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The State AG Report – 2.1.2024
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
Bernie has cultivated an unsurpassed understanding of the state attorneys general (AG) world over his 50-plus years of practice. He co-founded Cozen O’Connor’s State Attorneys General Group, the leading practice in the United States devoted entirely to state AG-related work.
As state AGs’ political, policy, regulatory, and enforcement powers have dramatically increased, Bernie has led the way in developing successful strategies for defending clients in AG investigations and litigations, resolving state AG disputes, and counselling clients on effectively navigating and managing AG scrutiny and oversight. He was the first to recognize the coming boom in AG authority, and is widely recognized as the godfather of the modern state AG legal practice.
Bernie represents some of the largest corporations in the world, including those among the Fortune 50, from across a wide range of industries, including financial services, telecommunications, technology, software, retail, energy, automotive, pharmaceuticals, and agriculture. Sophisticated clients come to him when their company’s reputation, market position, and very existence are on the line. He frequently advises on large mergers with antitrust implications, and defends clients against single-state AG actions and large multistate actions when the stakes are win or go home.
Bernie’s depth and breadth of experience gives him a unique ability to see all pieces of the state regulatory puzzle and guide his clients to clear and decisive action. This no-nonsense, reality-based perspective facilitates candid conversations through which Bernie helps clients identify achievable solutions and winning litigation strategies. Taken alongside Bernie’s decades of professional interaction and engagement with AGs and their staffs, Bernie is well positioned to negotiate creatively with AGs to achieve the best possible outcomes for his clients, aligned with their strategic business goals.
Indeed, clients readily offer high praise. According to a client interview conducted by Chambers USA, “Bernie has the rare combination of immediate responsiveness …. as well as deep experience in his subject matter. His relationships and his analytical insights are equally impressive. For the right client, retaining Bernie Nash can be transformative to their business.”
A former trial attorney and special counsel to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and counsel to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly, Bernie was the architect of and driving force behind passage of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Act of 1976 (referred to as “the Nash Act” by The National Journal), which remains the most important antitrust legislation since 1914. That high-level government experience continues to deeply inform his work for clients today.
Bernard is an indispensable partner to our business. His strategic sense and wealth of experience produces game-changing outcomes.
News
August 17, 2023
Best Lawyers selected 232 Cozen O’Connor lawyers from 24 of the firm’s U.S. offices for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
June 05, 2023
Of the 88 lawyers ranked, 17 lawyers have been recognized nationally, and eighteen were recognized in Band 1. Eight of the firm's practice areas have been recognized nationally, and nine were ranked Band 1.
March 20, 2023
Nash obtained his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School in 1966, cum laude, where he was associate editor of the Brooklyn Law Review.
August 22, 2022
210 Cozen O’Connor lawyers from 24 of the firm’s nationwide offices for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
June 02, 2022
Chambers USA, the leading annual guide to the top lawyers and law firms in the United States, has ranked 86 Cozen O’Connor lawyers as leaders in their respective fields in the guide’s 2022 edition.
August 19, 2021
Best Lawyers selected 210 Cozen O’Connor lawyers from 23 of the firm’s nationwide offices for inclusion in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
July 08, 2021
The State AG Group’s Bernard Nash and Keturah Taylor have notched another win for client CardX, LLC. with Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signing into law SB 21-091 a measure repealing the state's prohibition on credit card surcharges, joining a wave of other states that have recently done the same.
May 26, 2021
Chambers USA, the leading annual guide to the top lawyers and law firms in the United States, has ranked 82 Cozen O’Connor lawyers as leaders in their respective fields in the guide’s 2021 edition; of those, 15 lawyers have been recognized nationally.
May 12, 2021
Lori Kalani was quoted in Bloomberg Law discussing the growth in law firms that have played out over the past five to 10 years in response to state AGs’ ramped up enforcement work in antitrust, health care, worker rights, and other areas.
April 05, 2021
Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce that Bernard Nash and Lori Kalani, co-chairs of the firm’s State Attorneys General practice, Michael Schmidt, vice chair of the firm’s Labor & Employment Department, and Rachel Welford, an attorney in the firm’s Transportation & Trade Group have been selected as top authors for JD Supra’s 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards for their thought leadership on key topics during 2020.
March 03, 2021
Reuters noted the addition of former Nebraska Consumer Protection Chief Meghan Stoppel to Cozen O’Connor’s expanding State AG Group. The article quotes Group Co-Chair, Lori Kalani: “the firm strives to add lawyers to the practice who have specialized expertise with state attorney general matters, which can make it difficult to expand. The firm feels very fortunate to have been able to hire Meghan.”
