Rachele R. Byrd
Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP
- Address of record
- 750 B Street, Suite 1820, San Diego, CA 92101, 619-239-4599
- byrd@whafh.com
- Phone
- (619) 239-4599
- Fax
- Fax 619-234-4599
Contact details as filed with the court in the cases below.
Case history
Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.
MOVEit Customer Data Security Breach Settlement
Cadence Bank used a third-party file transfer application called MOVEit Transfer that had a security vulnerability. This vulnerability led to a data breach between May 28, 2023 and May 31, 2023, where personally identifying information of customers was compromised. Cadence began notifying affected individuals in September 2023.
- Claim deadline
- June 4, 2026
- Represents
- Bruce Bailey, Maria Izbicki, Judy Paynter, David Lee Pratt, Keith Sennefelder
MOVEit Nuance Data Security Breach Settlement
Nuance Communications, Inc. experienced a data security breach between May 27-31, 2023, affecting personally identifiable information of customers. The breach resulted from an alleged vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer, third-party file transfer software that Nuance used in its ordinary business operations. Nuance is settling claims related to this 2023 MOVEit Security Incident, though litigation against Progress Software Corporation (the MOVEit software licensor) continues.
- Claim deadline
- March 30, 2026
- Represents
- Bruce Bailey, Maria Izbicki, Judy Paynter, David Lee Pratt, Keith Sennefelder
Proterra Inc. Securities Litigation Settlement
Proterra Inc. and its defendants are settling securities litigation brought by shareholders who claim they were harmed by alleged misconduct related to Proterra's business combination with ArcLight Clean Transition Corp. and subsequent stock sales. The defendants are paying $29 million to resolve all claims without admitting wrongdoing.
- Settlement fund
- $29M
- Claim deadline
- August 29, 2025
- Represents
- Ernesto Hachey
Sequoia Data Breach Settlement
Sequoia stored personal information on a cloud storage system that was allegedly accessed by an unauthorized third party between September 22 and October 6, 2022. The lawsuits claim that Sequoia failed to employ reasonable security to protect this personal information. Sequoia denies wrongdoing, but agreed to settle in 2025 to avoid further litigation.
- Claim deadline
- March 11, 2026
- Represents
- Arnab Mitra, Zarina Abardo, Kevin Mindeguia, Erin McGurk, Adam Enger, Christopher Cottrell, Carl Alenius, Amy Carter, Seth Jones, A. J., Peter Guagenti, E. G., Xuan Pan, Shelby Mitra, Jialin Jiao, S. G.
Cornerstone National Insurance Data Breach Settlement
Cornerstone National Insurance Company experienced an unauthorized data disclosure discovered around November 29, 2021, where consumer personal information including names and driver's license numbers were accessed and disclosed without authorization. The unauthorized disclosure was announced in August 2022. Plaintiffs alleged Cornerstone failed to adequately protect consumer information, though Cornerstone denies wrongdoing.
- Settlement fund
- $525,000
- Claim deadline
- July 10, 2025
- Represents
- Toni Reynolds
Lakeview Loan Servicing Data Breach Settlement
Bayview Asset Management, Lakeview Loan Servicing, Pingora Loan Servicing, and Community Loan Servicing are settling a lawsuit related to an alleged data breach affecting their customers. The defendants have agreed to pay $26,000,000 to resolve the claims.
- Settlement fund
- $26M
- Claim deadline
- June 22, 2026
- Represents
- Jennifer Morrill, Judith Cefaly, Albert Brumitt, Cathryne Fera
T-Mobile 2021 Data Breach Settlement
T-Mobile suffered a cyber-attack in August 2021 that exposed the personal information of more than 76 million customers. The stolen data included full names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and driver's license information of current, former, and prospective customers.
- Settlement fund
- $350M
- Claim deadline
- January 23, 2023
- Represents
- Deirdre C Donovan, Beth Byrd, Kevin Curran, Allan Spielman
“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.