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Larkin
Turner

Senior Associate

Washington, D.C.

Lark is a senior associate specializing in Antitrust litigation. Prior to joining Clarkson, Lark worked for consumers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, where she defended the agency and its wins in complex litigation and appeals, and at the Federal Trade Commission, where she focused on investigations and enforcement in the Division of Financial Practices. She was the 2019-2020 Appellate Litigation Fellow at Gupta Wessler LLP between her clerkships with Judge Roger L. Gregory of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and Judge Catharine F. Easterly of the D.C. Court of Appeals.

Throughout her career, Lark has maintained her commitment to using legal tools to seek justice for everyday people harmed by corporate wrongdoing. During law school, Lark worked at the Appellate Division of the Public Defender Service of D.C., the Southern Center for Human Rights in Atlanta, Georgia, the Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project, and the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, where she spent two years representing tenants and homeowners at risk of eviction. As a research assistant to Professor Laurence Tribe, she focused on impeachment and constitutional crises; as a research assistant to Clinical Professor Eloise Lawrence, she focused on issues in funding low- and no-cost legal representation. Prior to law school, she reported for publications including The New York Times, The Seattle Times, and the Chicago Sun-Times.

Lark enjoys cooking and hiking, but spends most of her free time wrangling her two toddlers with her husband Pete and trusty chihuahua mix Mabel.

Representative Cases

Ford v. Montana — Assisted in merits briefing in successful Supreme Court case protecting injured consumers' right to sue vehicle manufacturers in the place where they are injured.

CFPB et al. v. Nexus Services — Successfully argued Fourth Circuit appeal securing an $811 million win against defendants who took advantage of immigrants in detention through deceptive and abusive acts or practices in violation of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010.

FTC v. Voyager et al. — Helped secure $1.4B suspended judgment against crypto company; successfully defended against summary judgment in follow-on case alleging that crypto CEO made false statements implying that consumers' crypto assets were secured by the FDIC.

FTC v. Passport — Obtained $3.3 million for consumers in settlement of case alleging car dealerships added illegal junk fees to car prices and discriminated against Black and Latino consumers by charging them higher fees and financing costs.

Dannels v. BNSF — Represented railroad worker in successful Montana Supreme Court litigation relating to allegations of bad faith insurance claims-handling.

Education

J.D., 2018, Harvard Law School
B.S. in Journalism, 2012, Northwestern University, cum laude

Bar & Court Admissions

Virginia State Bar
District of Columbia Bar
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit