In law school, I dreamed of building a progressive powerhouse law firm that would serve the public interest. I am so happy to be living that dream.
Why Tycko & Zavareei LLP?
In law school, I dreamed of building a progressive powerhouse law firm that would serve the public interest. I am so happy to be living that dream.
Mr. Zavareei has devoted the last two decades to recovering hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of consumers and workers. He has served in leadership roles in dozens of class action cases and has been appointed Class Counsel on behalf of numerous litigation and settlement classes. An accomplished and experienced attorney, Mr. Zavareei has litigated in state and federal courts across the nation in a wide range of practice areas; tried several cases to verdict; and successfully argued numerous appeals, including in the D.C. Circuit, the Fourth Circuit, and the Fifth Circuit.
After graduating from UC Berkeley School of Law, Mr. Zavareei joined the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. There, he managed the defense of a nationwide class action brought against a major insurance carrier, along with other complex civil matters. In 2002, Mr. Zavareei founded Tycko & Zavareei LLP with his partner Jonathan Tycko.
Mr. Zavareei has served as lead counsel or co-counsel in dozens of class actions involving deceptive business practices, defective products, and/or privacy. He has been appointed to leadership roles in multiple cases. As Lead Counsel in an MDL against a financial services company that provided predatory debit cards to college students, Mr. Zavareei spearheaded a fifteen-million-dollar recovery for class members. He is currently serving as Co-Lead Counsel in consolidated proceedings against Fifth Third Bank, and on the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in MDL litigation against TD Bank. As Co-Lead Counsel in Farrell v. Bank of America, a case challenging Bank of America’s punitive overdraft fees, Mr. Zavareei secured a class settlement valued at $66.6 million in cash and debt relief, together with injunctive relief forcing the bank to change a practice that will save millions of low-income consumers approximately $1.2 billion in overdraft fees. In his order granting final approval, Judge Lorenz of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California described the outcome as a “remarkable” accomplishment achieved through “tenacity and great skill.”
In March 2023, Mr. Zavareei argued before the Supreme Court of the United States in Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, asserting that the Federal Arbitration Act does not require stays of district court litigation when a defendant appeals the denial of its motion to compel arbitration.
Argued before the Supreme Court of the United States that the Federal Arbitration Act does not require an automatic stay of pending litigation during an interlocutory appeal of the denial of a motion to compel arbitration.
“Class Counsel achieved this result through tenacity and great skill. In all of their written submissions and in their presentation at the Final Approval hearing, Class Counsel’s arguments were laudably clear and precise, no small feat given the complexity of the legal questions at issue here.” – Hon. M. James Lorenz, U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
“The dollar amount of recovery of some $120 per class member, approximately, is certainly higher than many cases similar to this that have been settled.” – Hon. Thomas M. Durkin, U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
“[C]lass members are receiving significant compensation—either a substantial portion or the entire cost of products they purchased—and Plaintiffs’ investigation of their claims was thorough.” – Hon. Sunil R. Kulkarni, Superior Court of California for the County of Santa Clara
Our firm represents Duke basketball legend Christian Laettner in numerous matters relating to real estate investments in North Carolina that resulted in the revitalization of urban areas of Durham. Because Mr. Laettner personally guaranteed many ventures that lost money after the collapse of the real estate market, he had numerous judgments and lawsuits pending against him when we were retained. We have resolved several of those lawsuits and are continuing to work with creditors relating to those judgments.
Our firm was appointed lead counsel in the Multi-district Litigation against Higher One relating to fees charged on student loan refund debit cards issued by Higher One. A class-wide settlement in the amount of $15,000,000 together with significant changes in policies has been preliminary approved.
Granting class certification in TCPA case against California real estate brokerage.
Granting class certification in a case alleging Fifth Third Bank’s Early Access Loans constituted illegal payday loans.
Affirming denial of a motion to compel arbitration in a case against the bank for its involvement in an unlawful payday lending scheme.
Upholding $66 million class settlement. “This was a ‘risky’ case, and the result negotiated for the class was ‘exceptional’.”
Reversing motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ unjust enrichment claim and the denial of plaintiffs’ request to add a fraudulent inducement claim against American Psychological Association. On remand settlement of $9 million was approved.
Approving the settlement of $27,500,000 in the case regarding the imposition of unlawful overdraft fees.
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