Kirkland & Ellis LLP has a strong advertising, marketing and promotions team which is well-equipped to assist clients in a number of contentious issues. False advertising claims, FTC investigations, consumer class actions and trade mark litigation are all key focal points of the group. Defending consumer class actions and consumer fraud actions are where the team stands out. The team is split across Chicago, Washington DC, Los Angeles and New York. In Chicago, Ross Weisman leads the team and is an expert in defending and challenging advertising and marketing claims, while Robin McCue specializes in IP litigation. Over in Washington DC, Gregg LoCascio advises clients as lead counsel on a mix of IP and commercial litigation matters and Richard Cunningham is the go-to for consumer protection claims. Robyn Bladow is well-versed in class actions and resides in Los Angeles, while Dallas and Washington DC-based Olivia Adendorff  handles a mix of false advertising, consumer class actions and FTC investigations.
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Robyn Bladow is a nationally-recognized class action litigator who has acted as lead counsel for clients in federal and state trial and appellate courts around the country. Robyn has increasingly focused her practice on defending against consumer class actions and false advertising claims. She has a proven track record of obtaining dismissals of class actions or striking class allegations at the pleading stage, and defeating class certification or winning summary judgment at later stages. She has also negotiated multiple favorable class settlements when doing so aligns with her clients’ business priorities. While Robyn’s practice focuses on consumer and other class actions, she has successfully represented clients from many industries in various complex commercial disputes.

Education

University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D., 1999; University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., Political Science, 1996, magna cum laude.

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