San Diego – Sidley is pleased to announce that Sarah Carlson has joined as a partner in the firm’s Litigation practice in San Diego. Ms. Carlson joins Sidley from Dentons, where she was the Chair of the consumer product safety and advertising regulatory compliance team. At Sidley, she will lead the consumer product safety regulatory practice and will be an integral member of Sidley’s product liability and mass torts practice.
Ms. Carlson represents major manufacturers, importers, distributors, and retailers of consumer products in regulatory matters before the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). She skillfully guides clients on managing product risk across a variety of industries. Ms. Carlson’s experience extends to pre-market testing requirements, regulatory reporting, product recalls, both defending against and navigating them, civil penalty investigations, and the development and implementation of robust safety and compliance programs.
Ms. Carlson’s practice also includes representing clients before the National Advertising Division and the Federal Trade Commission in matters involving allegations of false advertising or unfair and deceptive trade practices. As an experienced litigator, Ms. Carlson is able to utilize her strong regulatory expertise to vigorously represent clients in complex litigation involving consumer product safety, false advertising, and unfair and deceptive trade practices.
“Sarah is a leader in advising clients across industries with respect to the CPSC and product risk,” said Yvette Ostolaza, Chair of Sidley’s Management Committee. “Her significant experience in regulatory and reporting recall matters fits well within our larger product liability practice and clients will benefit from her counsel.”
“We are actively growing our San Diego office and are excited to welcome Sarah to Sidley as we expand our newest office,” said Angela Zambrano, global co-leader of the Litigation Practice Group and a member of the Executive Committee. “Sarah is highly regarded for her strategic thinking, great judgment, legal skills, and extensive experience. She will be able to leverage her deep regulatory counseling and litigation experience for the benefit of our clients and collaborate with other Sidley partners in our high-caliber litigation and regulatory practices.”
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