Education:

• B.A., Political Science and Criminal Justice, magna cum laude, Chapman University (2002)
• J.D., The University of Michigan Law School (2005)

Publications and Speaking Engagements:

• Expert Depositions: Promoting Expertise and Limiting Exposure –Bridgeport Continuing Legal Education “Mastering the Deposition” Seminar (January 2017)
• “How Viable Is the Prospect of Private Enforcement of Privacy Rights In The Age of Big Data? An Overview of Trends and developments In Privacy Class Actions” – Competition, The Journal of the Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section of the State Bar of California, Volume 24, No. 1 (Spring 2015)
• Panel Discussion of Sony Pictures Data Breach Cases – CNBC’s “Squawk On the Street” (December 2014)
• New and Developing Practice Areas – CAOC 53rd Annual Convention (November 2014)
• Privacy Law Symposium – University of California, Hastings College of the La (April 2014)
• Update On the Target Data Breach Litigation – HarrisMartin Target Data Breach MDL Conference (March 2014)
• Consumer Privacy Law – 8th Annual CAOC Class Action Seminar (February 2014)
• Privacy Litigation and Management: Strategies For Protection and Litigation – Bridgeport Continuing Legal Education Seminar (December 2012)
• Class Action Settlement Strategies and Mechanics – 12th Annual Bridgeport Class Action Litigation & Management Conference (April 2012)
• Developments In the Arbitration of Wage and Hour Disputes – Bridgeport 2010 Wage and Hour Conference (October 2010)
• Implicit Bias and Its Impact On Our Practices – CAOC 60th Annual Convention (November 2021)

Bar affiliations & court admissions: 

• Bar of the State of California
• U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Central, Southern and Eastern Districts of California, and the District of Colorado
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Professional affiliations: 

• Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom
• Consumer Attorneys of California (Diversity Committee)
• American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Section)

Matthew George is a partner at Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer, where he represents consumers, investors, and employees in matters involving emerging technology, privacy issues, and workers’ rights. He frequently handles multidistrict litigation in federal courts involving complex discovery issues and currently prosecutes cutting-edge claims involving artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency.

Matthew was a member of Kaplan Fox’s lead counsel team for In re: Apple Device Performance Litigation, which resulted in a $310 million settlement on claims alleging that Apple violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by throttling the performance of older iPhone models. He also served as court-appointed co-lead counsel for In re: Robinhood Outages Litigation, securing $9.9 million for investors who suffered losses due to a series of outages on Robinhood’s stock trading platform. He currently serves on the executive committee in litigation alleging that several high-profile athletes and brands, including Tom Brady and Major League Baseball, unlawfully promoted the sale of unregistered securities that contributed to investor losses in the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency exchange, FTX. In addition, he successfully represented patients in claims arising from the failed blood-testing startup collaboration between Theranos and Walgreens, resulting in a $44 million settlement.

Matthew has also advanced initiatives supporting underrepresented communities both in and outside the courtroom. He has represented clients living with HIV in actions against healthcare conglomerates CVS/Caremark, Health Net, and Aetna, which collectively resulted in more than $30 million in recoveries for patients whose medical information and HIV status were improperly disclosed. He has obtained innovative and frequently cited rulings at both the trial and appellate levels in privacy and data misuse cases against Facebook, Adobe, and Yahoo. He also devotes a significant portion of his practice to advancing workers’ rights, previously representing public employee unions and more recently advocating for airline ground workers as co-lead counsel in two cases against United Airlines and SkyWest Airlines, which resulted in more than $16 million in recoveries.

Matthew is a longstanding member of multiple LGBTQ+ and diversity bar associations and has volunteered in formal mentorship programs supporting new attorneys entering the profession. He has been selected by his peers as a Northern California “Super Lawyer” every year since 2016, the first year he was eligible for the distinction. He is also a frequent speaker at industry conferences and seminars on topics including arbitration, expert depositions, and class action settlement strategy.