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Gregory T.Fouts

Partnermoc.eniHnospmohT@stuoF.yrogerG
Chicago

O 312.998.4244

Gregory T.Fouts

Partner

Focus Areas

Examples of Greg’s experience include:

  • Represented a major national bank in litigation brought by the Mississippi attorney general alleging deceptive and unfair conduct in connection with collections litigation and debt collection practices
  • Represented a national bank in litigation related to mortgage insurance practices
  • Represented a large national bank in settlement of investigations by the OCC, CFPB and numerous state attorneys general regarding collections litigation and debt collection practices
  • Represented a major online retailer in several class action cases under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, including class action cases related to photographs, voice technology and cloud services technology
  • Represented a manufacturer of electric cars in a Biometric Information Privacy Act case alleging improper collection of facial geometry data
  • Represented the developer of a popular social media app in litigation under the Biometric Information Privacy Act
  • Represented clients in numerous industries, including airlines, railroads, healthcare and retail, in Biometric Privacy Act litigation
  • Represented a retailer in national litigation relating to the sale and dispensing of opioids
  • Represented a manufacturer of medical devices in multidistrict litigation related to the recall of respiratory products
  • Represented a major internet retailer in a class action alleging consumer fraud in connection with the sale of discount vouchers
  • Represented a prominent ride-sharing company in litigation alleging unfair competition and fraud
  • Co-author, Chapter 19, “Class Actions,” Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, West Publishing, 5th Ed., 2022
  • Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022 to 2024 for Commercial Litigation
  • Listed in The Legal 500 for General Commercial Disputes, 2017

Professional Associations

  • Ambassadors Board, Legal Aid Chicago
  • American Bar Association

Education

  • Indiana University School of Law, J.D., 2004,

    magna cum laude

  • Wake Forest University, B.A., 1999,

    magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit