Charles (Charlie) Niemann is a member of Foley & Lardner’s Consumer Law, Finance & Class Action Group and its Commercial Litigation Practice where he focuses on defending companies in high-stakes litigation. He has extensive experience in complex commercial disputes and consumer class actions in state and federal courts across the county, in addition to arbitral forums. Charlie regularly defends companies against class action claims brought under various state consumer protection laws, including Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Acts or Practices (UDAAP) statutes, California’s Unfair Competition Law (UCL) and Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA), the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), among others.