March 01, 2021
The Kansas District Court issued a judgment on Friday Feb 26 in favor of our client, Chicago-based payments technology company CardX, LLC, declaring that a Kansas law prohibiting credit card surcharges was unconstitutional as applied to CardX’s surcharging model. The court held that the statute violated CardX’s First Amendment right to commercial speech by unjustifiably controlling how prices are communicated to consumers. This judgment brings the number of states in which CardX is able to operate to 47, with only Colorado, Connecticut and Massachusetts continuing surcharge bans.
February 01, 2021
State AG Group co-chairs, Lori Kalani and Bernie Nash, recently discussed the nomination of California AG, Xavier Becerra, to head up the Department of Health and Human Services with Healthcare Dive.
January 11, 2021
Former Wisconsin deputy attorney general Paul Connell has joined Cozen O’Connor in Chicago, calling the firm’s state attorneys general practice the “market leader in the space.”
August 20, 2020
Best Lawyers selected 200 Cozen O’Connor lawyers from 23 of the firm’s nationwide offices for inclusion in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© (Copyright 2020 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC).
May 14, 2020
Chambers USA, the leading annual guide to the top lawyers and law firms in the United States, has ranked 63 Cozen O’Connor lawyers as leaders in their respective fields in the guide’s 2020 edition.
November 06, 2019
Bernard Nash and Lori Kalani were quoted in Bloomberg Law, discussing the strain that antitrust probes of Alphabet, Inc.’s Google and of Facebook, Inc. may place on the budgets of state Attorneys General already handling resource-intensive investigations and suits relating to opioids and drug-price fixing.
October 21, 2019
Bernie Nash, co-chair of the firm’s State Attorneys General Practice, is quoted in a Wall Street Journal article describing the upcoming courtroom showdown between Exxon Mobil Corp. and New York’s Attorney General over how the oil industry accounts for the impact of climate change.
August 28, 2019
Best Lawyers selected 138 Cozen O’Connor lawyers from 21 of the firm’s national offices for inclusion in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
June 03, 2019
Bernie Nash discussed with Corporate Counsel the legal causes that state attorneys general pushed during the month of May.
April 25, 2019
Chambers USA, the leading annual guide to the top lawyers and law firms in the USA, has ranked 57 Cozen O’Connor lawyers as leaders in their respective fields in the Guide’s 2019 edition.
Publications
February 01, 2024
The State AG Report – 2.1.2024
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
January 25, 2024
The State AG Report – 1.25.2024
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
January 18, 2024
The State AG Report – 1.18.2024
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
January 11, 2024
The State AG Report – 1.11.2024
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
January 04, 2024
The State AG Report – 1.8.2024
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
December 21, 2023
The State AG Report – 12.21.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
December 07, 2023
The State AG Report – 12.7.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
November 30, 2023
The State AG Report – 11.30.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
November 16, 2023
The State AG Report – 11.16.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
November 09, 2023
The State AG Report – 11.9.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
November 02, 2023
The State AG Report – 11.2.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
October 26, 2023
The State AG Report – 10.26.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
October 19, 2023
The State AG Report – 10.19.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
October 12, 2023
The State AG Report – 10.12.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
October 05, 2023
The State AG Report – 10.5.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
September 28, 2023
The State AG Report – 9.28.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
September 21, 2023
The State AG Report – 9.21.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
September 14, 2023
The State AG Report – 9.14.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
September 07, 2023
The State AG Report – 9.7.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
August 31, 2023
The State AG Report – 8.31.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
August 24, 2023
The State AG Report – 8.24.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
August 17, 2023
The State AG Report – 8.10.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
August 17, 2023
The State AG Report – 8.17.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
August 03, 2023
The State AG Report – 8.3.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US:
July 27, 2023
The State AG Report – 7.27.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
July 20, 2023
The State AG Report – 7.20.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
July 13, 2023
The State AG Report – 7.13.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
July 06, 2023
The State AG Report – 7.6.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
June 29, 2023
The State AG Report – 6.29.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
June 15, 2023
The State AG Report – 6.15.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
June 08, 2023
The State AG Report – 6.8.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
May 25, 2023
The State AG Report – 5.25.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
May 18, 2023
The State AG Report – 5.18.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
May 11, 2023
The State AG Report – 5.11.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
May 04, 2023
The State AG Report – 5.4.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
April 28, 2023
The State AG Report – 4.28.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US:
April 20, 2023
The State AG Report – 4.20.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
April 06, 2023
The State AG Report 4.6.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
March 30, 2023
The State AG Report – 3.30.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
March 23, 2023
The State AG Report – 3.23.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
March 16, 2023
The State AG Report – 3.16.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
March 09, 2023
The State AG Report – 3.9.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
March 02, 2023
The State AG Report – 3.2.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
February 23, 2023
The State AG Report – 2.23.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
February 16, 2023
The State AG Report – 2.16.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
February 09, 2023
The State AG Report – 2.9.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
January 26, 2023
The State AG Report – 1.26.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
January 19, 2023
The State AG Report – 1.19.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
January 12, 2023
The State AG Report – 1.12.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
January 05, 2023
The State AG Report 1.12.2023
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
December 08, 2022
The State AG Report – 12.8.2022
Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
December 01, 2022
The State AG Report – 12/1/2022
Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
November 17, 2022
The State AG Report – 11.17.2022
Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
November 10, 2022
The State AG Report – 11.10.2022
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
November 03, 2022
On November 8, the State AG Report will provide a one-stop-shop for live state attorney general election results.
