Garner Kropp litigates complex privacy, intellectual property, and commercial disputes. He serves clients in AI, media, adtech, IoT, and consumer products, from Series A startups through Fortune 5 businesses. He supports clients at all stages of litigation, from pleading and discovery through trial and appeals. Garner works closely with business teams—counseling products, managing data strategy and preparing company witnesses. This includes defending confidential investigations from federal agencies. He understands the balance of product development goals with litigation strategy.
In one representative matter, Garner successfully defended a market-leading IoT product line from privacy claims. The allegations arose from the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), Stored Communications Act (SCA), state wiretapping laws, and consumer protection statutes. Garner managed the client team of business attorneys, product managers, engineers, and vendors to develop data-intensive legal strategy and minimize business interruption.