State Attorneys General (AG) Task Force
State Attorneys General are increasingly pursuing high risk investigations and enforcement actions in every major U.S. industry. Our deep and wide experience with state AGs arms companies to aggressively defend and defeat these matters.
At Gibson Dunn, we combine our unparalleled government investigations and litigation practice with extensive experience across a wide range of subject matters and industries to provide comprehensive and effective solutions to complex issues. State AGs pursue investigations, litigation, and enforcement actions across the legal spectrum – consumer protection; data privacy; employment; antitrust / unfair competition; artificial intelligence (AI); diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI); environmental, social and governance (ESG); products liability; state false claims acts and government contracting; securities; and more. And they are increasingly partnering with plaintiffs’ lawyers in bringing these matters. We have unrivaled experience in all of these spaces.
We have built close working relationships with state AGs and their teams and regularly work to proactively dissuade them from pursuing investigations. Having spent time in senior roles in multiple state AG offices, we understand how AG offices work and how to best advocate for our clients. Our team members have served as the Executive Deputy Attorney General, Deputy Solicitor General, Assistant Solicitor General, Assistant Attorney General, Bureau Chief, and line level attorneys within state AG offices nationwide. We also have had occasion to represent AG offices themselves.
Our experience covers all aspects of these matters, including in nationwide or multi-state and high-stakes investigations. We have handled cases in virtually every state, including responding to subpoenas and civil investigative demands, interfacing with state or local grand juries, representing clients in civil and criminal proceedings, and taking cases to trial. If you have questions about developments in this space, please reach out to any member of our State AG Task Force listed below.
Artificial Intelligence
Antitrust & Competition
Climate Change & Environmental
Consumer Litigation & Products Liability
Consumer Protection
DEI & ESG
False Claims Act & Government Fraud
Labor & Employment
Privacy & Cybersecurity
Securities Enforcement
Tech & Innovation
White Collar & Litigation
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