Matthew T.Billeci

Associate

Irvine + 1.949.553.7542

Matthew Billeci represents corporations in complex litigation and government investigations. He has experience in a wide variety of litigation, including commercial disputes, consumer class actions, cybersecurity and data privacy, and government enforcement actions. He has experience in all aspects of litigation, including drafting pleadings and pretrial motions, conducting factual investigation and discovery, and preparing for trial.

Matthew has defended numerous class actions asserting claims under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), and other statutory and common law doctrines. In addition to his litigation experience, Matthew represents clients in responding to government investigations and enforcement actions, including from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and state regulators and prosecutors.

Matthew maintains an active pro bono practice representing clients seeking asylum in the United States. He is also active in the Orange County Legal Community, serves on the Federal Bar Association (OC) Young Lawyers Division's Planning Committee, and is a Public Law Center Advocate.

Prior to rejoining Jones Day in 2021, Matthew clerked for Judge Stephen R. Clark in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

Experience

  • Cart.com secures voluntary dismissal of novel pen register claim after filing motion to dismissJones Day successfully defended Cart.com in an action asserting novel data privacy claims.
  • Experian successfully resolves multistate Attorney General investigation into breach of T-Mobile applicant dataJones Day represented Experian in an investigation brought by 40 state Attorneys Generals into the alleged unauthorized disclosure of consumer information.
  • Experian obtains complete defense victory in one of the largest data breach cases ever to proceed to trialJones Day successfully defended Experian Data Corp. in a government enforcement action seeking injunctive relief and civil penalties based on Experian's purported failure to give notice to victims of a decade-old data breach.
  • HDR obtains complete dismissal of nationwide class action in case of first impression under Electronic Communications Privacy ActOn behalf of HDR, Inc., Jones Day obtained a complete dismissal of a nationwide putative class action alleging claims under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA).
  • Experian successfully resolves multistate Attorney General investigation into Court Ventures data breachJones Day represented Experian in an investigation brought by 42 state Attorneys Generals into the alleged unauthorized disclosure of consumer information through Court Ventures.
  • Additional Publications

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    • June 28, 2023
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    • April 7, 2023
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