O'Melveny

O'Melveny has an impressive track record in state AG investigations, inquiries and litigation, often handling contentious topical matters, that include the opioid crisis, PFAS and plastic contamination, social media, medical waste and food safety issues. Clients across life sciences, tech, energy and consumer products belong to the team’s regular client roster. The team is led by Daniel Suvor in Los Angeles, Steven Brody in Washington D.C. and Ross Galin in New York. Suvor brings experience as chief of policy and senior counsel to the former California AG Kamala Harris, and handles product liability, healthcare, environmental, tech and white collar litigation and investigation matters before various AG offices; Brody has experience in pharma, medical devices promotion and labelling, consumer fraud and various other healthcare related AG cases, while Galin is active in litigation and enforcement matters by state AGs related to life sciences compliance. Based in Los Angeles, Dawn Sestito handles matters in the education and energy sectors, namely climate change and plastics, antitrust, price gouging, UCL/FAL and public nuisance cases, while in San Francisco Geoff Yost handles waste enforcement, cleanup disputes, environmental citizen suits, water and natural resources investigative matters. Los Angeles-based Lauren Kaplan was made partner in January 2024 and covers bet-the-company litigation and AG investigations, while in the same month trial lawyer and experienced investigator David Kelley joined the firm from Dechert LLP.