LAW OFFICES OF APRIL M. STRAUSS
A Professional Corporation
JD・ LLM・CIPP/US・CIPP/E・CIPM
April M. Strauss, JD, LLM, CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM
April Strauss litigates complex federal and state class actions in the areas of privacy law/data security, the California False Claims Act, fraud, misleading advertising, and environmental contamination. She has been representing individuals and public interest groups since 1992. She is adept at applying state and federal law to complex areas of science and technology, most frequently in the context of multi-party cases.
Ms. Strauss also counsels businesses looking for assistance with various e-commerce needs, including privacy law compliance. Leveraging her years of plaintiff-side litigation, she is able to keenly evaluate the business practices and marketing materials of organizations across a wide range of industries and jurisdictions to help avoid liability for unlawful or unfair business practices.
Ms. Strauss’ CIPP/US, CIPP/E, and CIPM credentials reflect her commitment and strong foundation in U.S. and EU privacy laws and regulations, and her understanding of the data protection rights and obligations imposed by the variety of sectoral and comprehensive laws that govern each of these jurisdictions. They also demonstrate her understanding of privacy program governance and the skills necessary to manage a privacy program across all stages of its operational life cycle.
Examples of Reported Cases
San Francisco Unified School District ex rel. Contreras v. First Student, Inc., 224 Cal. App. 4th 627 (2014)
San Francisco Unified School District ex rel. Contreras v. First Student, Inc., 213 Cal. App. 4th 1212 (2013)
San Francisco Unified School District ex rel. Contreras v. Laidlaw Transit, Inc., 182 Cal. App. 4th 438 (2010)
Kasky v. Nike, 27 Cal. 4th 939 (2002), cert. granted, 537 U.S. 1099 (2003), cert. dism. as improv. granted, 539 U.S. 654 (2003)
Day v. AT&T Corp., 63 Cal. App. 4th 325 (1998)
People ex rel. Lungren v. Superior Court, 14 Cal. 4th 294 (1996) (amicus)
Richmond v. Allstate Ins. Co., 847 F. Supp. 447 (S.D. Cal. 1995)
Mangini v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 7 Cal. 4th 1057 (1994)
Mangini v. J. G. Durand International, 31 Cal. App. 4th 214 (1994)
Education
• Queen Mary University of London, Master of Laws with Distinction, Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law (privacy law emphasis) 2022
• Georgetown University Law Center, Doctor of Law (JD), cum laude, 1992. International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award
Bar Admissions & Select Memberships
• California State Bar Member, 1992 – Present
• CIPP/US - Certified Information Privacy Professional (US Concentration)
• CIPP/E - Certified Information Privacy Professional (EU Concentration)
• CIPM - Certified Information Privacy Manager