Tiffany Lee
Tiffany regularly develops and executes overarching strategies for litigation and regulatory matters.
With Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorney general experience, Tiffany Lee represents clients in antitrust, consumer protection, and privacy matters, including investigations, federal and state court actions, and complex litigation, including class action defense. Tiffany regularly represents clients before regulators, including in State AG multistate investigations.
Previously, Tiffany served as an assistant attorney general for the state of Washington, where she represented the state in high-profile investigations and federal and state court actions involving data breach, privacy, consumer protection, and false advertising, including serving as lead attorney on several multistate investigations. She served as the lead negotiator for a historic $10 million 30-state HIPAA settlement, litigated Washington's first data notice case, challenged the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rollback, and brought the state's first anti-pyramid promotional act litigation. She also advised state clients on a multitude of technology issues, including artificial intelligence (AI), cryptocurrency, net neutrality, and privacy.
Prior to joining the attorney general's office for Washington, Tiffany was a member of another law firm's global antitrust practice, where she advised clients on a wide range of U.S. and international antitrust issues and developed overarching global competition strategy. Tiffany also worked for the Anticompetitive Practices Division of FTC as well as the Office of International Affairs.
Areas of focus
Industries
Services
Education & Credentials
Education
- UC Davis School of Law, J.D., Article Selections Director, Staff Editor, UC Davis Business Law Journal; Staff Editor and Symposium Coordinator, UC Davis Journal of International Law and Policy, 2011
- Vassar College, B.A., English, 2006
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
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California
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New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Related Employment
- Office of the Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General, 2017-2020
- Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, Associate, 2011-2017
- Federal Trade Commission – Bureau of Competition & Office of International Affairs, Law Clerk, 2010
Professional Recognition
Recognized by Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch for Antitrust Law, 2022-2025
Impact
Professional Leadership
- ABA Section of Antitrust State Enforcement Committee, Vice-Chair, 2021-2025
- Washington State Bar Association, Co-Chair of the Antitrust Consumer Protection & Unfair Business Practices Section, 2024-2025; Member 2022-2025
Professional Experience
Antitrust & Unfair Competition Litigation
Federal and State Government Antitrust Investigations
Represents individuals and companies in federal antitrust agencies and state attorneys' investigations.
Protein Litigations
Defend defendant protein manufacturer in putative class action alleging price fixing and market allocation agreements, including securing dismissal of complaints on motions to dismiss.
Algorithmic Rental Pricing Litigations
Defended against putative class actions alleging algorithmic price-fixing.
Social Networking Class Action
Secured dismissal of complaint in putative class action against social networking company alleging Section 2 monopolization claims.
Cloud Monopolization Dispute
Litigation counsel to multinational tech company in dispute with supplier alleging monopolization, alleging refusal to deal, violation of the Washington Consumer Protection Act, Federal Communications Act.
In re Photochromic Lens Antitrust Litigation*
Defended a lens company in follow-on MDL to FTC Consent Decree.
Complainant-Advocacy to Regulators*
Represented complainant in advocacy efforts to the U.S. Department of Justice and EU Directorate General of Competition (D.G. Comp.) regarding major mobile platform anticompetitive practices. Advocacy efforts resulted in D.G. Comp. opening an investigation into the mobile platform.
*Prior experience
Consumer Protection & Privacy
Represent targets in nonpublic confidential state attorney general investigations, including investigations under the:
- Washington Consumer Protection Act, RCW 19.86;
- Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, Pub. L. No. 114-258 (2016); and
- Washington 1973 Gambling Act, RCW 9.46 et. seq.
Anti-Pyramidal Promotional Scheme Act*
Led investigation and filing of Washington’s first Anti-Pyramidal Promotional Scheme Act.
Hidden Fees and Deceptive Advertising*
Led consumer protection investigations regarding hidden fees and misrepresentation of internet speeds.
Data Breach and Data Notice Litigation
- Led multistate investigation regarding data breach incident and negotiated a consent decree under the Washington Consumer Protection Act and HIPAA.*
- Investigated and brought action under Washington’s Data Notice Statute, RCW 19.255*
*Prior experience
Appellate
In re Online DVD-Rental Antitrust Litigation*
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Obtained affirmance of dismissal of Sherman Act § 1 market allocation claims. 779 F.3d 914 (2015).
Appeal of Agency Action*
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Case No. 18-1013
Represented a Pacific Northwest state in appeal of agency action under the Administrative Procedure Act of the rollback of the FCC’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order (Net Neutrality).
*Prior experience
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