Dylan M. Aste

Dylan is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, sharing his experience on False Claims Act, Controlled Substances Act and other topics.

• Emerging Leader Award – Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society (2023)
• Outstanding Achievement Award – National Federal Bar Association (2023)
• Younger Federal Lawyer Award – National Federal Bar Association (2020)
• Rising Aztec Award – San Diego State University (2019 – 2020)
• Numerous awards of recognition by the Department of Justice and federal agencies

• Associations

  • Lawyer Representative, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Co-Chair)

  • American Bar Association, White Collar & Criminal Litigation Committee (Co-Chair)
  • University of San Diego School of Law, Alumni (Board of Directors)
  • San Diego State University, Alumni (Board of Advisors)
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, Court History Committee
  • Federal Bar Association, San Diego Chapter (Past President, former Board of Directors)
  • San Diego Federal Bar Foundation (Co-Founder, former Board of Directors)
  • San Diego Natural History Museum, 150th Anniversary Task Force
• Speaking Engagements
  • “Hack-Proofing Your Contracts: CMMC, Compliance and Cyber Risks,” West Coast Government Contracts Summit (June 2025). Panelist.
  • “Digital Assets and Federal Regulation,” Fireside chat with Coinbase CLO Paul Grewal, Southern District of California Judicial Conference (May 2025)
  • “Damage Modeling,” Federal Bar Association Annual Qui Tam Conference (February 2025). Panelist.
  • “Trends in Health Care Litigation, Enforcement and Compliance,” Orange County Bar Association (January 2025). Panelist.
  • “Unmasking Fraud: Navigating the False Claims Act,” Pillsbury CLE Marathon (January 2025). Panelist.
  • “The DOJ’s Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative: Three Years Later,” Federal Bar Association (October 2024). Moderator.
  • “False Claims Act Enforcement in California,” Federal Bar Association (June 2024). Moderator.
  • “Privacy Class Action Lawsuits,” Class Action Law Forum (March 2023). Moderator.
  • “IRS Cares About Cares Act Abuses: PPP, EIDL and Other Government Covid Relief Audits/Criminal Investigations,” Tax Controversy Institute (July 2023). Panelist.
  • “Your Voice, Your Career: Expand Your Network,” San Diego State University (March 2024). Panelist.
  • “History of the Southern District,” Southern District of California Judicial Conference (April 2024). Panelist.
  • “Fentanyl/Opioids: Prevention Education,” Southern District of California Judicial Conference (April 2024). Panelist.
  • “Expert Witnesses in Federal Court: The Do’s and Don’ts,” San Diego Law Library (January 2023). Moderator.
• Memberships
  • American Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association
  • Irish American Bar Association
  • American Inns of Court, Welsh Inn, Barrister (2017 – 2021)
• Publications
  • “New DOJ Initiative Expands FCA Use to Enforce Civil Rights Compliance and Target DEI Initiatives,” Pillsbury Client Alert, Authors: Thomas C. Hill, Jeffrey P. Metzler, Kimberly D. Jaimez, Dylan M. Aste, Jeffrey J. Izant
  • “DOJ Announces Shift in Approach to Prosecuting Corporate Crime,” Pillsbury Client Alert, Authors: Jeffrey J. Izant, Dylan M. Aste, 05/16/2025

  • “Confronting the Chaos: Outreach and Prevention Strategies for the Fentanyl Epidemic from the Southern District of California,” DOJ Journal of Federal Law and Practice, Authors: Dylan M. Aste, Adam Gordon, 03/01/2024