Robert Griest

• Defending Capital One in MDL litigation alleging breach of contract and violation of consumer protection laws in connection with interest rates paid on savings account products
• Defending Equifax in consolidated class litigation alleging FCRA violations for disclosure of allegedly inaccurate credit scores following coding issue
• Defending Progressive Casualty Insurance Company in consolidated class litigation arising from security incident suffered by third-party vendor
• Defended DaVita and Novant Health in class actions regarding pixels and web tracking technologies
• Represented QTS in case alleging breach of contract and gross negligence for power outage at data center
• Represented Capital One in over 60 consumer class actions arising from data breach announced by the company in July 2019
• Represented Equifax in MDL involving hundreds of consumer and financial institutions class actions filed in the wake of a high-profile 2017 data breach

Robert Griest concentrates his practice on representing businesses in complex commercial litigation, with particular strength in defending consumer privacy class actions and litigating high-stakes business disputes.

Robert brings extensive experience defending companies in high-exposure consumer class actions, including numerous multidistrict litigation (MDL) matters and other consolidated class proceedings. His work emphasizes consumer privacy cases involving novel claims and emerging technologies, Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) claims, and alleged violations of consumer protection and privacy statutes. He also represents clients in complex business-to-business disputes, including breach of contract actions and post-transaction litigation.

Robert earned his J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law, where he graduated cum laude and served on the Managing Board of the Georgia Law Review. He received his A.B. from Princeton University.