Bio
Ms. Rusi is an attorney in the firm’s Connecticut office and focuses on complex consumer class actions, with a particular emphasis on data privacy, data breach, deceptive pricing, and consumer protection litigation. She represents plaintiffs in federal class actions across the country and also handles a variety of matters in Connecticut state court. Ms. Rusi has experience in all phases of litigation, including discovery, motion practice, and trial. She was a member of the trial team that obtained a $39.2 million verdict on behalf of the State of Connecticut in a Connecticut False Claims Act action—one of the largest verdicts of its kind in recent state history.
Ms. Rusi currently represents plaintiffs in several significant data breach, privacy, and consumer class actions, including:
- Lopez v. Apple Inc., No. 4:19-cv-04577-JSW (N.D. Cal.): Represents consumers and their minor children alleging privacy violations by Apple’s Siri application. The case resulted in preliminary approval of a $95 million settlement.
- In re Google Assistant Privacy Litigation, No. 5:19-cv-04286-BLF (N.D. Cal.): Represents consumers alleging Google Assistant recorded and disclosed private conversations without consent.
- In re Consumer Vehicle Driving Data Tracking Collection Litigation, No. 1:24-md-03115 (N.D. Ga.): Represents consumers alleging that automakers, including General Motors, unlawfully collected, tracked, and transmitted vehicle driving data.
- Anaya v. Cencora, Inc., No. 2:24-cv-02961 (E.D. Pa.): Represents consumers in a class action arising from a data breach that compromised sensitive healthcare information.
- Baker v. ParkMobile, LLC, No. 1:21-cv-02182-SCJ (N.D. Ga.): Represents consumers impacted by a data breach involving a mobile parking application; the case resulted in a $32.8 million settlement.
- In re Beech-Nut Nutrition Co. Baby Food Litigation, No. 1:21-cv-00133 (N.D.N.Y.): Represents consumers alleging that Beech-Nut marketed and sold baby food products contaminated with toxic heavy metals in violation of state consumer protection laws.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Rusi practiced at a midsized law firm in Hartford, where she represented clients in a broad range of civil litigation matters, including contract and commercial disputes, real estate litigation, and insurance-related claims. She has significant experience managing matters through all stages of litigation, including motion practice, discovery, and trial.
Ms. Rusi is multilingual and has been recognized as a Connecticut Super Lawyers “Rising Star” each year from 2019 through 2025.
Admissions
- State of Connecticut
- United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Education
- Fairfield University (B.A., 2013)
- Western New England School of Law (J.D., 2016)