{"id":6292,"date":"2026-02-13T17:24:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T17:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/girardsharp.com\/?p=6292"},"modified":"2026-02-13T17:24:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T17:24:37","slug":"adam-polk-appointed-co-lead-counsel-in-salesforce-data-breach-litigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girardsharp.com\/adam-polk-appointed-co-lead-counsel-in-salesforce-data-breach-litigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Polk Appointed Co-Lead Counsel in Salesforce Data Breach Litigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Girard Sharp partner Adam Polk has been appointed Co-Lead Counsel in the consolidated class action lawsuit against Salesforce, Inc., following a major data breach affecting millions of users (Case No. 25-cv-07232-JSC) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The appointment recognizes Adam\u2019s extensive experience in class action and data breach litigation, as well as his longstanding commitment to protecting consumer rights. Adam will serve alongside Sabita Soneji of Tycko &amp; Zavareei LLP and Jason Lichtman of Lieff Cabraser Heimann &amp; Bernstein LLP to oversee strategy, coordinate discovery, and manage this complex nationwide litigation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Salesforce data breach highlights ongoing risks in digital data security and underscores the critical importance of corporate accountability in safeguarding personal information.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">At Girard Sharp, we remain committed to providing top-tier legal representation for consumers whose rights have been compromised.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Girard Sharp partner Adam Polk has been appointed Co-Lead Counsel in the consolidated class action lawsuit against Salesforce, Inc., following a major data breach affecting millions of users (Case No. 25-cv-07232-JSC) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.\u00a0 The appointment recognizes Adam\u2019s extensive experience in class action and data breach litigation, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jet_sm_ready_style":"","_jet_sm_style":"","_jet_sm_controls_values":"","_jet_sm_fonts_collection":"","_jet_sm_fonts_links":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"attorney-tags":[],"practice-list":[],"class_list":["post-6292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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