reasoned ground

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