Geena Lee Roberts

Associate | She/Her/Hers

Overview

Geena’s practice focuses on complex and high-risk antitrust and commercial litigation disputes and government-facing investigations. She approaches her work with a distinct service-minded approach, working meticulously to align legal strategy with her client’s immediate and long-term business objectives. In addition to her legal work, she is a frequent contributor to the firm’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) blog, which tracks FTC proposed rulemakings, orders, lawsuits, and other actions that impact corporations.

Previously, Geena externed for District Court Judge John A. Kronstadt (C.D. Cal.) and Bankruptcy Court Judge Mark D. Houle (C.D. Cal.). She also externed with the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. Geena earned her J.D. from UCLA Law, where she was vice president of the Student Bar Association. She was also the managing editor of the Dukeminier Awards Journal of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and authored complex legal problems for the Moot Court Honors Program.

Before her legal career, Geena was a fellow with California’s Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency. In this role, she played a pivotal part in the development of California’s $5.2 billion COVID-19 Rent Relief Program, gaining invaluable insights into governmental operations and policy implementation.

Career & Education

    • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
      Judicial Extern, Honorable John A. Kronstadt, 2024
    • Federal Trade Commission
      Legal Extern, Bureau of Consumer Protection, 2023
    • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California
      Judicial Extern, Honorable Mark D. Houle, 2022
    • California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency
      Fellow, 2020–2021
    • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
      Judicial Extern, Honorable John A. Kronstadt, 2024
    • Federal Trade Commission
      Legal Extern, Bureau of Consumer Protection, 2023
    • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California
      Judicial Extern, Honorable Mark D. Houle, 2022
    • California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency
      Fellow, 2020–2021
    • University of California, Los Angeles, J.D., 2024
      managing editor, Dukeminier Awards Journal of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law
    • University of California, San Diego, B.A., cum laude, 2020
    • University of California, Los Angeles, J.D., 2024
      managing editor, Dukeminier Awards Journal of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law
    • University of California, San Diego, B.A., cum laude, 2020
    • California
    • California

Geena's Insights

Blog Post | 09.08.26

FTC Updates (August 17-21, 24-28)

Over the past two weeks, the FTC secured a permanent injunction blocking Henkel’s $725 million acquisition of Liquid Nails, entered a stipulated order unwinding Zillow and Redfin’s $100 million market-exit agreement, and reached a $4 million settlement with Manchester City Nissan over unauthorized dealer fees. The agency also finalized $930,000 in penalties against Cox Media Group and two affiliated firms for deceptive AI advertising claims, issued a draft policy statement on personalized pricing open for public comment, updated National Do Not Call Registry fees for Fiscal Year 2027, and filed an amicus brief in a Fourth Circuit antitrust matter involving Amgen. These stories and more after the jump....

Geena's Insights

Blog Post | 09.08.26

FTC Updates (August 17-21, 24-28)

Over the past two weeks, the FTC secured a permanent injunction blocking Henkel’s $725 million acquisition of Liquid Nails, entered a stipulated order unwinding Zillow and Redfin’s $100 million market-exit agreement, and reached a $4 million settlement with Manchester City Nissan over unauthorized dealer fees. The agency also finalized $930,000 in penalties against Cox Media Group and two affiliated firms for deceptive AI advertising claims, issued a draft policy statement on personalized pricing open for public comment, updated National Do Not Call Registry fees for Fiscal Year 2027, and filed an amicus brief in a Fourth Circuit antitrust matter involving Amgen. These stories and more after the jump....