Pillsbury Launches New Technology – Emerging Laws & Litigation Practice with Addition of TikTok’s Katie Sluss

With Litigation partner Anne Voigts, Sluss will co-lead Pillsbury’s newly launched Technology – Emerging Laws & Litigation practice. The group will focus on the intersection of new technologies, emerging laws and regulation, and litigation. Sluss is a nationally recognized technology regulatory and litigation strategist who brings extensive experience advising some of the world’s leading technology companies on complex legal, regulatory and policy matters. Most recently, she served as Head of North American Regulatory at TikTok, where she led the company’s response to a rapidly evolving landscape of regulatory matters, emerging law developments and high-profile legal challenges.

Her practice focuses on helping companies navigate litigation, regulation, public policy and crisis management. She has advised on matters involving artificial intelligence, data privacy, platform governance, content moderation, youth online safety, government investigations and emerging technology legislation.

“Technology companies today face a constantly changing web of litigation and regulatory scrutiny,” said Firm Chair David Dekker. “Katie has spent her career at the forefront of these issues, providing strategic counsel during some of the most consequential issues facing the technology sector. Her experience further strengthens our ability to help clients manage legal risk while advancing their business objectives.”

“Katie has an outstanding mix of experience exactly where we want to be, including litigation strategy, fantastic deep regulatory understanding and business insight, all honed through years of guiding top tech firms through groundbreaking legal and policy shifts,” said Deborah Baum, Pillsbury’s Global Head of Litigation. “Her unique background at the crossroads of technology, regulation, and high-stakes legal battles will be critical in our efforts to continue enhancing our capacity to guide our clients through these new and complex challenges.”

Before leading North American Regulatory at TikTok, Sluss held a series of senior litigation and regulatory positions at the company. Before that, she served as Head of EMEA Litigation & Regulatory at Twitter, where she advised on cross-border litigation and regulatory matters throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

“Pillsbury has built a premier platform for clients operating at the intersection of technology, regulation and litigation,” Sluss said. “I'm excited to join a team that brings together deep litigation, regulatory, privacy, government affairs and investigations capabilities to help clients address their most significant legal and business challenges.”

Sluss’s arrival further expands Pillsbury’s capabilities in representing technology companies facing complex regulatory enforcement actions, government investigations, disputes and emerging legal issues driven by rapidly evolving technologies.

Pillsbury has welcomed 47 new partners since the start of 2025 and has been actively expanding its technology-focused bench across practices and markets to serve the quickly shifting needs of its clients. Sluss’s arrival follows that of Intellectual Property litigator Calvin Wingfield in Washington, D.C.; Corporate partner John Rockwell in Silicon Valley; Brian Paul Gearing, an IP litigator who splits his time between the New York, Washington, D.C., and Tokyo offices; and Silicon Valley-based ECVC practitioners Glenn Luinenburg and Todd Rumberger.

Pillsbury’s global technology practice comprises more than 300 lawyers across the U.S., Asia, and Europe who advise companies on regulatory, commercial, and operational matters. The team’s experience spans the lifecycle of the technology sector, assisting clients with established operations, emerging business models, and early-stage innovations.