State Attorneys General

Our cross-disciplinary team includes lawyers who have served in state attorney general offices, former prosecutors and government officials, and seasoned litigators who have defended companies in investigations and litigation involving all state attorneys general as well as thousands of political subdivisions. The team develops strategies to defend against AG investigations and litigation and has a strong track record of success bringing matters to resolution, including through vigorously defending our clients at trial and on appeal when in their best interests.

We are well versed in enforcement policies and responsibilities, which vary from state to state, and the interplay between state and federal enforcement priorities including those related to antitrust, environment and ESG, civil rights and DEI, artificial intelligence, product liability, financial services tax, and data privacy and cybersecurity. In addition, our lawyers handle the full range of consumer protection issues affecting manufacturers of consumer products and providers of consumer services. They are experienced in handling such matters across jurisdictions including in federal, state, and local investigations and class actions, qui tam, regulatory, and individual litigation matters.  

We have deep experience defending against multistate investigative task forces and fiercely litigating against private contingency counsel hired by state AGs and other government or private entities. We hold lead roles as liaison defense counsel in multidistrict litigation and manage portfolios of active litigation in multiple jurisdictions throughout the country. Our lawyers work closely with attorneys general, their senior staff, and front-line prosecutors, building and sustaining credibility.

We also advise non-US businesses seeking to do business in the United States or to expand their US operations. The United States’ dual federal-state paradigm can be confusing to navigate, and our in-depth US services, in collaboration with our global platform, aim to help clients better understand how to minimize risk with state governments.