Timothy A. Butler

Tim Butler helps companies thrive by developing tailored strategies to address their regulatory compliance challenges and vigorously defending them in government enforcement actions and bet-the-company lawsuits.

A former prosecuting attorney for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and former senior official in the Georgia Attorney General’s Office, Tim has led the defense of dozens of government investigations and enforcement actions brought by the FTC, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the various state attorneys general. Tim also regularly defends clients in bet-the-company lawsuits, including complex business disputes and consumer class actions alleging privacy, false advertising, and unfair or deceptive business practice claims.

Tim is an experienced guide for companies struggling with regulatory complexity. He offers clear advice that helps his clients meet the demands of the ever-growing set of laws and regulations governing data privacy and cybersecurity, advertising and marketing practices, and consumer financial products and services. Clients rely on Tim’s business-minded and practical strategies to address their most difficult regulatory compliance challenges.

A graduate of the University of Chicago and Stanford Law School, Tim is a prolific author and regularly speaks to industry and trade groups about the evolving privacy landscape, about cutting-edge issues affecting payments and fintech companies, and about developments at the FTC, the CFPB, and within the state attorneys general community.

You can follow Tim on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-a-butler/

Concentrations

•Defending complex business disputes and consumer class actions
•Defending government enforcement actions brought by the CFPB, FTC, and state attorneys general
•Building and maintaining data privacy compliance programs
•Building and maintaining advertising and marketing compliance programs
•Building and maintaining regulatory compliance programs for payments and fintech companies

Judicial Clerkships

•Hon. E. Grady Jolly, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2007-2008

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Team Member, 'Georgia Firm of the Year,' Benchmark Litigation, 2025, 2026
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, FinTech Practice, 2023-2026
•Listed, Georgia Trend Magazine, 'Legal Elite,' 2024