GIDEON E. SINASOHN
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Work Experience
Experienced litigator with 30+ years of varied experience, including serving as a senior attorney with the Federal Trade Commission, running a law firm in two states, and serving as a judge pro tem in the San Diego Superior Court. Successfully represented hundreds of clients and obtained more than $60 million in judgments while leading litigation teams at the FTC. Fluent in German, conversant in Spanish and Russian. Federal Trade Commission – Senior Attorney
Atlanta, GA
• Lead teams in investigations and litigation of matters related to unfair and deceptive business practices and the enforcement of federal regulations and law.
• Successfully obtained preliminary and permanent injunctions, as well as judgments totaling more than $60 million on behalf of American consumers.
• Frequent organizer of and panelist in FTC roundtables and talks pertaining to data protection, privacy, identity theft, and more in English and Spanish.
• Served on detail in Ft. Bliss, Texas to assist in the processing of unaccompanied minor refugees from South and Central America (May 2021).
• Served on detail with the FTC’s Bureau of Competition, Technology Enforcement Division (August 2021 – January 2022).
• Served on detail with the FTC’s Bureau of Competition, Mergers IV Division THE LAW OFFICES OF GIDEON E. SINASOHN
San Diego, California and Dallas, Texas · May 1992 – November 2006 Principal
• Represented hundreds of clients, from case inception through final disposition including trial.
• Represented clients in employment harassment and discrimination cases.
• Represented clients with EEOC complaints and at EEOC mediations.
• Mentored junior attorneys.
SAN DIEGO SUPERIOR COURT
San Diego, CA
Judge Pro Tempore · San Diego, California · December 1996 – July 2005 NEIL, DYMOTT, PERKINS, BROWN, & FRANK
San Diego, California · June 1990 – April 1992
Associate Attorney – Insurance defense
U.S. ARMY
Mannheim, West Germany
Tank Officer · May 1982 – September 1987
Trained, supervised, and led combat tank platoon in cold-war West Germany. Education
CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW, YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
Juris Doctor (JD)
New York, New York, 1990
International Law Journal; Bet Tzedek Legal Clinic. UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY
Bachelor of Science (BS)
West Point, New York, 1982
Concentration in Engineering, Russian, German, and Spanish. Dean’s List.
Admissions & Licensures
Admitted to the practice of law in California, New York, Texas, the District of Columbia, and numerous federal courts.
Languages
German, Spanish, Russian.
Volunteer work
Chevra Kadisha (Jewish Burial Society) – 2014 to present.