Practical Guidance, Proven Defense
We help businesses navigate the evolving landscape of regulatory requirements, agency oversight, and compliance risk. From advertising laws and privacy mandates to consumer product regulatory standards and franchise regulations, our attorneys deliver industry-specific guidance that aligns legal obligations with operational realities.
Whether you're facing an agency investigation or proactively improving internal policies, we bring clarity, strategy, and compliance confidence to every engagement.
All related services
- Advertising Compliance and Litigation (incl. TCPA)
- Advising dealers on compliance with state and federal privacy laws and managing cybersecurity risks.
- Proposition 65 & Toxic Torte
- CARB compliance
- Franchise & Distribution
- Oversight & Investigations
- Product Safety Advice
- Advertising & Privacy
- Product & Regulatory
- Consumer Regulations
- Motorcycle, RV and Bus Dealer Regulatory Compliance (DMV, BAR, CARB)
- We strengthen governance structures for family businesses, providing frameworks that balance entrepreneurial vision with accountability and stability
- International Corporate and Business Matters
Built on Experience. Driven by Results.
Our compliance team has guided businesses through investigations, audits, and regulatory challenges across industries. These representative matters show how we combine legal knowledge with practical strategies to protect operations, reduce risk, and resolve disputes efficiently.
Representative matters
- Drafting of various commercial agreements such as: invoices, vehicle customization agreements, and warranty to ensure regulatory compliance with California governmental agencies.
- Oversaw and steered homologation process with the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration for sale to general public.
- Performed due diligence on compliance and legal operations of existing California-based target company for acquisition by Mexico-based company. Handled initial and ongoing legal compliance and legal operations for new California operations of Mexico-based company.
- Put together team of advisors for safety compliance, accounting, insurance and HR for Canadian company entering U.S. market through California. Handled initial and ongoing legal compliance and legal operations for new California operations
- Counseled clients on leave and accommodation issues, including FMLA/CFRA, pregnancy disability, and discretionary leave.
- Drafted customized Workplace Violence Prevention Plans for diverse client facilities.
- Represented the children of the founder of a Silicon Valley-based business in formalizing the transition of ownership. Negotiated, structured, and documented the transfer of legal and beneficial ownership from the founder to the next generation, preserving financial benefits for the founder and immediate family while navigating the complexities of maintaining Subchapter S status, including restrictions on allocating profits and losses strictly in proportion to share ownership.
- Represented a privately held, family-owned enterprise in the sale of a premier collectible asset business to a globally recognized cultural institution. The transaction involved navigating a complex regulatory landscape, including the transfer of operating permits, licenses, and other critical assets to ensure operational continuity. Our role balanced the private wealth client’s objectives with the commercial considerations of selling to a multinational institution.
- Design and implement monthly Finance & Insurance training and compliance programs to assist California vehicle dealerships to maintain alignment with evolving consumer protection laws.
- Provides advice/counsel to clients in complex medical leave of absence and disability accommodation situations and drafts related correspondence/policies.
- Performs in-depth audits of Labor Code compliance by employers for purposes of meeting the eligibility standards for reduced penalties under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA).
- Author of comprehensive Human Resources process and compliance manual and accompanying personnel forms library that span the employment lifecycle.
- Drafted an OECD complaint on behalf of a private entity against another for violations of OECD guidelines and secured an initial assessment examination for all 6 counts.
- Advised a complex investment services client on compliance with SEC regulations, with focus on reporting obligations.
- Drafted a workplace privacy policy notice for a global company to ensure compliance with applicable data privacy regulations, including the CCPA.
- Dozens of nominal settlements of Proposition 65 claims brought by “bounty hunter” firms against international manufacturers for failing to provide Proposition 65 warnings.
- Nuisance value settlements in dozens of toxic tort claims after depositions of plaintiffs, co-workers, supervisors, treating physicians and expert witnesses.
- Successfully obtained summary judgments by corporate defendants in numerous, multi-party toxic tort claims.
- Successfully obtained dismissals of numerous, hotly contested toxic tort claims, including claims arising out of exposure to benzene, organic solvents, silica, and asbestos.
- Successful appeal resulting in published opinion of trial court’s order granting dismissal or transfer of toxic tort case based on doctrine of forum non conveniens.
- Auto dealer compliance with FTC Red Flags Rule. Assist and advise auto dealers and other retail clients on FTC Red Flags Rule compliance and developed Red Flags compliance programs.
- Auto dealer compliance with GLBA. Assisted several auto dealers and other retailers develop and maintain privacy policies under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Privacy Act.
- Creation of data security plans. Assisted in the development of health care company’s data security plan for compliance with regulatory privacy obligations.
- Proposition 65 representation. Represents and advises auto dealers and other retailers in Proposition 65 “60-Day Notice” claims and lawsuits.
- FTC and FDA representation. Advise small and international retailers on FTC, FDA and California advertising compliance issues, e.g., slack fill and “all natural” or “organic” claims.
- CARB representation. Advised national retailer on consumer product safety issues in matter before the California Air Resources Board (CARB).
- Auto dealer single consumer advertising defense. Defends auto dealers and others against numerous single consumer lawsuits alleging advertising violations and handles FTC investigations of advertising practices.
- Auto dealer advertising mass action defense. Represented several automobile dealerships in coordinated actions and copy-cat actions under the Unfair Competition Law (UCL) for state and federal advertising violations; coordinated efforts with California New Car Dealers Association and other dealer counsel in connection with UCL reform, culminating in the proposal and passage of Proposition 64; participated in meetings and efforts that lead to disbarment of The Trevor Law Group.
- Auto retail internet marketing company representation. Assisted Internet marketing start-up company to develop business and marketing platform acceptable to back-end industry buyers of service, front-end consumers and industry regulators in a dynamic and changing marketplace. Project included legislative and regulatory negotiations and public relations, development and legal review of public messaging, supervising national advertising regulatory review and strategic legal compliance planning to assist client in developing successful and compliant marketing and business platform.
- Automotive dealer advertising compliance programs and training. Provides frequent advertising law compliance seminars for auto dealers and others and creates and implements advertising law compliance programs for auto dealers and others.
A depth of expertise
