Austin Schlick brings decades of high-level government, corporate, and regulatory experience to his practice, advising clients on product safety, regulatory enforcement, and litigation strategy.

He joined the firm after serving as Executive Director of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), where he oversaw the agency’s programmatic, operational, and administrative functions. At CPSC, Austin managed the agency’s regulatory portfolio, leading efforts to identify and reduce consumer safety hazards. He supervised compliance enforcement, import surveillance, and international programs, in addition to overseeing the agency’s financial operations and stakeholder outreach.

Austin also served as the agency’s General Counsel. In that role, he oversaw teams responsible for regulatory policy, litigation, ethics, contracts, employment, responses to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, and the Office of the Secretary.

Prior to his work at the CPSC, Austin was Director of Communications Law at Google. He founded and led the team responsible for Google’s global regulatory strategy, advocacy, and compliance for communications services, devices, and networks, guiding the company through its transition from unregulated to significantly regulated operations. He also established Google’s healthcare regulatory team.

Austin previously served as General Counsel of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), where he represented the agency before courts, Congress, and other government bodies. He was also the FCC’s Designated Ethics Official and Chief FOIA Officer.

Earlier in his career, Austin served as Chief of the Civil Division and Chief of Litigation at the Office of the Attorney General of Maryland, and as an Assistant to the Solicitor General at the U.S. Department of Justice.