Nema Milaninia is a partner on the Strategic Risk and Crisis Management team in Freshfields’ Washington, DC and San Francisco offices. He leverages his government, in-house, and extensive private practice experience to counsel companies, boards, and senior executives in complex investigations and regulatory defense involving US and international regulators and prosecutors. His matters frequently present three-dimensional risk—requiring the coordinated management of significant legal, reputational, and political exposure, often across multiple jurisdictions. Nema brings nearly two decades of experience in regulatory compliance and litigation, white-collar defense and international public law litigation. His career spans senior roles in government, leadership positions in the technology sector and private practice, giving him a distinctive perspective on complex global regulatory challenges. His work has positioned him as a recognized voice on emerging technologies and regulatory policy.
Prior to joining Freshfields, Nema was a partner at another international law firm, where he led sensitive investigations and regulatory defense matters across a wide range of industries, with a particular focus on technology companies. His work included US Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations, state attorney general (state AG) enforcement actions and consumer protection matters, and congressional inquiries, often involving parallel civil, criminal, and regulatory exposure. He regularly advised on crisis response, cross-border investigations, information governance strategy, executive testimony preparation, and engagement with enforcement authorities, particularly in matters involving emerging regulatory regimes, artificial intelligence, content moderation, data privacy, and...
A selection of Nema’s recent experience includes representing:
- An artificial intelligence company in a DOJ investigation and related congressional oversight matters;
- A leading global technology company in multiple state AG investigations concerning content moderation practices and alleged AI bias;
- Large technology companies in consumer protection matters involving privacy and data disclosure before the FTC and state AGs;
- A large technology company in negotiations with DOJ concerning content preservation and disclosure obligations;
- Large technology companies in responding to third-party subpoenas issued by state and federal regulators;
- Various companies in sensitive internal investigations involving highly confidential and proprietary information;
- Senior executives in preparing for testimony before numerous US congressional and international legislative hearings on content moderation;
- A global technology company in leading crisis management and cross-border investigation strategy in matters spanning the Philippines, Nigeria, Russia, and other jurisdictions;
- A global technology company in leading crisis management and cross-border investigations strategy across multiple jurisdictions, including the Philippines, Nigeria, Russia, and other markets; and
- One of the largest public school districts in the United States in parallel state AG investigations and multiple congressional inquiries.
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