Thomas G. Hoffman, Jr.

Thomas G. Hoffman, Jr. is a Partner in the New York office of Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP.  As a senior member of the Firm’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Practice, he represents more than 2 million clients in complex matters involving data breaches, misuse of personal data, cryptocurrency, consumer finance, and personal banking litigation.

In addition to his work in ADR, Thomas has litigated federal securities class actions in jurisdictions across the country at both the District Court and Appellate Court level.  He was instrumental in securing a $1 billion recovery in the eight-year litigation against AIG and related defendants in In re American International Group, Inc. Securities Litigation.  He also was a key member of the teams that secured significant recoveries for investors in numerous other securities actions, including In re 2008 Fannie Mae Securities Litigation ($170 million settlement), In re PG&E Corporation Securities Litigation ($100 million settlement), and In re The Allstate Corporation Securities Litigation ($90 million settlement).

In addition, Thomas was a key member of the trial team that secured the historic jury verdict in a landmark data privacy case against tech giant Meta Platforms Inc., finding Meta liable for its role in the unauthorized collection and commercial use of highly personal health data from third-party app Flo Health.

Thomas earned his Juris Doctor from UCLA School of Law, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the UCLA Entertainment Law Review and served as a Moot Court Executive Board Member.  In addition, he served as a judicial extern to the Honorable William J. Rea, United States District Court for the Central District of California.  Thomas received his bachelor’s degree, with honors, from New York University.