Biography
Victor J. Sandoval represents clients in state and federal courts on a variety of matters including contract actions, business torts, and statutory claims. A primary focus of Victor's practice is defending clients in the growing number of complex class actions arising under federal and state consumer protection and privacy laws, such as the federal Video Privacy Protection Act, the federal Children Online Privacy Protection Act, and the California Invasion of Privacy Act.
In addition to his general business litigation practice, Victor routinely advises consumer-facing businesses, including retailers, e-commerce companies, product manufacturers, and emerging technology companies in complex class action and mass action cases in federal and state courts throughout the country, as well as in arbitration and mediation fora. He also regularly provides guidance to clients facing complex legal issues and challenges and resolves such matters as quickly and inexpensively as possible.
As his name suggests, Victor loves to win cases. Nonetheless, Victor’s experience as both defense and plaintiff counsel for high-stakes claims allows him to serve not only as a formidable advocate in litigation, but also as an effective negotiator and consensus builder when swift action or settlement is preferred.
While in law school, Victor externed for the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s Transportation, Energy, and Agriculture Section and Office of the Chief Legal Advisor. He was also a judicial intern for Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Judge Carol B. Amon of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and Judge Kenneth M. Karas of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Experience
Victor has litigated several class actions, mass actions, coordinated proceedings, and mass arbitrations, including for:
- Session replay vendors, technology providers, and various retailers and e-commerce companies in dozens of California Invasion of Privacy Act and Video Privacy Protection Act class actions and mass arbitrations.
- A video game publisher in a Children Online Privacy Protection Act class action.
- Technology providers and retailers in Telephone Consumer Protection Act and Biometric Information Privacy class actions.
- The Customs and Tax Administration for the Kingdom of Denmark in the $2.1 billion cum-ex tax fraud multidistrict litigation.
- An investor in the first-ever jury verdict finding that certain cryptocurrency products were not securities.
- A leading diagnostic and drug development company in Americans with Disabilities Act and Fair Credit Reporting Act class actions.
- A consortium of southern California cities and water providers in state and multidistrict litigations against manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
- An opioid manufacturer in a securities class action and various shareholders’ derivative actions.
- Prominent retail companies in class actions alleging violations of state false advertising and consumer protection statutes.
- A leading restaurateur in class actions alleging nondisclosure of delivery fees and item price mark-ups.
Victor has also counseled clients in commercial disputes and arbitral proceedings, including for:
- The inventor of an artificial intelligence product in a partnership and intellectual property ownership dispute.
- A leading pharmaceutical company in a false advertising and unfair competition case brought by another leading pharmaceutical company.
- A cognac importer in a contractual dispute with a cognac manufacturer.
Credentials
Admissions
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- California
- U.S. District Court - Central District of California
- U.S. District Court - Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court - Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court - Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court - Southern District of Texas
Education
- Columbia Law School, JD
- San Francisco State University, BA
