William Elliott Ridgway
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
- Address of record
- 320 S. Canal St., Ste 47th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-5707, 312-407-0700
- Phone
- (312) 407-0700
- Fax
- Fax 312-407-0711
Contact details as filed with the court in the cases below.
Case history
Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.
Krispy Kreme Data Security Settlement
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation experienced a data incident discovered on November 29, 2024, that resulted in unauthorized access to or acquisition of customers' private information. The compromised data includes names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and financial account access information.
- Settlement fund
- $1.6M
- Claim deadline
- June 22, 2026
- Represents
- Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation, Krispy Kreme, Inc.
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
- Flagstar Bank, N.A.
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
- Flagstar Bank, N.A.
Flagstar Data Breach Settlement
Flagstar Bank suffered two data breaches in January 2021 and December 2021 that exposed the personal information of approximately 2.2 million individuals. The bank is paying to settle claims related to these breaches, though Flagstar denies wrongdoing and admits no liability.
- Settlement fund
- $31.5M
- Claim deadline
- August 11, 2026
- Represents
- Flagstar Bank, FSB, Flagstar Bancorp, 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.