Leveraging a wide network of relationships with state attorneys general across the country, DLA Piper LLP (US) is equally at home managing ongoing relations between clients and state AG offices as defending investigations and engaging in litigation. The team has played a significant role in pressing issues of active concern to state regulators, including consumer protection, PFAS, children’s online privacy, and cryptocurrency. With offices on both coasts, the practice is co-chaired by Jeffrey Tsai in San Francisco, who specializes in investigations and enforcement actions at both the individual and multistate level, and Scott Wilson in New York, who is frequently retained by Fortune 100 companies and other major corporations in investigations and white collar criminal matters. In Washington DC, of counsel Carlton Davis sits at the intersection of state AG and government relations, fielding a wealth of experience in investigations from his tenure as assistant attorney general of Virginia. Antitrust and competition expert Vic Domen, who previously served in the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office as senior antitrust counsel, joined the firm in January 2024 from Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP.
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Key clients
- Danone
- Sanofi Group
- Adir International
Work highlights
- Represented Adir International in a consumer protection lawsuit by the California Attorney General's Office accusing Adir of a range of state law violations related to the company's sales practices, credit practices, and debt collection practices.
- Represented Nurture in defending its interests in State AG investigations, product liability, and consumer class actions across the country involving alleged contamination of baby foods with heavy metals.
- Represented the NRA Foundation in a civil action brought by the DC Attorney General alleging that the NRA Foundation acted inconsistently with its charitable purposes in entering into and approving certain financial transactions with a related entity, the NRA.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jeffrey Tsai, Scott Wilson