Joseph P. Guglielmo

In re Consumer Vehicle Driving Data Tracking Litigation, No. 1:24-MD-3115 (N.D. Ga.) (co-lead counsel, class action on behalf of consumers alleging that their driving data was unlawfully collected); In re MAPFRE Data Disclosure Litig., No. 1:23-cv-12059 (D. Mass.) (PSC member; class action alleging MAPFRE voluntarily disclosed millions of consumers’ driver’s license numbers on its website in violation of the federal Drivers’ Privacy Protection Act.); In re Yale New Haven Health Services Corp. Data Breach Litig., No. 3:25-cv-00609 (D. Conn.) (preliminary approval of $18 million settlement of a data breach concerning the compromise of over 5 million individuals’ private information); In re AT&T, Inc. Customer Data Sec. Breach Litig., MDL No. 3114 (N.D. Tex.) (PSC member, preliminary approval of $149 million settlement of data breach case on behalf of customers of AT&T’s wireless, internet, satellite, and cables services whose personally identifying information was compromised); and In re Zillow Group, Inc. Session Replay Software Litig., No. 22-cv-01282 (W.D. Wash.) (court-appointed co-lead counsel; class action on behalf of users alleging that Zillow and Microsoft engaged in illegal wiretapping of electronic communications on Zillow’s website and subpages.

Some of Mr. Guglielmo’s recent successes on behalf of his clients include: Barrett v. Apple, Inc., No. 20-cv-4812 (N.D. Cal.) (co-lead counsel, $35 million settlement on behalf of consumers who were victims of gift card scams); Lopez v. Apple Inc., No. 4:19-cv-04577 (N.D. Cal.) ($95 million settlement on behalf of class of consumers and their minor children alleging privacy violations by Apple through its Siri application); In re Shields Healthcare Group, Inc. Data Breach Litig., No. 1:22-cv-10901 (D. Mass.) (court-appointed PSC member; $15.35 settlement class action concerning a data breach alleging the disclosure of the PHI and PII of approximately 2 million individuals); and Baker, et al. v. ParkMobile, LLC, No. 1:21-cv-2182 (N.D. Ga.) (PSC member; $32.8 million settlement on behalf of customers whose PII was unlawfully disclosed).

Mr. Guglielmo was recently trial counsel in State of Connecticut v. Assured Rx LLC, et al., Case No. HHD-CV18-6101282-S (Connecticut Superior Court, Harford District) and secured a landmark trial verdict of $39 million dollars in October 2024 on behalf of the State of Connecticut arising out of a kickback scheme perpetrated by Assured Rx in violation of the Connecticut False Claims Act.

Mr. Guglielmo was also co-lead and trial counsel in In Re: Disposable Contact Lens Antitrust Litigation, No. 3:15-md-2626 (M.D. Fla.), where settlements in excess of $118 million were obtained on behalf of a class of contact lens purchasers alleging violations of the antitrust laws. Mr. Guglielmo was also actively involved in In re Foreign Exchange Benchmark Rates Antitrust Litigation, No. 1:13-cv-07789 (S.D.N.Y), where Scott+Scott was co-lead counsel and obtained settlements against 16 of the largest financial institutions totaling in excess of $2.3 billion. Mr. Guglielmo was recognized for his efforts representing New York University in obtaining a monumental temporary restraining order seeking the recovery of over $200 million from a Bernard Madoff feeder fund.  Specifically, in approving the settlement, New York State Supreme Court Justice Richard B. Lowe III stated, “Scott+Scott has demonstrated a remarkable grasp and handling of the extraordinarily complex matters in this case.  The extremely professional and thorough means by which NYU’s counsel has litigated this matter has not been overlooked by this Court.”

