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Cuneo's firm brought a path-breaking class action suit against Metromail for privacy violations surrounding supermarket questionnaires. After a woman in Ohio received a sexually suggestive letter from a maximum security inmate in Texas, it came to light that the company had subcontracted for Texas
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Cuneo's firm represented individual claimants against Prudential Insurance Company in post-settlement proceedings after a class action charging that Prudential had abused policyholders through deceptive sales practices. Over a period of eighteen months, his firm oversaw approximately 55,000
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had studied under-aged smokers with a view toward selling cigarettes and consequently induced youths to start smoking through targeted advertising. Congressman Henry Waxman called Cuneo and his colleagues "American Heroes" for their release of these documents.
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in 1995. Although the coalition Cuneo led was unsuccessful in preventing passage of the bill, some of its more extreme provisions were defeated as the Supreme Court recognized in Amgen v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds (2013). After President
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and Legislative Representative to the Committee to Support Antitrust Laws ("COSAL"). He also co-founded the National Association of Securities and Commercial Law Attorneys ("NASCAT") in 1988, and served as its general counsel from 1988 until 2004.
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case, which was settled for $ 25.5 million in 2005 after nearly five years of litigation. The settlement's terms also included an apology from the Bush Administration for the conduct of the U.S. Army.
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prisoners to "key" the questionnaire information. Cuneo's firm settled the case for significant injunctive relief, and a cash pool of $ 15 million was made available to victims.
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Cuneo quoted in Net Developer's Journal Article, "As Americans Prepare for 'Tax Day,' Citizens Seek to Stop IRS From Collecting an Illegal Excise Tax" (4/11/06).
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Subsequent to his tenure at the FTC, Cuneo served as assistant counsel and then counsel to the Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law of the
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Cuneo quote from PR Newswire Association LLC regarding Opportunity for Hungarian Jews to Identify Heirlooms Stolen by Nazis during WWII (11/20/99).
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from 2002 through 2008. This Enron Securities Litigation recovered over $ 7 billion, the largest in the history of federal securities litigation.
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in 1982. He conducted a large-scale committee investigation and successfully advocated for oversight of the insurance industry.
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Jonathan Cuneo quoted in Corporate Crime Reporter regarding Amerivert v. FINRA lawsuit filed August 10, 2009 (9/17/2009).
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Cuneo was selected by the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice as a finalist for its 2006 Trial Lawyer of the Year award.
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Cuneo quoted in New Mexico Independent regarding "Class-action lawsuit filed in NM’s investment losses" (1/12/10).
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awarded Cuneo the Alfred E. Kahn Award for Antitrust Achievement, previously awarded to distinguished individuals
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Jonathan W. Cuneo was the son of Margaret Watson Cuneo, a member of the British Intelligence in World War II, and
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Circle of Greed: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Lawyer Who Brought Corporate America to Its Knees
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After completing his clerkship, he worked as an attorney in the Office of the General Counsel of the
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Working for the plaintiff's securities bar, Cuneo was the lead lobbyist opposing passage of the
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regarding many antitrust issues. He also assisted in the Committee's consideration of potential
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Helping Your Child Get Ready for School: With Activities for Children from Birth Through Age 5
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Waldman, Michael; Cuneo, Jonathan W. (May 15, 1988). "Business Forum: Doom For Discounters?".
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vetoed the bill in December 1995, Congress overruled that veto, the only veto override of the
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began tobacco litigation. This litigation led to the release of documents that revealed
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Cuneo has authored numerous pieces in newspapers and professional journals, including
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The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington
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Cuneo served as Washington counsel on behalf of defrauded investors in
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Jonathan Cuneo died from melanoma on July 26, 2023, at the age of 70.
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Cuneo served as Washington counsel in the first case to challenge the
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Jonathan W. Cuneo's profile on the Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca website
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Cuneo was elected as a member of the American Law Institute in 2021.
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The International Handbook on Private Enforcement of Competition Law
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The International Handbook on Private Enforcement of Competition Law
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Cuneo was named a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.
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arbitration-like proceeding in this $ 4 billion settlement.
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Cuneo served on numerous non-profit boards, including the
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cigarette advertising campaign. The action was filed in
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New York City, New York
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
Columbia University
BA
Cornell University
JD
Attorney
Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP
Mara Liasson
Ernest Cuneo
antitrust
human rights
consumer protection
corporate governance
securities
Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP
Martindale-Hubbell
Ernest Cuneo
National Football League
Fiorello LaGuardia
Office of Strategic Services
William Donovan
Sir William Stephenson
Columbia University
Juris Doctor
Cornell Law School
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Federal Trade Commission
United States House Committee on the Judiciary
Peter W. Rodino

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