Josh Samra is an associate in the Oakland office of BFA. He is involved in all aspects of the Firm’s antitrust and consumer investigations and litigations. Josh was a significant member of the team litigating In re Facebook, Inc. Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation, which resulted in the largest privacy class action settlement in history at $725 million.
Josh currently plays an important role in the teams litigating Ji et al. v. Naver Corp. et al., In re Bank of America Unauthorized Account Opening Litigation, In re Wells Fargo & Co. Consolidated Derivative Shareholder Litigation, In re Google Generative AI Copyright Litigation, and In re Google RTB Consumer Privacy Litigation.
Prior to joining BFA, Josh was a Deputy District Attorney in Contra Costa County. As a Deputy D.A., Josh oversaw all parts of criminal prosecutions, including arguing pre-trial motions, trying cases before a jury, and litigating post-trial appeals. Josh has prosecuted ten jury trials to verdict.
Josh is an active member of the Sedona Conference, Working Group 1 on Electronic Document Retention and Production, and Working Group 6 on International Electronic Information Management, Discovery, and Disclosure.
| Case | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Calhoun et al. v. Google LLC | Consumer, Privacy & Antitrust | Pending |
| Car Privacy | Consumer, Privacy & Antitrust | New |
| In re Facebook, Inc., Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation | Consumer, Privacy & Antitrust | Settled |
| Health Data Privacy | Consumer, Privacy & Antitrust | New |
| In re Allstate & Arity Consumer Privacy Litigation | Consumer, Privacy & Antitrust | Pending |
| In re Bank of America Unauthorized Account Opening Litigation | Consumer, Privacy & Antitrust | Pending |
| In re Google Generative AI Copyright Litigation | Consumer, Privacy & Antitrust | Pending |
| In re Google RTB Consumer Privacy Litigation | Consumer, Privacy & Antitrust | Pending |
| In re Local TV Advertising Antitrust Litigation | Consumer, Privacy & Antitrust | Pending |
| In re Wells Fargo & Co. Consolidated Derivative Shareholder Litigation | Corporate Governance | Pending |
| Sydney Ji, et al. v. Naver Corp. et al. | Consumer, Privacy & Antitrust | Pending |
| White v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc. et al. | Consumer, Privacy & Antitrust | Pending |