I spent years of my legal career with the FTC, which is a law enforcement agency that brings cases to protect consumers. Weitz & Luxenberg is not so different. Big businesses break laws and deceive or harm consumers. When they take shortcuts that put profits over people, we are watching. As long as there are bad actors out there, we’ll be doing our part to stop them.”
Robert Jacob Quigley is an experienced attorney and member of our Los Angeles team of litigators. He handles Consumer Protection, Environmental, and Toxic Torts cases. Mr. Quigley is passionate about protecting the public from corporate wrongdoing and putting a stop to bad practices in the marketplace.
Prior to joining W&L, Mr. Quigley spent six years working for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). While there, he led major cases to successful results, and helped the FTC’s consumer protection leadership manage many cases and investigations. Mr. Quigley also served as a law clerk for the Honorable Kim McLane Wardlaw at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Honorable John A. Kronstadt at the U.S. District Court, Central District of California.
“I see my work at Weitz & Luxenberg as a natural next step from what I was doing at the FTC. What it comes down to is helping regular people who have been harmed by big corporations. Weitz & Luxenberg holds businesses accountable to the people they have wronged,” says Mr. Quigley. “Shape up and do right by consumers — or law firms like ours will make sure you answer for it in court.”
Going After Companies That Target Children and Teens Online
Mr. Quigley is also working with our team of litigators to hold online platforms and social media companies accountable for dangerous and deceptive practices, especially against children and teens.
W&L is suing social media and online gaming platforms for multiple offenses. Some apps and online platforms are unsafely designed, manipulate young people to gamble or develop an addiction to social media, or put users in harm’s way. Mr. Quigley works to help young people and families stand up to predatory businesses online.
Experienced Advocate for Consumers
Mr. Quigley has a track record of taking on powerful companies, building strong cases, and getting results for his clients. At the FTC, he led government cases that led to groundbreaking settlement wins for American consumers, including:
- An investigation into an online gaming company. It allegedly violated children’s privacy and used unfair and deceptive sales tactics to sell expensive “loot boxes” to children and teenagers. This resulted in a $20 million settlement and a court order requiring that company to make major changes to its business.
- An investigation into a home improvement finance company. Its workforce allegedly deceived consumers and used high-pressure sales tactics, or even forgery, to place liens on consumers’ homes without their informed consent. The settlement required the company to make sure consumers understood what they were signing up for, and to properly train and supervise its workforce. It also had to agree to a partially suspended $22 million judgment and create a dedicated fund to provide relief for eligible consumers.
- An investigation into an Internet service company that allegedly charged many consumers for high-speed service that it failed to deliver. A settlement was reached in the lawsuit brought by the FTC and California about its practices. The company agreed to: invest more than $50 million in high-speed Internet infrastructure; pay more than $8 million in penalties, costs, and consumer redress; only advertise and sell Internet service that it could actually deliver; and let consumers with slow speeds cancel with no charges.
Before joining the FTC, Mr. Quigley worked as a litigator at a prominent law firm, where he defended corporate clients in lawsuits. He states, “The skills I learned there gave me insights into how defense attorneys litigate a case. Those strategies inform my work at W&L, and how we can fight arguments from opposing counsel.”
Mr. Quigley has spoken on panels about cutting-edge consumer issues such as AI tools and online health privacy. He also has been active in organizing and participating in professional events in the Los Angeles legal community.
Mr. Quigley is licensed to practice law in California. He earned his J.D. from Yale Law School in New Haven, Connecticut. He achieved his B.A in English from Yale College, also in New Haven.
He served as a law clerk for the Honorable Kim McLane Wardlaw at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Honorable John A. Kronstadt at the U.S. District Court, Central District of California.
Protecting People from Harmful Products
Mr. Quigley is part of our effort to hold Monsanto accountable for its Roundup weed killer. So far, W&L has helped thousands of people diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma after being exposed to this dangerous herbicide. Mr. Quigley is helping us in our ongoing efforts to get justice for more clients.
On the Personal Side
Outside the office, Mr. Quigley enjoys spending time with family, particularly his two young children. He also enjoys personal fitness, historical fiction, and being outdoors.
