Wilson Barmeyer defends class action lawsuits, complex business litigation matters and governmental regulatory examinations and audits.
He focuses on litigation and regulatory matters involving financial services, insurance, and broker-dealers.
Wilson also provides advice and guidance on all facets of unclaimed property matters, including audit defense, litigation counsel, compliance and planning strategies.
His unclaimed property practice focuses on defending companies in multistate unclaimed property audits and litigation. He has defended dozens of companies in multistate audits conducted by contingent fee auditors and has represented numerous clients in unclaimed property litigation in multiple states. Wilson has also worked with many clients who wish to come into compliance through voluntary disclosure programs. He advises clients on a wide range of unclaimed property and compliance issues, including escheat planning for gift cards and other stored-value programs and the use of the Social Security Death Master File to identify unclaimed benefits. Wilson has counseled clients on unclaimed property issues across various industries, including insurance, financial services, broker-dealer, retail, restaurant, technology, media and telecommunications. He works with Eversheds Sutherland (US)'s multidisciplinary team of regulatory, tax, and litigation attorneys to address unclaimed property issues involving new business models and emerging technologies.
Wilson also advises clients on a variety of regulatory and compliance matters involving prepaid products, gift card, loyalty programs, e-commerce, and related consumer protection and payments issues. He is a member of Eversheds Sutherland (US)'s Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) team and represents clients in litigation and compliance with TCPA, the telemarketing sales rule, Do Not Call and industry standards for text messaging.
On a pro bono basis, Wilson served as lead class action counsel advocating for the asylum rights of a class of parents separated from their children at the US-Mexico border during the summer of 2018. He also successfully pursued an appeal in the Fifth Circuit on behalf of three minors who were at risk of deportation without their parents.
Wilson earned a J.D., summa cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law where he was a member of the Georgia Law Review. He earned a B.A. in Economics, with distinction, from Cornell University and studied at the London School of Economics. Prior to joining the firm, Wilson served as a law clerk for the Honorable William T. Moore, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.
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- Achieved dismissal on the merits of claims in a qui tam lawsuit in Delaware involving the alleged underreporting of unused gift cards as unclaimed property.
- Defended more than a dozen life insurers in litigation brought by the State of West Virginia seeking damages and enhanced penalties for alleged failure to report and pay unclaimed death benefits.
- Represented clients in dozens of unclaimed property examinations, across all fifty states, involving industries including insurance, retirement, banking, broker-dealer, securities, technology, retail, and others.
- Defended an enforcement action by the New York Department of Financial Services regarding alleged failure search for and pay unclaimed death benefits, including negotiation of a consent order and guidance on a multi-year remediation project.
- Represented a major technology company in a false claims act investigation by the New York Attorney General into user accounts and stored value.
- Unclaimed Property: Hot Topics and Trends, October 25, 2023
- Unclaimed Property and Third-Party Administrators, March 30, 2022, UPPO Annual Conference
- Unclaimed Property: Charting Your Course Through Audits, VDAs, and Compliance, April 27, 2022
- Ask the Experts: Unclaimed Property, December 2, 2021, UPPO Webinar Series
- Major Litigation Trends in the Insurance & Insolvency Arena, July 23, 2021, 2021 NOLHGA Legal Seminar
- Virtual Currencies & FinTech, March 31, 2021, 2021 UPPO Annual Conference
- Unclaimed Property: The Great Treasure Hunt Continues (webcast), September 30, 2020
- Unclaimed Property – UPside Down and All Around (webcast), November 14, 2019
- PwC Tax Readiness Series: Examining the Changing Landscape of Unclaimed Property, April 24, 2019
- Virtual Reality, Real Unclaimed Property, March 26, 2019, 2019 UPPO Annual Conference
- Unclaimed Property – Through the Looking Glass, February 26, 2019
- Unclaimed Property and Prepaid Cards: Navigating the Waters of Conflicting and Colliding State Escheat Laws, January 29-30, 2019, American Conference Institute National Forum on Prepaid Card Compliance
- Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) Compliance Issues, October 9, 2018, BankWebinars
- Webcast: Unclaimed Property for the 21st Century – New Risks, Compliance Trends and Audit Issues in the Digital Age, June 28, 2018
- Unclaimed Property 101 for the Retail Industry, May 15, 2018, Unclaimed Property Professionals Organization (UPPO)
- The Hottest Litigation Topics in Life Insurance, Annuities and Retirement Products – A Year in Review, May 10, 2018, Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) ACTION18 Conference
- CCIT Webinar: Litigation Trends Impacting CITs and the Retirement Marketplace, March 21, 2018
- Responsibility of a Holder Utilizing a Third-Party Administrator (TPA), March 6, 2018, 2018 UPPO Annual Conference
- Industry Breakout: Telecommunications and Technology, March 6, 2018, 2018 UPPO Annual Conference
- Stealing From Grandma: Hot Topics in Elder Abuse and Annuity Claims and Litigation, January 11-13, 2018
- Shining Star Award, Unclaimed Property Professionals Organization (UPPO 2023)
- recognized as a Top Author as part of JD Supra’s Readers’ Choice Awards for thought leadership covering class actions (2017)
- selected for inclusion in Washington, D.C., Super Lawyers® “Rising Stars” (2014-2017)
- named to the Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll
- Battle of the Law Firm Bands, four-time champion with Eversheds Sutherland's rock band "Sutherland Comfort," fundraiser to benefit for D.C. Gifts for the Homeless
- Member, Unclaimed Property Professionals Organization, Co-Chair Government Relations & Advocacy Committee (2023 – 2026)
- Board Member, Washington Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights
- Member, Litigation Section, American Bar Association
- Volunteer Attorney, DC Bar Pro Bono Program
- District of Columbia
- Georgia
- Court of Appeals of District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- Superior Court of Georgia
Honorable William T. Moore, Jr. of the Southern District of Georgia
- B.A., with distinction, Cornell University
- J.D., summa cum laude, University of Georgia School of Law,
Member, Georgia Law Review