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Sam Camardo

Associate

Cleveland
T +1.216.861.7304
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scamardo@bakerlaw.com
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Overview

Sam Camardo is a litigator concentrating on commercial disputes and class action defense. He frequently represents corporations in large disputes, including MDLs, class actions, and complex commercial matters. Notably, Sam has significant experience defending companies in the evolving area of data privacy litigation.

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  • Defended several merchants in litigation brought by issuing banks following a payment card data breach.
  • Member of team that secured dismissal of an issuing bank’s numerous claims, ranging from RICO to negligence to breach of contract. Continued to represent the client in the appeal of case in which the Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s complete dismissal with prejudice.
  • Defeated an issuing bank’s motion for class certification in the Middle District of Alabama.
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Experience

  • Defended several merchants in litigation brought by issuing banks following a payment card data breach.
  • Member of team that secured dismissal of an issuing bank’s numerous claims, ranging from RICO to negligence to breach of contract. Continued to represent the client in the appeal of case in which the Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s complete dismissal with prejudice.
  • Defeated an issuing bank’s motion for class certification in the Middle District of Alabama.
  • Represented numerous entities facing lawsuits by individuals who alleged the entity negligently stored or released their personal information.
  • Part of team that defended a major healthcare organization in a data breach involving millions of patients in six different courts throughout the Chicago area, including obtaining dismissals that were upheld in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the Illinois Court of Appeals.
  • Member of team representing a large bank in a class action involving claims of fraud, breach of contract, and other federal banking laws and regulations.
  • Represented a bank in an appeal of an order denying a motion to compel arbitration in a class action related to overdraft fees. The appeal was granted, and the Eleventh Circuit reversed the district court’s denial and compelled arbitration.
  • Routinely represents clients in complex commercial disputes, including representing a professional services firm in a malpractice dispute.
  • Second-chaired an arbitration in which a seller sued a publicly traded client following an acquisition.
  • Counsels clients on compliance issues on a wide range of issues, including data security, financial services, telemarketing, and antitrust laws and regulations.
  • Represented clients under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and various state Attorneys General, including a healthcare organization under investigation by the Ohio Attorney General for alleged anti-competitive behavior.

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Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

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Prior Positions

  • Judicial Extern for the Honorable Randolph Baxter of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
  • Ohio

Education

  • J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 2012, summa cum laude, Order of the Coif, Order of the Barristers, Executive Board, Case Western Reserve University Law Review, National Moot Court Team
  • B.S.B.A., Finance, The Ohio State University, 2009, magna cum laude

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Class Action Lawsuit Defense
D.C. Circuit vacates FCC's definition of ATDS but upholds consent-revocation rule in ACA International v. Federal Communications Commission
By Sam Camardo
March 29, 2018
In 2015, the FTC issued an order that addressed certain aspects of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Congress enacted the TCPA in 1991 to address perceived abuses of telephone equipment that allowed entities to autodial consumers’...
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