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Practice Areas: California Unfair Competition Law, Class Action Litigation, Defense, Commercial Disputes, Mortgage Banking, Consumer Financial Products, Telecom, Media, Technology

Additional Information: Mr. Glass is a partner resident in K&L Gates Boston office, and a member of the firm's Class Action Litigation Defense group, with extensive experience in complex commercial litigation. Mr. Glass's practice focuses on the defense of federal and state class action litigation brought against mortgage lending and consumer financial services institutions. These class actions concern challenges under federal statutes, including the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Truth in Lending Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, state unfair and deceptive acts and practices statutes, and common law claims. He also has represented consumer financial services institutions in government enforcement proceedings and individual litigation matters.

Mr. Glass's practice focuses further on the defense of federal and state class action and government enforcement litigation for mobile wireless companies. These actions concern disputes arising under the federal Communications Act and state unfair and deceptive acts and practices statutes (such as California Business and Professions Code § 17200), and common law claims, including actions involving state tax billing disputes, misrepresentation claims, contract disputes concerning the assessment of surcharges, text messaging charges, and premium text messaging charges, and alleged violations of the number porting requirements of the Federal Communications Commission.

Mr. Glass has litigated a wide variety of securities law matters and complex commercial disputes, including contract, products liability, and civil rights matters.

Mr. Glass is actively involved in the management of cases before federal and state courts throughout the United States, including California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Texas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Washington State. His trial experience includes jury and jury-waived cases brought in federal and state courts as well as in arbitration facilities. Mr. Glass has prepared appellate briefs before the First, Second, Seventh, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal and the United States Supreme Court.

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Firm Members: R. Allensworth Brian Forbest Ryan Tosi