Gilbertsen, who regularly defends major companies in antitrust and consumer class actions, was previously a partner in the Washington office of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP.
Gilbertsen serves as lead counsel to major consumer product, technology and service companies in a broad span of litigation contexts, including antitrust, intellectual property, privacy, Lanham Act and false advertising and consumer class actions. He has appeared in federal and state trial and appellate courts across the country, and has represented clients in matters pending before the Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Justice, International Trade Commission and various state attorneys general. Mr. Gilbertsen is a frequent presenter and author on class action litigation trends.
In the press release at PR Newswire, Douglas Baldridge, who chairs Venable’s Washington, Virginia and Rockville, MD litigation practices was quoted as saying: “Tom is a versatile trial lawyer with tremendous range and a proven track record – he fits right into our nationally recognized litigation practice with complementary skills and experience. We’re especially excited to add his antitrust and class action defense talents. Antitrust, privacy and other consumer class actions are a growing concern to our clients. The emerging privacy statutory and regulatory regimes, the recently-passed financial reform legislation, and formation of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are putting renewed emphasis on our ability to successfully defend class actions. Tom’s consistent success in this area will be invaluable to Venable clients.”
With nearly 600 attorneys in offices across the country practicing in all areas of corporate and business law, complex litigation, intellectual property and regulatory and government affairs, Venable is one of America’s top 100 law firms.