Jordan Steele is a formidable litigator who combines sharp perception with deep research capabilities to craft effective strategies from the outset of a case. His focus is almost exclusively on complex class actions, including consumer and securities fraud, product liability, and data privacy and security matters. Despite being early in his career, Jordan has already played key roles in cases resulting in recoveries totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. Jordan is admitted to practice law in California, New Jersey, and New York. Several of his representative matters are listed below:

• In re: Powerschool Holdings, Inc. and Powerschool Group, LLC Customer Security Breach Litigation, No. 25-md-03149-BEN-MSB, MDL 3149 (S.D. Cal.). Jordan represents a putative nationwide class of school districts following the unlawful disclosure of tens of millions of student and teacher records, including sensitive information such as medical files, social security numbers, criminal records, and more. The suit, brought against PowerSchool and Bain Capital, seeks recovery for breach of contract, negligence, and overpayment for promised data protection services.
• In re: AT&T Inc. Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, No. 3:24-cv-00757-AB, MDL 3114 (N.D. Tex.) – (Pending Final Approval). Jordan played a critical role on the complaint and vetting committees and helped secure a $177 million early settlement. He developed an innovative vetting system that enabled review of more than 20,000 class representative submissions, ultimately retaining representatives that included doctors, teachers, and the founder of a telecommunications company listed on the S&P 500. He also drafted core sections of the consolidated complaint, including identifying a novel claim under the Communications Act—a first in the data breach context.
• Rose v. Ferrari, No. 2:21-cv-20772-JKS-CLW (D.N.J.) – (Confidential Settlement). Jordan was instrumental in securing a settlement in Ferrari, personally retaining over half a dozen Ferrari owners, many of them business professionals. The action arose from an alleged defect in plaintiffs’ vehicles that risked total brake failure. The matter resolved on confidential terms in June 2025.
• Tower v. Transportes Aéreos Portugueses, S.A., No. 2:22-cv-06746-JKS-SDA (D.N.J.) – (Pending Final Approval). Jordan represented the plaintiff and a class of travelers affected by COVID-era and post-COVID flight cancellations. The case settled on a classwide basis, and included full refunds plus a 7% premium on qualifying ticket purchases, the result of nearly three years of litigation.
• Tijerina, et al. v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., No. 2:21-cv-18755-BRM (D.N.J.) – (Pending Final Approval). Jordan personally retained the majority of clients—primarily parents—in this case involving unlatched second-row seats in Volkswagen Atlas SUVs. The case settled for equitable and injunctive relief.
• In re Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 3:20-cv-06733-MMC (N.D. Cal.) – (Pending Final Approval). Prior to joining Carella Byrne, Jordan helped lay the groundwork for a subsequent amended complaint, including manual transcription of investor calls, and price target research. The case—one of the rare securities class actions certified under Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act—alleged misleading conduct during a take-private merger by Nestlé. A month before trial, the case settled for $27.5 million.
• In re Envision Healthcare Corp., No. 1:18-cv-01068-RGA-SRF (D. Del.) – ($17.5 million settlement). Envision challenged alleged misrepresentations made in a proxy statement supporting a $46-per-share merger under pressure from activist investors. Jordan led meet-and-confer negotiations, participated in discovery, and took part in full-day mediation session to ultimately resolve the case for $17.5 million on a classwide basis.

Jordan earned his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School, where he was an editor of the Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial and Commercial Law and served as a coach and competitor for the Alternative Dispute Resolution Honor Society. He won first place at the 2018 STCL Energy Law Negotiation Competition in Houston, Texas. During law school, Jordan spent a year at the University of Hong Kong, studying alternative dispute resolution and international humanitarian law, and developed a limited working proficiency in Cantonese during his time abroad.

Outside the courtroom, Jordan enjoys sailing, reading, and hiking with his dog, Ellie.