BOSTON – Jan. 11, 2022 – David G. Thomas, a Litigation shareholder in the Boston office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP, will speak on the Boston Bar Association’s (BBA) Webinar “Chapter 93A Claims – Mastery of Critical Issues,” Jan. 12 at 12 p.m. EST. Thomas and his fellow panelists will discuss the broad scope of the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act Chapter 93A claims in both the business and consumer context and will provide insights into the critical issues paramount to legal practitioners in Massachusetts.
Thomas serves a co-chair of the firm’s Litigation Group in Boston. He is a litigation, trial, and appellate attorney focusing on defending companies against unfair or deceptive business practices claims in individual and putative class action settings. Among other things, Thomas represents (1) manufacturers and retailers facing false advertising claims arising out of alleged violations of federal and state consumer protection statutes, including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act and "little FTC Acts" like Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 93A – the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act, (2) lenders, mortgage brokers, and servicers facing predatory lending and unfair servicing claims arising out of the Truth in Lending Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, and state laws governing consumer financing and mortgage loan servicing, (3) health care and other entities accused of submitting false claims to the government or governmental payors, (4) companies accused of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and similar state laws and regulations, and (5) companies and individuals accused of misappropriating or divulging confidential intellectual property, including trade secrets, customer lists, and other protected information.