Julia Clayton
Helping Businesses Navigate California Litigation and Government Investigations
About
As a former Deputy Attorney General, I help businesses navigate government investigations and regulatory challenges with personalized, cost-effective legal solutions. I also represent businesses in state and federal litigation, particularly with California Invasion of Privacy ("CIPA") and other web-tracking technology claims.
Practice areas
- Ads & Marketing > TCPA
- Health & Life > False Claims Act
- Litigation & Disputes > Civil Litigation
- Litigation & Disputes > Gov Investigations
- Litigation & Disputes > Privacy Lit
- Data Privacy > US State Privacy
- White Collar
Featured clients
Services
Government Investigations
Civil law enforcement matters, including False Claims Act and qui tam matters, State Attorneys General investigations, responding to Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs), subpoenas for data and documents, and requests for testimony, and witness preparation and defense
Complex Compliance
Health fraud and abuse, corporate practice of medicine/MSAs, compliance with HIPAA, HITECH, NIST, and other privacy obligations, data breach reporting, escheat and unclaimed property reporting, and contract and grant compliance
Fractional Litigation Counsel
Tailored litigation services for startups and small businesses, contract drafting and negotiation – vendors, payors, clinicians, etc., NDAs, MSAs, Terms of Service/Use, responding to discovery requests and subpoenas, CIPA defense
Experience

Founding Member
HeyCounsel
Jun 2024 – Present
Attorney & Owner
Law Office of Julia A. Clayton, P.C.
May 2023 – Present

Co-Founder
Lawyers Depression Project
Apr 2019 – Jul 2023
J.D.
University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
2004
A.B., with highest honors, Sociology
University of California, Davis
2001
A.A., General Education
American River College
1999