Kristin J. MadiganCIPP/US

Representative Privacy and Consumer Protection Matters

• Representing a number of clients in connection with ongoing and successfully closed confidential investigations before the Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection, in the areas of privacy, data security, technology, and financial products.
• Representing a number of clients in connection with California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance.

Representative Complex Commercial and Technology-Related Litigation Matters

• Represented a major internet web browser company in Santa Clara Superior Court in a complex contract dispute with a major search engine that was resolved on the eve of trial.
• Represented a public university system in a novel constitutional case in Alameda Superior court, defeating a motion for preliminary injunction which sought to halt implementation of an executive order issued by the university.
• Represented a major internet technology company in the Northern District of California in patent litigation involving software for mobile telephones and tablets, including preliminary injunction phase and a four-week jury trial.
• Represented a global manufacturer in the Central District of California in complex commercial litigation involving copyright, trade secret, contract, and employment allegations, including a three-month jury trial.
• Represented a major internet technology company in the Northern District of California and the Eastern District of Texas in patent litigation involving software for mobile telephones and tablets, including successful Federal Circuit petition for a writ of mandamus staying proceedings in Texas.
• Represented a major internet technology company and several hardware manufacturers in the Eastern District of Texas in patent litigation involving software for mobile telephones and tablets, including successful motion for summary judgment of noninfringement, affirmed by the Federal Circuit.
• Represented a major biotechnology company and a national reference laboratory in the Central District of California in patent litigation involving genetic testing, including successful motion for summary judgment of invalidity, affirmed by the Federal Circuit.

Representative Class Action Matters

• Represented a major behavioral health company in defense of novel class action allegations in the Northern District of California, successfully narrowing the case and securing a favorable settlement for the client before trial.
• Representing a public university system in defense of class action allegations in Alameda Superior Court.
• Representing a major behavioral health company in a putative class action in the Northern District of California, successfully narrowing the case.

• Daily Journal: Top Woman Lawyer, 2025
• Daily Journal: Top Defense Verdicts: Mass v. The Regents of the University of California, 2024