Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Partner

An accomplished trial lawyer, appellate advocate, and leading and respected practitioner on consumer protection matters, Becca Wahlquist has a wide-ranging litigation practice defending Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 business in federal and state courts nationwide. Becca is the managing partner of the Los Angeles, California office.

Complementing her consumer class action defense work with robust commercial litigation experience, Becca provides her clients with efficient and effective representation designed to protect their bottom lines.

Becca is nationally recognized for defending cases brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), state Unfair Competition Laws (UCLs) and False Advertising Laws (FALs), and other consumer protection statutes.

In consumer class actions, Becca has amassed an impressive record of defeating class certifications, resulting in early resolutions that spare her clients from the costs and disruption of protracted litigation.

In her consumer class action defense practice, Becca represents clients from a broad spectrum of industries, including banking and finance, manufacturing, satellite and cable, insurance and mortgage, franchising, restaurant and hospitality, telecommunications, retail and service, automotive, and real estate.

The preparation, persuasiveness, and persistence that have facilitated Becca’s success at the trial court level have also been instrumental in her effectiveness before appellate panels and in commercial arbitrations and business tort disputes. Her courtroom acumen earned Becca a 2008 California Lawyer of the Year (CLAY) award for her complex commercial arbitration work.

She also consults with major U.S. companies about compliance with laws pertaining to advertising and communications.