Dario J. Frommer

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Areas of Focus

Dario J. Frommer

Partner

dfrommer@akingump.com

Areas of Focus

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Biography
  • Former majority leader of the California State Assembly.
  • Represents clients in high-stakes matters before state and local government entities.
  • Assists in the development of public policy.

Dario provides strategic political advice to many of California’s most prominent companies and government agencies. He represents clients in high-stakes matters—including rulemaking, enforcement actions, procurements and investigations—before state and local government entities.

Dario is the former majority leader of the California State Assembly and has held a variety of high-level, state-government positions. He also chaired the Assembly’s Health Committee, and served as chair of the California Transportation Commission, helping to oversee billions of dollars in funding for highway, road and transit projects. He was the appointments secretary to Gov. Gray Davis and was Mayor Eric Garcetti’s appointee to the Oversight Board for the dissolution of the Los Angeles Redevelopment Agency.

Dario also assists in the development of public policy across a range of areas, including:

  • Energy
  • Climate change
  • Health care
  • Tribal gaming
  • Tax policy
  • Transportation
  • Government procurement
  • Campaign and election law.

Education
  • J.D., University of California, Davis, School of Law, 1992

  • B.A., Colgate University, cum laude, 1985

Bar Admissions
  • California

Recognitions
  • The American Lawyer, West Trailblazers, 2021.
  • Environmental Leadership Award, California League of Conservation Voters.
Affiliations and Public Service
  • Majority Leader, California State Assembly.
  • Chairman, Health Committee, California State Assembly.
  • National advisory board member, University of California, Davis, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, 2015 to present.
  • Member and chairman, California Transportation Commission, 2008-2016.
  • Member, board of directors, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation, 2012- 2013.
  • Legislator in residence, University of Southern California, Unruh Institute of Politics, 2015- 2016.
  • Member, board of directors, Coalition for Clean Air, 2012 -2015.

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