Ian J. Engdahl

Ian J. Engdahl

  • Associate
  • Washington, DC
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OVERVIEW

Ian litigates complex antitrust, consumer-protection, and data-privacy matters on behalf of consumers and other plaintiffs. Ian's practice focuses on high-stakes and high-impact class-action litigation, often at the crossroads of law and technology. Ian's efforts have helped his clients recover more than $3 billion in settlements.

As a core member of the firm's Technology and Data Breach practice group, Ian leverages his sophisticated understanding of technology and data-privacy issues to achieve pathbreaking results for consumers in data-privacy matters. Ian has represented consumers in some of the largest data-breach class actions to date, including In re Marriott International Inc. Customer Data Security Breach LitigationIn re T-Mobile Data Security Breach Litigation, and In re Equifax, Inc. Customer Data Security Breach Litigation. Ian also represents consumers in several biometric privacy cases.

In his antitrust practice, Ian has taken on the world's largest banks, Big Tech, and the pharmaceutical industry. He was part of the team that secured settlements of more than $2.3 billion from global banks for price-fixing in the foreign exchange market. He currently represents an app developer startup in litigation against Facebook for monopolizing the social networking market and end-payors in litigation against generic drug manufacturers for price-fixing of generic drugs. Ian has also achieved exceptional results for individual clients in opt-out litigation.

In his consumer-protection work, Ian has helped consumers recover nearly $100 million in settlements from banks and retailers that impose improper junk fees.

Ian maintains an active amicus practice and advocates for robust data-privacy and fraud protections for consumers. He authored an amicus brief for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, arguing for broad recognition of data-privacy harms in a Supreme Court case testing the boundaries of Article III standing. He is a member of the Sedona Conference Working Group 11, which advances the law on issues surrounding technology, privacy, artificial intelligence, and data security

Ian serves on the firm's Technology Committee, Social Inclusion Committee, and Summer Associate Committee.

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