Max Roberts is an Associate in Bursor & Fisher’s New York office.  Max focuses his practice on class actions concerning data privacy and consumer protection.  Max was a Summer Associate with Bursor & Fisher prior to joining the firm and is now Co-Chair of the firm’s Appellate Practice Group.

In 2023, Max was named a “Rising Star” in the New York Metro Area by Super Lawyers®.

Max received his Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law in 2019, graduating cum laude.  During law school, Max was a member of Fordham’s Moot Court Board, the Brennan Moore Trial Advocates, and the Fordham Urban Law Journal, for which he published a note entitled Weaning Drug Manufacturers Off Their Painkiller: Creating an Exception to the Learned Intermediary Doctrine in Light of the Opioid Crisis.  In addition, Max served as an intern to the Honorable Vincent L. Briccetti of the Southern District of New York and the Fordham Criminal Defense Clinic.  Max graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 2015 with a B.A. in Political Science.

Outside of the law, Max is an avid triathlete.

Selected Published Decisions

  • Jackson v. Amazon.com, Inc., 65 F. 4th 1093 (9th Cir. 2023), affirming district court’s denial of motion to compel arbitration.  Max personally argued the appeal before the Ninth Circuit, which can be viewed here.
  • Javier v. Assurance IQ, LLC, 2022 WL 1744107 (9th Cir. May 31, 2022), reversing district court and holding that the California Invasion of Privacy Act § 631 requires prior consent to wiretapping.  Max personally argued the appeal before the Ninth Circuit, which can be viewed here.
  • Mora v. J&M Plating, Inc., 213 N.E.3d 942 (Ill. App. Ct. 2d Dist. 2022), reversing circuit court and holding that Section 15(a) of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act requires an entity to establish a retention and deletion schedule for biometric data at the first moment of possession. Max personally argued the appeal before the Second District, which can be listened to here.
  • Yockey v. Salesforce, Inc., 2023 WL 5519323 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 25, 2023), denying in part motion to dismiss alleged violations of California and Pennsylvania wiretapping statutes.
  • Cristostomo v. New Balance Athletics, Inc., — F. Supp. 3d —, 2022 WL 17904394 (D. Mass. Dec. 23, 2022), denying motion to dismiss and motion to strike class allegations in case involving sneakers marketed as “Made in the USA.”
  • Carroll v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., 2022 WL 16860013 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 9, 2022), denying in part motion to dismiss in case involving non-invasive prenatal testing product.
  • Louth v. NFL Enterprises LLC, 2022 WL 4130866 (D.R.I. Sept. 12, 2022), denying motion to dismiss alleged violations of the Video Privacy Protection Act.
  • Saleh v. Nike, Inc., 562 F. Supp. 3d 503 (C.D. Cal. 2021), denying in part motion to dismiss alleged violations of California Invasion of Privacy Act.
  • Soo v. Lorex Corp., 2020 WL 5408117 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 9, 2020), denying defendants’ motion to compel arbitration and denying in part motion to dismiss consumer protection claims in putative class action concerning security cameras.

Selected Class Settlements

  • Sholopa v. Turk Hava Yollari A.O. (d/b/a Turkish Airlines), Case No. 1:20-cv-3294-ALC (S.D.N.Y. 2023) – final approval granted for $14.1 million class settlement to resolve claims of passengers whose flights with Turkish Airlines were cancelled due to COVID-19 and who did not receive refunds.
  • Payero v. Mattress Firm, Inc., Case No. 7:21-cv-3061-VB (S.D.N.Y. 2023) – final approval granted for $4.9 million class settlement to resolve claims of consumers who purchased allegedly defective bed frames.
  • Miranda v. Golden Entertainment (NV), Inc., Case No. 2:20-cv-534-AT (D. Nev. 2021) – final approval granted for class settlement valued at over $4.5 million to resolve claims of customers and employees of casino company stemming from data breach.
  • Malone v. Western Digital Corp., Case No. 5:20-cv-3584-NC (N.D. Cal. 2021) – final approval granted for class settlement valued at $5.7 million to resolve claims of hard drive purchasers for alleged false advertisement.
  • Frederick v. ExamSoft Worldwide, Inc., Case No. 2021-L-001116 (18th Judicial Circuit Court DuPage County, Illinois 2021) – final approval granted for $2.25 million class settlement to resolve claims of Illinois students for alleged violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.

Bar Admissions

  • New York State
  • Southern District of New York
  • Eastern District of New York
  • Northern District of New York
  • Northern District of Illinois
  • Central District of Illinois
  • Eastern District of Michigan
  • District of Colorado
  • Third Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals