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Uttam Dhillon
Partner
Washington, D.C.
Partner
Washington, D.C.
With over 30 years of legal experience including over 20 years in impactful roles within the federal government, Uttam has centered his career on legislative and regulatory oversight, government investigations, and white collar defense. Among many other high-profile positions, he served as Deputy White House Counsel and Deputy Assistant to the President, Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Director of INTERPOL in Washington, D.C. He has been featured as a subject matter expert in many distinguished publications such as the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. Prior to his government-centered career in Washington D.C., Uttam worked as a commercial litigator on the West Coast, sharpening his skills while working for several national law firms.
In addition to his work at Frost Brown Todd, Uttam also serves as Principal with the firm’s government relations affiliate, CivicPoint. More information about Uttam’s CivicPoint work can be found on the CivicPoint website.
University of California, Berkley School of Law, J.D., 1987
University of California, San Diego, M.A., Psychology, 1984
California State University, Sacramento, B.A., Psychology, 1982
California
Washington, D.C.
Texas
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Central District of California
Eastern District of California
Northern District of California
District of Columbia
Northern District of Texas
Southern District of Texas
Western District of Texas
Opioid Clinical Management, Inc., Board of Directors, Member
DisposeRx, Inc., Board of Advisors, Member
Gatekeeper Innovation, Inc., Board of Advisors, Member
International Association of Chiefs of Police, Board of Directors, Federal Liaison, 2018-2020
The Federalist Society, Member
Guest, “We need to secure our borders,” Fox News, March 2023
Presenter, “The Mental Health & Addiction/Overdose Crisis: The Top Things to Know to Protect Students & Universities,” December 2022
Speaker, “AG Moody Enlists the Help of Former DEA Administrator, Former White House Drug Czar and Florida Law Enforcement Leaders to Prevent Mass Casualties from Fentanyl,” Office of Attorney General of the State of Florida, September 2022
Guest, “US-Mexico relationship shaky over question of how to handle cartels,” Fox News, September 2022
Presenter, “Controlled Substances – Regulation, Litigation, and Enforcement,” American Conference Institute, July 2022
Guest, “Ending Title 42 could take drug problem ‘from bad to worse’,” NewsNation, April 2022
Keynote Speaker, “Criminal Justice Reform – Penn Law Federalist Society Symposium,” April 2022
Presenter, “The Fentanyl Crisis: The Mexico-Texas Connection,” The Heritage Foundation, March 2022
Mentioned in, “DEA Investigated for Hiring Agents Who Failed Lie Detector Tests, Report Says,” Los Angeles Times, August 2023
Co-author, “Three Ways the 118th Congress Can Confront the Overdose Crisis,” The Hill, December 2022
Mentioned in, “China shuts down counter-drug talks with U.S., fueling fears of more overdose death,” The Washington Times, August 2022
Mentioned in, “How Two Mexican Drug Cartels Came to Dominate America’s Fentanyl Supply,” The Wall Street Journal, August 2022
Co-author, “Congress Must Act to Permanently Control Fentanyl-Related Substances,” Newsweek, February 2022
Co-author, “Fentanyl: Killing More Americans than COVID-19,” The Washington Times, February 2022
Author, “If It’s Fentanyl, One Pill Can Kill, So This New Year’s Eve Talk To Your Family About Drugs,” Tampa Bay Times, December 2021
