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.
Charlie has broad experience across industries, including manufacturing, consumer products, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, consumer finance, and credit reporting. Charlie places an emphasis on developing creative and practical dispute resolution strategies tailored to the specific circumstances of Foley’s clients, with a focus on achieving cost‑effective resolutions of disputes whenever possible. Charlie also utilizes the scientific training he received as an undergraduate to support his clients’ defenses in false labeling and other litigation matters.
In addition to representing companies in high-stakes class actions, Charlie has significant experience guiding clients through government investigations and subpoenas, and managing enforcement inquiries to mitigate legal risk for clients.
プロボノ
- Sojourner Family Peace Center: Domestic Abuse Injunction Petition Preparation with Volunteer Attorney Legal Team (VALT)
発表と出版物
- Co-author, “Fourth Circuit Holds No Article III Standing Where No Third-Party Viewed Inaccurate Information,” JD Supra (September 17, 2024)
- Co-author, “Some Judges Have — Naturally — Grown Skeptical of False Advertising Class Actions Challenging “Natural” Labels,” JD Supra (May 16, 2024)
- Co-author, “Resolving Business Disputes: U.S. Discovery in Aid of International Private Commercial Arbitration,” Wisconsin Lawyer (November 10, 2020)
消費者金融保護局（CFPB）、FCRAの優先適用範囲を明確化する新たな解釈規則を発表
第四巡回区控訴裁判所は、第三者が不正確な情報を閲覧していない場合には、憲法第三条上の訴訟適格が存在しないと判示した。
一部の裁判官は——当然ながら——「自然」表示に異議を唱える虚偽広告集団訴訟に対して懐疑的になっている
S.D.N.Y.、マッキャラン・ファーガソン法がニューヨーク条約に優先するという第二巡回区判例に従い、保険契約における仲裁条項は執行不能との判断を下す
第11巡回区控訴裁判所は、姉妹巡回区と同様に、FAA（連邦仲裁法）が国内仲裁判断を取り消すための根拠を、米国で下された、または米国法に基づいて決定された国際仲裁判断に異議を申し立てるために利用可能であると判断した。