John G. Papianou is chair of the Consumer Financial Services Practice Group and a member of the firm’s Management Committee. He concentrates his practice in complex civil litigation, with particular emphasis on consumer class actions involving claims under federal and state consumer protection statutes. He has counseled and represented numerous clients in class actions across the country, including Microsoft, Tommy Hilfiger, Verifone, PVH Corp., Fitness International, LLC, and Walmart.
John has extensive experience briefing significant and novel class action issues at the trial and appellate levels. He obtained a favorable decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit that is now frequently cited by courts and defendants in cases brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. He also recently obtained a notable ruling from a federal district court in which it shifted to plaintiffs the cost to comply with class certification discovery.
In addition to his class action experience, John has substantial experience defending consumer reporting agencies against claims brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”). As counsel to some of the largest consumer reporting agencies in the country, he has handled hundreds of FCRA matters and successfully resolved them all.
John received his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law. He graduated from Long Island University, summa cum laude, with a B.A.
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