In the data breach and privacy arena, Mr. Guglielmo has achieved significant victories and obtained numerous settlements for his clients, including: In re Equifax, Inc. Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, No. 1:17-md-02800 (N.D. Ga.) (settlement valued at $32.5 million on behalf of financial institutions injured as a result of the 2017 Equifax data breach that exposed the personal and financial information of approximately 150 million U.S. consumers); In re The Home Depot, Inc., Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, MDL No. 2583 (N.D. Ga.) ($27.25 million settlement on behalf of financial institutions involving data breach and the theft of the personal and financial information of over 40 million credit and debit card holders); First Choice Federal Credit Union v. The Wendy’s Company, No. 16-cv-00506 (W.D. Pa.) ($50 million settlement on behalf of financial institutions involving data breach and the theft of the personal and financial information of over 18.5 million credit and debit card holders); In re TikTok, Inc., Consumer Privacy Litigation, No. 1:20-cv-04699 (N.D. Ill.) ($92 million settlement on behalf of consumers alleging violations of privacy claims on behalf of consumers); In re Target Corporation Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, MDL No. 2522 (D. Minn.) ($59 million settlement on behalf of financial institutions injured by the theft of sensitive payment card information); Baker v. ParkMobile, LLC, No. 1:21-cv-02182 (N.D. Ga.) ($9 million settlement on behalf of consumers injured by data breach); In Re: Overby-Seawell Company Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, No. 1:23-md-03056 (N.D. Ga.) ($6 million settlement on behalf of class of consumers injured by data breach); Veridian Credit Union v. Eddie Bauer LLC, No. 2:17-CV-00356 (W.D. Wash.) ($9.8 million settlement on behalf of financial institutions arising out of data breach of payment card information); Winsouth Credit Union v. Mapco Express Inc., No. 3:14-cv-1573 (M.D. Tenn.) (settlement of the largest dollar-per-card recovery on behalf of financial institutions involving data breach of credit and debit card information); Arkansas Federal Credit Union v. Hudson’s Bay Co., No. 1:19-cv-4492 (S.D.N.Y.) (co-lead counsel, $5.1 settlement); and Clarke, et al. v. Lemonade, Inc., No. 2022LA000308 (Ill. Cir. Ct. DuPage Cnty.) (co-lead counsel, settlement of $6.5 million in cash and injunctive relief arising out of collection of biometric information).

Throughout Mr. Guglielmo’s career, he has been one of the principals involved in the litigation and settlement of In re Managed Care Litigation, MDL No. 1334 (S.D. Fla.), which included settlements with Aetna, CIGNA, Prudential, Health Net, Humana, and WellPoint, providing monetary and injunctive benefits exceeding $1 billion and played a leading role and obtained substantial recoveries for his clients, including Love v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Ass’n, No. 03-cv-21296 (S.D. Fla.), which resulted in settlements of approximately $130 million and injunctive benefits valued in excess of $2 billion; In re Insurance Brokerage Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1897 (D.N.J.), settlements in excess of $180 million; In re Pre-Filled Propane Tank Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, MDL No. 2086 (W.D. Mo.), consumer settlements in excess of $40 million; Bassman v. Union Pacific Corp., No. 97-cv-02819 (N.D. Tex.), $35.5 million securities class action settlement; Boilermakers National Annuity Trust Fund v. WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, No. 09-cv-00037 (W.D. Wash.), $26 million securities class action settlement; Murr v. Capital One Bank (USA), N.A., No. 13-cv-1091 (E.D. Va.), $7.3 million settlement pending on behalf of class of consumers who were misled into accepting purportedly 0% interest offers; and Howerton v. Cargill, Inc., No. 13-cv-00336 (D. Haw.), $6.1 million settlement obtained on behalf of class of consumers who purchased Truvia, purported to be deceptively marketed as “all-natural.”  Mr. Guglielmo was the principle litigator and obtained a significant opinion from the Hawaii Supreme Court in Hawaii Medical Association v. Hawaii Medical Service Association, 113 Hawaii 77 (Haw. 2006), reversing the trial court’s dismissal and clarifying rights for consumers under the state’s unfair competition law.

Mr. Guglielmo lectures on complex litigation ethics and electronic discovery.  He is a member of Working Group 1 of the Sedona Conference^®, an organization devoted to providing guidance and information concerning issues such as discovery and production issues, served as a member of the Steering Committee (2014-2018).  Mr. Guglielmo has been a frequent lecturer and a member of the Drafting Team for the Sedona Principles, Third Edition.  Mr. Guglielmo was a contributing author to The Federal Judges’ Guide to Discovery 4^th Ed. (2025), published by The Electronic Discovery Institute.  Presently, Mr. Guglielmo serves on the board of the Advanced eDiscovery Institute at Georgetown University Law Center.

Mr. Guglielmo is an avid runner and was the captain of the varsity track team while at The Catholic University of America.

Associations:

District of Columbia Bar Association

New York State Bar Association

American Bar Association

The Sedona Conference®

American Association for Justice

Advanced eDiscovery Institute – Georgetown University Law Center