October 27, 2022
The State AG Report – 10.27.2022
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
October 20, 2022
The State AG Report – 10.20.2022
Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
October 13, 2022
The State AG Report – 10.13.2022
Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
October 06, 2022
The State AG Report – 10.6.2022
Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
September 29, 2022
The State AG Report – 9/29/2022
Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
September 22, 2022
The State AG Report - 9.22.2022
Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
September 15, 2022
The State AG Report – 9/15/2022
Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
September 08, 2022
The State AG Report 9.8.2022
Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
September 01, 2022
The State AG Report – 09.01.2022
Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
August 25, 2022
The State AG Report – 8.25.2022
Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
August 18, 2022
The State AG Report – 8.18.2022
Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
August 12, 2022
Lori Kalani, Bernie Nash and Chris Allen joined host Richard Levick on the “In House Warrior” podcast to discuss all things state AG.
August 11, 2022
The State AG Report – 8.11.2022
Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
August 04, 2022
The State AG Report 8.4.2022
Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
August 01, 2022
Lori, Bernie and Mira take a final look at the incumbents and the challengers, and speculate on the make-up of what looks like a bumper freshman class of AGs entering office in 2023.
July 28, 2022
The State AG Report 7.28.2022
Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
July 25, 2022
Bernie, Mira and Milton discuss whether the candidates’ backgrounds, or an endorsement by the outgoing AG, could be the deciding factor in the tight race for the Massachusetts AG’s office.
July 21, 2022
The State AG Report – 7.21.2022
Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
July 18, 2022
Lori, Bernie and native Kansan Meghan Stoppel debate the chances of the three Republican candidates in the August 2 Kansas primary, and whether the moderates will split the vote to the benefit of the polarizing Trumpian candidate.
July 18, 2022
The State AG Report – 7.14.2022
Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
July 01, 2022
Lori, Bernie and Chris engage Sean Rankin, President of the Democratic AGs Association, on the challenges and opportunities he sees for the Democratic party as it fights headwinds going into the November 2022 election.
June 30, 2022
The State AG Report – 6.30.2022
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
June 23, 2022
The State AG Report – 6.23.2022
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
June 20, 2022
The two leading contenders for Maryland AG come from very different backgrounds. In this week’s podcast, host Bernie and his State AG Group colleagues Milton Marquis and Chris Allen debate what this means for their election prospects and the future of the Maryland AG’s office.
June 16, 2022
The State AG Report – 6.16.2022
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
June 09, 2022
The State AG Report – 6.9.2022
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
June 02, 2022
The State AG Report – 6.2.2022
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
May 26, 2022
The State AG Report – 5.26.2022
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
May 23, 2022
This week Bernie and Lori engage with State AG Group team member Chris Allen on the race in New Mexico, where the AG’s office is likely to stay blue but a red wave, if it comes, could shake things up. They also ponder AGs’ use of outside counsel to supplement – or supplant - internal AG staff resources.
May 19, 2022
The State AG Report – 5.19.2022
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US
May 16, 2022
In this week’s episode, hosts Bernie Nash and Jerry Kilgore talk with Pete Bisbee of the Republican Attorneys General Association about what RAGA is, how it recruits candidates, and how it raises money to fund races. They speculate on election winners and losers, and we hear Pete’s diagnosis of potentially vulnerable Democrats and his “just crazy” prediction.
May 12, 2022
The State AG Report – 5.12.2022
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US
May 09, 2022
In this week’s episode, we make our prediction for who the new Arkansas AG will be, and talk about the value of meeting with your AG and what a difference an open-door policy makes.
May 02, 2022
In this week's episode, co-hosts Lori Kalani and Bernard Nash are joined by fellow State AG Group member Meghan Stoppel.
