Full Profile
Dana Baiocco is a seasoned litigator defending clients in high-stakes matters in the aviation and manufacturing sectors in federal, state, and international courts. She has distinct experience with aircraft component parts, industrial products, consumer goods, and medical devices. She also works with clients in many regulated industries.
Dana is a former commissioner on the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the governing body of the independent federal agency charged with regulating consumer products. As one of five CPSC commissioners, Dana contributed to the agency's overall policy agenda and operational plan and participated in rule-making proceedings, voted on dangerous product bans, and prompted other regulatory actions related to the manufacture, sale, and distribution of consumer products.
Dana uses her policy and consumer product litigation experience to counsel clients on strategies relating to products and manufacturing, internal and government investigations, safety auditing, and creating and implementing related compliance programs. She advises clients on regulatory and investigative issues and information disclosures. Dana counsels on investigations, risk mitigation, compliance with regulatory and reporting obligations, quality control and safety programs, warranties, and product recalls.
Prior to her experience at the CPSC, Dana was a partner at another global law firm in its Business and Tort Litigation Practice. She served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Gustave Diamond in the Western District of Pennsylvania. Dana received instruction from US Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist (Summer 1995) and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Summer 1994) through the Cambridge University Summer Law Program.
She has been recognized as a Leading Lawyer in Litigation by The Legal 500 for products liability and mass tort defense for aerospace/aviation (2007, 2009-2011, 2014), automotive/transport (2015-2016), consumer products including tobacco (2013-2014), and toxic tort (2014-2016).
Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- District of Columbia
- Massachusetts
- US District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Pennsylvania
- US District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- US Courts of Appeal for the First, Third, and Ninth Circuits
Education
- Certificate, MIT Sloan School of Management Executive Program, Artificial Intelligence, Implications for Business Strategy, 2020
- J.D., cum laude, Duquesne University Kline School of Law, 1997
- B.S., Ohio University E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, 1988
Memberships
- International Association of Defense Counsel, Member
- Boston Bar Association, MDL Committee, Member (2016)
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Chair, House of Delegates (2009-2011)
- Board of Governors (2009-2011)
- Zone Representative to the House of Delegates (2005-2011)
- Co-Chair of the Commission on Women in the Profession (2007-2019)
Experience
Presentations
- “CPSC: A Crash Course,” IADC 2024 Midyear Meeting, Miami, Feb. 9, 2024
- “CPSC Authority to Ensure Regulatory Compliance of Consumer Goods Entering the U.S. Direct to Consumers,” Retail Industry Leaders Association, Executive Strategy Discussion, (May 15, 2023
- 2023 Litigation and Retail Operations Roundtable, Chicago, March 29, 2023
- Keynote Speaker, “What to Expect from the CPSC,” 2022 Toy Association Strategy Meeting, December 2022
- Speaker, JPMA Virtual Summit, May 26, 2021
- Speaker, Fireside Chat at QIMA, April 28, 2021
- Speaker, St. Louis University’s 2020 Advanced Product Safety Management Course, Oct. 6, 2020
- Speaker, “The Cost of Online Fraud and Counterfeits,” Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC Council), October 1, 2020
- Speaker, Keynote Address at The Toy Association, 2020 Toy Fair, Feb. 24, 2020
- National Media Tour with NFL Hall of Famer Brian Dawkins (Philadelphia Eagles), Dangers of Furniture and TV Tip-Overs, 2020
- Panel Moderator, Symposium on Law and Economics of Consumer Protection, George Manson University, Oct. 1, 2019
- Panel Member, 2019 Product Responsibility Summit, Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Sept. 17, 2019
- Speaker, St. Louis University’s 2019 Product Safety Management Course Graduation Ceremonies, Aug. 2, 2019
- Panel Member, “E-Commerce and The Rising of Counterfeits,” International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO), Feb. 26, 2019
- Keynote Speaker, American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) Product Safety and Compliance Seminar, Feb. 7, 2019
Publications
- “What Online Marketplaces Need to Know Before INFORM Consumers Act Imposes New Due Diligence Rules,” Luxury Daily, April 5, 2023
- “The Trends – and Traps – That Will Shape 2023; Issues Impacting Retailers,” Luxury Daily, Jan. 4, 2023
- “Expect More CPSC Litigation, Regulation, Penalties in 2023,” Law360, Jan. 2, 2023
