Matthew D. Brown

Cooley secured a significant victory for Turo, an online, peer-to-peer car-sharing marketplace that connects car owners with users seeking cars, providing an important legal precedent for other online platforms and “sharing economy” companies. The Cooley team was led by partner Matthew D. Brown, who argued the appeal, along with partners Benjamin Kleine and Bethany Lobo. Ashley Kemper Corkery was the lead associate on the appeal phase of the case, and partner Michael Rhodes and former partner, US Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, provided invaluable insights.

Secured victory for Uber in case brought by 34 taxi medallion-owning corporations that alleged unfair competition and conspiracy and sought over $400M in damages at trial. Complete defense verdict for Uber across the board, on both liability and damages.

Press coverage

"Law360's Weekly Verdict" – Law360

"Uber Presence In Boston Didn't Flout Mass. Law, Judge Rules" – Law360

"Wake Up Call" – The American Lawyer

Obtained a victory for eCommerce leader eBay in defeating a high-profile data breach class action filed against the company. We successfully eliminated all claims when the court granted our motion to dismiss.

Successfully defended LinkedIn in four consolidated class actions arising from a data breach. We negotiated a favorable classwide settlement, which was approved by the court.