April 28, 2022
The State AG Report – 4.29.2022
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
April 25, 2022
Welcome to State AG Pulse, a podcast from Cozen O’Connor’s State AG Group.
April 21, 2022
The State AG Report – 4.21.2022
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US
April 14, 2022
The State AG Report – 4.14.2022
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
April 07, 2022
The State AG Report – 4.7.2022
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
March 31, 2022
The State AG Report – 3.31.2022
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
March 25, 2022
In this Legal Opinion Letter published by Washington Legal Foundation, Bernie Nash, Milton Marquis, and Mira Baylson consider the FleetCor case and what it means for businesses post-AMG Capital.
March 17, 2022
The State AG Report – 3.17.2022
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
March 10, 2022
The State AG Report – 3.10.2022
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
March 03, 2022
The State AG Report – 3.3.2022
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
February 24, 2022
The State AG Report – 2.24.2022
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
February 10, 2022
The State AG Report – 2.10.2022
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
February 03, 2022
The State AG Report – 2.3.2022
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
January 27, 2022
The State AG Report – 1.28.2022
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
January 20, 2022
The State AG Report – 1.20.2022
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
January 20, 2022
Lori Kalani, Bernie Nash and Mira Baylson kick off our team’s analysis of the 2022 state AG election season with early observations.
January 06, 2022
The State AG Report – 1.6.2022
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
December 23, 2021
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
December 16, 2021
The State AG Report – 12.16.2021
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
December 09, 2021
The State AG Report – 12.9.2021
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
December 02, 2021
The State AG Report – 12.2.2021
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
November 18, 2021
The State AG Report – 11.18.2021
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
November 11, 2021
The State AG Report – 11.11.2021
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
November 04, 2021
The State AG Report – 11.4.2021
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
October 28, 2021
The State AG Report – 10.28.2021
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
October 21, 2021
The State AG Report – 10.21.2021
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
October 14, 2021
The State AG Report – 10.14.2012
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
September 30, 2021
The State AG Report – 9.30.2021
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
September 23, 2021
The State AG Report – 9.23.2021
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
September 16, 2021
The State AG Report – 9.16.20214
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
September 09, 2021
The State AG Report – 9.9.2021
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
August 26, 2021
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
August 19, 2021
The State AG Report – 8.19.2021
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
August 12, 2021
The State AG Report – 8.12.2021
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
August 05, 2021
The State AG Report – 8.5.2021
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
July 29, 2021
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
July 22, 2021
The State AG Report – 7.22.2021
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US.
July 15, 2021
The State AG Report – 7.15.2021
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US:
July 08, 2021
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US
July 02, 2021
Cozen O’Connor’s State AG Report, the go-to resource for issues relating to state attorneys general (AGs), has again in 2021 received the “Blog of the Year Award in Law” presented by the prestigious Burton Awards. Since 1999, The Burton Awards has rewarded excellence in the legal profession and we are honored to receive this recognition.
July 01, 2021
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the United States.
May 05, 2021
Bernie Nash, Milton Marquis, and Mira Baylson authored an article predicting that the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling revoking the FTC’s ability to go straight to federal court to seek monetary relief for unfair or deceptive acts will strengthen the commission’s partnership with state attorneys general.
April 08, 2021
2022 AG Elections
County District Attorney Launches Bid for Wisconsin Attorney General
Fond du Lac County DA Eric Toney announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2022 race for the Wisconsin AG’s office, currently held by Democratic AG Josh Kaul.
Toney was first elected to...
April 01, 2021
2023 AG Elections
Candidates Ready to Vie for Louisiana Attorney General’s Office Should Incumbent Not Seek Reelection
Louisiana Third District Attorney John Belton announced his plans to run for Louisiana AG if incumbent AG Jeff Landry does not seek reelection. Belton is not currently...
March 25, 2021
State AGs in the News
Governor Newsom Nominates Rob Bonta for California Attorney General
Governor Gavin Newsom nominated California Assemblyman Rob Bonta to replace Xavier Becerra as California AG. Bonta’s appointment will need to be confirmed by the California legislature.
According to...
March 18, 2021
Antitrust
Attorneys General Testify in House Hearing on Big Tech and Competition
On March 18, 2021, Colorado AG Phil Weiser and Nebraska AG Doug Peterson testified before the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law of the House’s Committee on the Judiciary in a hearing...
March 11, 2021
2022 AG Elections
Kansas Attorney General Eyes Governor’s Mansion
Kansas AG Derek Schmidt announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Governor in 2022.
Schmidt, who first assumed the AG’s office in 2011, is the first Republican to announce his candidacy to unseat Democratic...
