Atty. Douglas Cuthbertson
Douglas Cuthbertson is a partner in Lieff Cabraser’s New York office with a practice focused on domestic and international consumer fraud cases, digital privacy, and securities fraud. Doug’s work has included digital privacy litigation, including against Google, Disney, Viacom, and others, as co-counsel for the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office and as Class Counsel in McDonald v.
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Douglas Cuthbertson is a Partner based in New York, New York, practicing at Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP. They have 18+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2008. Admitted to practice in New York (2008), New York State Supreme Court (2008), U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (2008), and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (2008). Educated at Bowdoin College (B.A., 1999) and Fordham University School of Law J.D. cum laude Fordham University School of Law J.D. 2007 Law Journal: Fordham Urban Law Journal Fordham University School of Law J.D. Senior Articles Editor (—). Active member of Professional Associations and Memberships •Federal Bar Council•New York Civil Liberties Union (Board of Directors)•New York State Bar Association. Serands clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Douglas Cuthbertson is a partner in Lieff Cabraser’s New York office with a practice focused on domestic and international consumer fraud cases, digital privacy, and securities fraud
- Doug’s work has included digital privacy litigation, including against Google, Disney, Viacom, and others, as co-counsel for the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office and as Class Counsel in McDonald v
- Kiloo A/S (and two related actions ) on behalf of parents concerning the unlawful collection and use of their children’s personal information from mobile games to track and monetize kids
- Leading nonprofit advocates described these settlements as “the biggest change to the children’s app market,” impacting Defendants’ “business models” to prevent children from being “ targeted with the most insidious and manipulative forms of marketing .” Doug was also Class Counsel in successful privacy litigation against Google concerning its Covid-19 digital “contact tracing” Exposure Notification System
- He has also acted in securities litigation against the Brazilian petroleum corporation Petrobras, a financial fraud action against Morgan Stanley, and international consumer litigation against Volkswagen, as well as an airline overcharging case against British Airways where he was designated as Class Counsel (Dover v
- British Airways)
- Doug has also litigated numerous class action consumer protection cases under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act against large banks, satellite service providers, and utilities, helping result in the largest monetary settlements in the history of the TCPA to end harassing robocalls to millions of consumers
- Doug received his J.D. with honors from the Fordham University School of Law and graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Bowdoin College
- He served as a law clerk to the Honorable Judge Andrew J. Peck (SDNY)
- Doug is a Board member of the New York Civil Liberties Union and on the Board of Advisors of Fordham Law’s Center on Law and Information Policy
- He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife and children
- Publications & Presentations •Moderator, “Privacy,” National Association of Shareholder and Consumer Attorneys (NASCAT) Annual Meeting, May 2026 •Panelist, “Privacy Claims and Data Breaches,” National Association of Consumer Advocates Spring Training Conference, Class Action Workshop, May 2023 Honors & Awards •“Lawdragon 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers,” Lawdragon, 2024-2026 •“Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon, 2023-2026 •“Super Lawyer for New York Metro,” Super Lawyers, 2024, 2025 •“Rising Star for New York Metro,” Super Lawyers, 2013-2018 In the News •May 5, 2026 Doug Cuthbertson to Moderate Privacy Panel at 2026 NASCAT Meeting •April 24, 2026 19 Lieff Cabraser Lawyers Named to the 2026 “Lawdragon 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers” Guide •February 17, 2026 30 Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Recognized as Lawdragon “500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers” for 2026 •October 30, 2025 21 Lieff Cabraser Attorneys Selected as 2025 New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars •April 10, 2025 Douglas Cuthbertson to Discuss “Consumer Data Privacy” at Upcoming NASCAT Annual Meeting
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