{"id":230,"date":"2021-08-26T13:40:46","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T13:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/services\/practices\/class-action\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T19:18:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T00:18:21","slug":"class-action","status":"publish","type":"practice","link":"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/services\/practices\/class-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Class Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id230_4c5c26-10{margin-top:-80px;}.kb-row-layout-id230_4c5c26-10 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id230_4c5c26-10 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id230_4c5c26-10 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var(--wp--style--global--content-size);padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading230_1d5445-16[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading230_1d5445-16\"]{margin-bottom:30px;font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;color:#003b5c;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading230_1d5445-16 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading230_1d5445-16[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading230_1d5445-16\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading230_1d5445-16 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading230_1d5445-16[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading230_1d5445-16\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading230_1d5445-16 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading230_1d5445-16\">The group works seamlessly with lawyers across practices to counsel clients on matters including employment, antitrust, products liability, alleged consumer deception and financial institutions class actions.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading230_ecc075-1e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading230_ecc075-1e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading230_ecc075-1e\"]{margin-bottom:30px;font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;color:#003b5c;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading230_ecc075-1e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading230_ecc075-1e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading230_ecc075-1e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading230_ecc075-1e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading230_ecc075-1e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading230_ecc075-1e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading230_ecc075-1e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading230_ecc075-1e\"><strong>How We Help<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading230_f0d6e9-10, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading230_f0d6e9-10[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading230_f0d6e9-10\"]{margin-bottom:30px;font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;color:#003b5c;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading230_f0d6e9-10 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading230_f0d6e9-10[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading230_f0d6e9-10\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading230_f0d6e9-10 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading230_f0d6e9-10[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading230_f0d6e9-10\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading230_f0d6e9-10 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading230_f0d6e9-10\">Our lawyers have the skills, resources and experience needed to defend against complex, large-scale class action litigation companies face.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading230_c9cb96-40, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading230_c9cb96-40[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading230_c9cb96-40\"]{margin-bottom:30px;font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;color:#003b5c;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading230_c9cb96-40 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading230_c9cb96-40[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading230_c9cb96-40\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading230_c9cb96-40 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading230_c9cb96-40[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading230_c9cb96-40\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading230_c9cb96-40 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading230_c9cb96-40\">The class action team arms clients with thought leadership on critical issues that impact their businesses through McGuireWoods\u2019 highly regarded&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.classactioncountermeasures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Class Action Countermeasures<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;blog \u2014 a valued reference for class action defense.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column230_3fd834-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:40px;padding-right:40px;padding-bottom:40px;padding-left:40px;}.kadence-column230_3fd834-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column230_3fd834-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column230_3fd834-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column230_3fd834-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column230_3fd834-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column230_3fd834-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#ac3207;}.kadence-column230_3fd834-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column230_3fd834-c0{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column230_3fd834-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:32px;padding-left:32px;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading230_d8a118-c8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading230_d8a118-c8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading230_d8a118-c8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading230_d8a118-c8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading230_d8a118-c8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading230_d8a118-c8\"]{padding-left:16px;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading230_d8a118-c8 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading230_d8a118-c8\"><strong>Representative Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items230_7e361f-03:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items230_7e361f-03 ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-left:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items230_7e361f-03 ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items230_7e361f-03 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{font-size:6px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items230_7e361f-03 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:10px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items230_7e361f-03 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap, .kt-svg-icon-list-items230_7e361f-03 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap a{color:#ffffff;font-size:20px;color:#ffffff;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items230_7e361f-03 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items230_7e361f-03 kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\"><style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-230_006ca6-dc .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-230_006ca6-dc\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Major financial institution in a nationwide class action alleging improper collection of mortgage interest; fully briefed class certification was denied;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-230_21eb90-91 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-230_21eb90-91\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span 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Fratkin\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-card-people__role\">\n\t\t\t\tPartner\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"c-card-people__buttons\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"c-card-people__button js-people-email-button\" data-email=\"bfratkin@mcguirewoods.com\" aria-label=\"Email Bryan A. Fratkin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-email\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"?vcard=267&amp;nonce=7d1c8d4a38\" class=\"c-card-people__button\" aria-label=\"Download Bryan A. Fratkin vCard\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-card-profile\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"print-only\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:+1-804-775-4352\" aria-label=\"Call Bryan A. Fratkin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tT: +1 804 775 4352\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:bfratkin@mcguirewoods.com\" aria-label=\"Email Bryan A. 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