John A.Vogt

John Vogt is one of the top cybersecurity lawyers in America. He has received the cybersecurity Trailblazers award from The National Law Journal and, for multiple years in a row, the Los Angeles Daily Journal has recognized John as one of the top cybersecurity lawyers in California.

In his 20 years of practice, John has defended more than 100 class actions and is one of the few lawyers that has tried a certified class action. His class action experience covers every aspect of cybersecurity and privacy. He has led the defense of dozens of data breach class actions involving the theft of consumer data, health care records, and financial information, as well as ransomware attacks. He has represented clients facing class action risk under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), state and federal wiretap laws, and the Electronic Funds Transfer Act (EFTA). He has led the defense of class claims arising out of negative option advertising and automatic online renewals, product labeling, claims under Section 17200 of California's Business & Professions Code (UCL), and claims under California's Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA).

John also represents clients being investigated by state attorney general and federal regulators arising out of cyber incidents. He also advises clients on their data privacy obligations, including under the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

John has tried cases to defense verdict, has argued dozens of appeals before U.S. federal courts, and has led trial teams in domestic and international arbitration.