Kander, Diana K.

Lori Kalani heads Orrick's State Attorneys General practice which focuses on helping clients navigate issues at the intersection of state government action, politics, public policy and the law. A member of the firm's State Government Affairs team in the Litigation practice, Ms. Kalani has represented public and private companies in a wide range of investigations, public policy, and competition issues before state attorneys general. She assists clients with formulating a strategy for building relationships with, advocating before, and responding to attorneys general. Ms. Kalani's clients include companies from a variety of industries such as finance, social media, online travel, satellite television, telecommunications, retail and high technology.

Ms. Kalani is active in attorney general organizations and programs throughout the country, including serving as an Advisory Board member on the Conference of Western Attorneys General (CWAG) Alliance Partnership, a program involving the Conference of Western Attorneys General, the National Association of Attorneys General, and other public and private entities. Ms. Kalani also helps clients with respect to state legislative strategies. She regularly travels to the states to represent her clients' interests before state legislative leaders and key policy stakeholders.

Ms. Kalani draws on her experience as an in-house government affairs professional. From 2002 through 2009, she was the Director of Government Affairs and Senior Corporate Counsel for DISH Network, a leading national pay television provider and Fortune 300 company. She worked directly with state attorneys general, state legislatures, state and federal regulatory agencies, and the U.S. House and Senate on a variety of communications policy, consumer protection, tax and other legal issues. For example, Ms. Kalani negotiated a multi-state settlement with 46 state attorneys general, on behalf of DISH Network, to settle claims of unfair and deceptive sales practices. In addition, under Ms. Kalani's direction, DISH Network, was successful in defeating 12 out of 13 discriminatory tax initiatives in state legislatures across the country. She also advised business units on regulatory and privacy matters and in the development of compliance programs.

Ms. Kalani also served as the chair of the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association, the national trade association of the satellite industry and its 32 million consumers (2008-2009). Ms. Kalani worked at the Federal Communications Commission before joining DISH Network.