Amanda Fiorilla is Vice Chair of Lowey Dannenberg’s Data Breach & Privacy Practice. As a founding member of Lowey’s Data Breach & Privacy Practice, Ms. Fiorilla is at the forefront of the ever-changing data privacy and data breach landscape. From case initiation to trial, Ms. Fiorilla is a fierce litigator who is committed to obtaining landmark victories on behalf of individuals harmed by unlawful data collection and handling practices.

Privacy Litigation:

Frasco v. Flo Health, No. 3:21-cv-00757-JD (N.D. Cal.). Ms. Fiorilla was a key member of the Lowey team who defeated several motions, and certified a class, in an action alleging that Flo Health and various technology companies shared Flo Health Users’ period and pregnancy data without their consent. Ms. Fiorilla was also a member of Lowey’s trial team, which obtained a verdict in favor of Plaintiffs and the Class against Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly known as Facebook, Inc.). In addition to the verdict, the case has resulted in over $50 million in settlements.

Lopez v. Apple Inc., No. 4:19-cv-04577 (N.D. Cal.). Ms. Fiorilla and the Lowey team secured $95 million on behalf of Apple users who were unlawfully eavesdropped on without consent through Apple’s Siri voice assistant.

Doe v. GoodRx Holdings, Inc., No. 3:23-cv-00501-AMO (N.D. Cal.). Ms. Fiorilla serves as Co-Lead Counsel in this action against GoodRx Holdings, Inc., Criteo Corp., Meta Platforms, Inc., and Google LLC for sharing users’ private prescription information and other health data through software development kits and web-based tracking technology incorporated in GoodRx-branded mobile applications and websites. GoodRx settled for $25 million, which is pending court approval. The remaining action is ongoing.

Doe v. Regents of the University of California, No. 3:23-cv-00598 (N.D. Cal.). This action alleges that The Regents of the University of California unlawfully disclosed its patients’ medical information through the incorporation of inconspicuous tracking technology incorporated on its website and patient portal. Ms. Fiorilla successfully, through briefing and oral argument, defeated Regents of the University of California’s Motion to Dismiss. This action remains pending.

Data Breach:

In re Wawa Data Sec. Litig., No. 19-cv-06019 (GEKP) (E.D. Pa.). Ms. Fiorilla vigorously defended the rights of financial institutions to recover lost funds in a data breach at Wawa, a chain of convenience stores located across the East Coast. The action ultimately settled for over $28 million.

Barr v. Drizly, LLC, No. 1:20-cv-11492 (D. Mass.). In an action on behalf of consumers impacted by a data breach at Drizly, an alcohol delivery service later acquired by Uber, Ms. Fiorilla and the Lowey team obtained over $7.1 million for impacted individuals.

Other Cases:

In re GSE Bonds Antitrust Litigation, No. 19-cv-1704 (JSR) (S.D.N.Y.). Prior to the start of Lowey’s Data Breach & Privacy Practice, Ms. Fiorilla was a key member of the team prosecuting In re GSE Bonds Antitrust Litigation, a class action against sixteen of the world’s largest banks alleging a conspiracy to fix the prices of debt securities issued by government sponsored entities. To date, Plaintiffs have obtained over $386 million in settlements.

Background:

Prior to joining Lowey Dannenberg, Ms. Fiorilla served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Patty Shwartz of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Ms. Fiorilla earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from Pace Law School in January 2019. During law school, Ms. Fiorilla served as Editor-in-Chief of The Pace Law Review. She was also President of the Corporate & Commercial Law Society, a Research Assistant, and Dean’s Scholar in the subjects of Property and Civil Procedure, in which she held weekly classes to 1L classmates. During this time, Ms. Fiorilla also co-authored a publication on the history of public corruption statutes and the prosecution of public officials.

She received her undergraduate degree, cum laude, in Political Science from Ramapo College of New Jersey in 2015. She was President of the Philosophy Club and a member of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society.

Publications:

Christian Levis, Amanda Fiorilla & Luke Goveas, Data Breach Plaintiffs Still Face Circuit Conflict on Standing, Bloomberg Law (June 15, 2021, 4:00 AM), https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/data-breach-plaintiffs-still-face-circuit-conflict-on-standing?context=search&index=2. 

Christian Levis & Amanda Fiorilla, New Jersey & Pennsylvania Hot Spots Among Recent Data Breach Targets, Lowey Dannenberg, (May 15, 2020), https://lowey.com/blog/new-jersey-pennsylvania-hot-spots-among-recent-data-breach-targets/. 

Christian Levis & Amanda Fiorilla, Some Credit Unions Have Received Settlements; Should You Take Your Situation to Court?, CU Management, (Mar. 10, 2020), https://www.cumanagement.com/articles/2020/03/recovering-card-losses-after-third-party-breaches. 

Samantha Conway, David Diab, Amanda Fiorilla, & Eric Grossfeld, Primer, 38 Pace L. Rev. 688 (2018), https://digitalcommons.pace.edu/plr/vol38/iss3/2.