2024 Attorneys General Spring Symposium
The Attorneys General Spring Symposium is our annual conference, which allows attorneys general to discuss legal issues and challenges impacting the states. Part of the conference is open to the public and the rest is a private program for attorneys general and their staff. During this gathering in Chicago, attorneys general will discuss their topics…
Coalition of Attorneys General Urge Federal Treasury Bureau to Provide Timely Corporate Transparency Information to State, Local Entities
The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) today called on the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to allow state, local, and tribal entities to have appropriate and timely access to corporate ownership information critical to fighting crime and terrorism. A letter, signed by 42 attorneys general, was sent yesterday to FinCEN, a bureau of the…
Adam Teitelbaum, Consumer Protection Director, Public Advocacy Division, District of Columbia Attorney General’s Office
I have been with the District of Columbia Attorney General’s Office (DC OAG) since June 2021. I initially joined as a Senior Trial Counsel, handling a variety of DC OAG’s affirmative cases. In March 2022, I became Deputy Director of DC OAG’s Office of Consumer Protection. Soon after, when Ben Wiseman left our office to…
NAAG National Masterclass Series: Proactive Pretrial Practices for Defensive Litigation
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2022, 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm ET Hosted by National Association of Attorneys General This series will explore how civil defense practitioners can advance the interest of their clients in the early stages of litigation through preemptive and tactical measures. Panelists will provide insight on how state defense attorneys can strategically deploy…
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NAAG National Training: 2023 Beginner’s Guide to the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement and Tobacco and Nicotine Regulation
This training is open to attorney general staff only. If you are a NAAG member, please log-in to see event details. 2023 Beginner’s Guide to the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement and Tobacco and Nicotine Regulation Training The NAAG Center for Tobacco and Public Health is pleased to announce its 6th Annual Beginner’s Guide to the…
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Indiana Governor May Retain Counsel without Attorney General’s Consent
The Indiana General Assembly enacted a law that allowed it to call itself into emergency session and overrode the Governor’s veto. The Governor sued the legislature, challenging the law as “unconstitutionally co-opting a purely executive function.” The Governor argued that under the state constitution, only the Governor can call an emergency session, and this law,…
Executive Assistants Virtual Meet & Greet
With the new year, we have a number of new executive assistants joining the attorney general community. NAAG is excited to host a virtual meet and greet to help you connect and get to know one another. Executive Assistants are the eyes, ears, and calendars into the attorneys general and chief deputies and often are…
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California Private Attorney General Statute Does Not Usurp Attorney General Powers
A lobbying group for small and mid-sized businesses challenged California’s Labor Code Private Attorney General Act (PAGA). PAGA “allows California employees to sue their employers and pursue civil penalties on behalf of the state for violations relating not only to themselves, but also to other California employees of the same employer.” PAGA is a qui…
2022 NAAG Legislative Victories
As the chief legal officer of their state, attorneys general often provide important input on both regulatory and legislative proposals. This input is often provided through the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG). As a nonpartisan organization, NAAG engages in policy advocacy only when an issue has bipartisan support from a majority of attorneys general….
Court Affirms States’ Parens Patriae Standing in Antitrust Case
Forty-nine states sued 20 manufacturers of generic drugs, alleging an anticompetitive scheme to “fix, maintain, and stabilize prices, rig bids, and engage in market and customer allocations” of certain generic pharmaceuticals. The district court recently decided defendants’ motion to dismiss, holding that although the states could not seek disgorgement, they do have parens patriae standing…
