Anthony M. Christina is a Senior Associate at Lowey Dannenberg’s Pennsylvania office. Mr. Christina’s practice concentrates on prosecution of data privacy and antitrust class actions. During his tenure at the firm, Christina has litigated against some of the largest corporations in the world and achieved substantial victories at the trial and appellate court levels for California State Teachers’ Retirement System (“CalSTRS”), the Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and health insurers, such as Aetna, Elevance Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Cigna, and Humana. He has helped achieved hundreds of millions of dollars for the firm’s clients and class members.
Practice Focus
- Data Breach
- Data Privacy
- Healthcare
- Securities
- Antitrust
- Consumer Protection
- Election Law
Representative Successes
- Obtained a $28.5 million settlement on behalf of a class of financial institutions impacted by a data breach of convenience store and gas chain Wawa’s payment card system. See In re Wawa Data Sec. Litig., Case No. 19-cv-06019 (E.D. Pa.).
- Successfully sustained claims pursuant to the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (“DPPA”) against an insurance company who configured its website to disclose individuals’ driver’s license numbers on its quote forms. Prior to this decision, few courts, if any, had applied the DPPA in this context. See In re USAA Data Security Litig., No. 7:21-cv-05813, 2022 WL 3348527 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 12, 2022).
- Secured one of the first federal decisions in the Third Circuit to explicitly recognize a merchant’s independent duty at law to protect customer data. In re Rutter’s Inc. Data Security Breach Litig., 511 F. Supp. 3d 514 (M.D. Pa. 2021).
- Successfully defended Aetna at the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals, obtaining dismissal of an ERISA class action. See Minerley v. Aetna, Inc., 801 F. App’x 861 (3d Cir. 2020)
- Successfully defended Aetna at the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division and New Jersey Supreme Court, affirming the decision of the New Jersey School Employees’ Health Benefits Commission. See Roche v. Aetna Inc., et al., Docket No. A-76-21 (NJ Super. Ct. App. Div.).
- Part of a team that represented 39 health insurers (accounting for 60% of the U.S. market for non-governmental health insurance) in a novel RICO action seeking billions in damages against drug maker GlaxoSmithKline for selling prescription drugs manufactured under conditions that amounted to egregious violations of federal standards. The case settled confidentially on the eve of trial.
Professional Engagement
- Former Ridley Township Zoning Hearing Board Member
- Appointed by the Director of Selective Service System in the name of President Joseph Biden, on the recommendation Governor Tom Wolf, to serve on the Selective Service System Board for Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
- Transition Committee Member (Public Safety & Technology): Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday
- Memberships: The Justinian Society of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Bar Association
Recognition
- 2020 Top 100 Attorneys Magazine
- Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025
Community & Personal
Mr. Christina serves on the Board of Governors of the Justinian Society of Philadelphia and serves as Treasurer to the Justinian Foundation, which is a legal organization comprised of attorneys and judges of Italian ancestry. Mr. Christina also serves as Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Cardinal O’Hara High School Alumni Association. Finally, Mr. Christina is involved in his community in South Philadelphia, where he serves on the Board of the Packer Park Civic Association.