Cassandra
Rasmussen

Cassie Rasmussen is a senior associate specializing in False Advertising litigation. Prior to joining Clarkson, Ms. Rasmussen served consumers as an attorney with the Federal Trade Commission in the Division of Advertising Practices. Ms. Rasmussen focused in particular on investigating and litigating false and misleading advertising cases related to health care products, substance use disorder treatment scams, and sponsorship disclosure obligations for influencers. Before the FTC, Ms. Rasmussen worked at King & Spalding, LLP in their FDA & Life Sciences Practice Group. During that time, Ms. Rasmussen also dedicated hundreds of hours to pro bono legal services in areas close to her heart, including the protection of domestic violence survivors, immigration and asylum seekers, LGBTQ equality, and voting rights. Ms. Rasmussen was awarded the D.C. Bar's "Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year" award in 2021 and the D.C. Volunteer Lawyer Project's "Protection Assistance Program Volunteer of the Year" in 2020 for her pro bono work in Washington. D.C.

Ms. Rasmussen has always been driven to be an advocate for justice. In law school, Ms. Rasmussen was heavily involved in the Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic, the Journal of Law and Gender, and other organizations focused on the public interest. She also interned for a summer with the Center for Science in the Public Interest, where she gleaned special insight into decades of history and current ongoing needs of consumer protection litigation and advocacy related to health and food. Prior to law school, Ms. Rasmussen volunteered as a Guardian ad Litem (CASA) for foster children, ensuring the children's voices were heard and respected.

When she isn't fighting the good fight with Clarkson, Ms. Rasmussen enjoys creative pursuits: creative writing, theatre, and music. She also has a lifelong fascination with history, folklore, and mythology. If she isn't putting pen to paper or with her nose in a book, she is probably spending time with family and friends, her precocious cats, and her talkative birds.