March 04, 2021
Cozen in the News
Meghan Stoppel, Former Nebraska Consumer Protection Division Chief, Joins State Attorneys General Group
Former Nebraska Consumer Protection Division Chief Meghan Stoppel joined Cozen O’Connor’s State AG Group as a Member. She is a Certified Information Privacy...
February 25, 2021
2022 AG Elections
Republican Candidate Seeks 2022 Rematch Against Minnesota’s Incumbent Attorney General
Doug Wardlow, general counsel for My Pillow, Inc. and a former state representative, has announced he will again seek the Republican nomination for Minnesota AG.
If he were to receive...
February 18, 2021
Cozen in the News
Cozen O’Connor State AG Group Attorneys Discuss Workplace Enforcement Priorities and Regulatory Risks
Cozen O’Connor State AG Group members Maria Colsey Heard and Ann-Marie Luciano published an article in Bloomberg Law in which they discussed how state attorneys general are...
February 11, 2021
2022 AG Elections
Arkansas Lt. Governor Announces Intent to Run for Attorney General
Arkansas Republican Lieutenant Governor Tim Griffin announced that he is dropping his gubernatorial bid and is running for Arkansas AG instead.
Current two-term Arkansas AG Leslie Rutledge, a Republican, is...
February 04, 2021
Cozen in the News
Cozen O’Connor’s State Attorneys General Practice Co-Chairs Quoted in Article About HHS Secretary Nominee
Bernie Nash and Lori Kalani, Co-Chairs of Cozen O’Connor’s State Attorneys General Practice, are quoted in a Healthcare Dive article discussing the expectations for...
January 28, 2021
Breaking News
New Leadership at the FTC
President Joseph R. Biden designated Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter as Acting Chair of the FTC.
As Commissioner, Chairwoman Slaughter advocated for the “aggressive use of the FTC’s authorities,” and has been...
January 21, 2021
State AGs in the News
Alaska Governor Nominates Acting Attorney General to Be Attorney General
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy nominated acting Alaska AG Clyde “Ed” Sniffen for the AG position. The nomination must be confirmed by the Alaska Legislature.
As previously reported, Acting AG...
January 14, 2021
Cozen in the News
Paul Connell, Former Wisconsin Deputy Attorney General, Joins Cozen O’Connor’s State Attorneys General Group
Former Wisconsin Deputy AG Paul Connell has joined Cozen O’Connor’s State AG Group as a Member.
Connell served as Deputy AG and as senior counsel to then-Wisconsin...
January 07, 2021
Antitrust
Google Is in the Crosshairs of Two Multistate Antitrust Suits
Two groups of AGs filed antitrust lawsuits against Google LLC (“Google”).
A group of seven Republican AGs, led by Texas AG Ken Paxton, sued Google over allegations that it violated the Sherman Act and state antitrust...
December 17, 2020
COVID-19
Defunct Travel Agency To Refund Travelers Who Paid Twice for Their Lodgings
Massachusetts AG Maura Healey reached a settlement with online travel agency BookIt Operating LLC d/b/a BookIt.com and its CEO (collectively “BookIt”) to resolve allegations that it knowingly collected money...
December 10, 2020
2020 AG Elections
Maine AG Aaron Frey was reelected to a second two-year term by a joint convention of the Maine House and Senate.
California AG Xavier Becerra was nominated by President-Elect Joe Biden to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”). Should AG Becerra be...
December 03, 2020
Cozen In The News
Cozen O’Connor Member Jerry Kilgore Recognized for Contributions to NAAG
Earlier this week, former Virginia Attorney General and Cozen O’Connor member, Jerry Kilgore, was recognized amongst his peers during the Society of Attorneys General Emeritus (“SAGE”) Business Meeting...
November 19, 2020
2020 AG Elections
Just Called: Incumbent Attorney General Wins Second Term in North Carolina
North Carolina AG Josh Stein (D) won reelection in a closely watched race over Jim O’Neill (R) by a margin of 51% to 49.9%.
AG Stein, first elected in 2016, will serve his second term in office....
November 12, 2020
2020 AG Elections
New Leadership Team at the Republican Attorneys General Association
The Republican Attorneys General Association (“RAGA”) announced the election of the leadership team for its Executive Committee for 2021, which will be led by Chairman Georgia AG Chris Carr, Vice-Chairman...
November 05, 2020
2020 AG Elections
Ten AG elections were held on November 3, 2020. As of this writing, six incumbent AGs won their elections, and Republicans held the open-seats in Indiana and Montana. In the two undecided races, Democratic incumbents in North Carolina and Pennsylvania are narrowly leading...