Josh Gardner is a first-chair trial attorney who has practiced at the intersection of law and public policy across five administrations for more than two decades in the US Department of Justice and private practice. He has successfully led multiple trial teams through more than a dozen bench and jury trials, including some of the most consequential cases involving the federal government, and has provided strategic counsel and guidance to the White House and federal agencies in high-profile litigation and congressional investigations. He has prepared multiple witnesses for congressional testimony and represented highlevel officials in numerous transcribed interviews and depositions on the Hill. Josh has extensive experience defending depositions on behalf of cabinet and sub-cabinet agency officials in federal court cases, has argued dozens of dispositive and discovery motions, and has extensive experience working with expert witnesses. He is recognized for training and developing successful trial teams and is based in DLA Piper’s Washington, DC office.