Matthew Eisenstein
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
- Address of record
- 601 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20001, 202-942-6606
- Phone
- (202) 942-6606
- Fax
- Fax (202) 942-5999
Contact details as filed with the court in the cases below.
Case history
Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.
Visa Antitrust Class Action
A proposed class action against Visa Inc., apparently alleging antitrust violations. The case was transferred to the Southern District of New York from the Northern District of California. These are allegations in a newly filed case, not proven facts, and no settlement has been reached.
- Filed
- December 27, 2024
- Represents
- Visa Inc.
Visa Debit Card Antitrust Litigation
A proposed class action against Visa Inc., apparently concerning alleged antitrust violations involving Visa debit cards. The docket indicates the private action is being coordinated with a related U.S. Department of Justice case against Visa, and the parties are addressing scheduling. The specific claims are not detailed in this filing, and the allegations have not been proven.
- Filed
- October 1, 2024
- Represents
- Visa Inc.
Non-Bank ATM Surcharge Settlement
Visa and Mastercard allegedly violated antitrust laws by creating operating rules that prohibited independent ATM operators from charging lower access fees for transactions on competing networks. This forced cardholders to pay higher ATM surcharges than necessary. Visa and Mastercard deny the claims.
- Settlement fund
- $167.5M
- Claim deadline
- February 10, 2027
- Represents
- VISA INC., VISA U.S.A. INC., VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION, PLUS SYSTEM, INC.
“Recovery” and “exposure” refer to total disclosed settlement funds in associated cases, not money personally won or lost by an attorney. Settlements generally resolve disputed allegations without a finding that either side won. Data comes from public court dockets and may be incomplete.