The ‘kind, insightful, and practical’ State Attorneys General team at Cooley LLP regularly handles complex government investigations and regulatory enforcement actions. The team often takes on matters with both state AGs and FTC or Consumer Financial Protection Bureau involvement. At the helm of the practice, Washington DC-based Michelle Rogers is noted for her experience in the financial services industry. A go-to adviser for financial institutions and fintech clients, Rogers has handled matters before every state AG in the country. Travis LeBlanc is a key name for data privacy and cybersecurity matters and offers in-depth experience working with the California AG's office. Shamis Beckley, based in Boston, and Tiana Demas, based in New York, are also recommended.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team is kind, insightful, and practical. They bring their own intel and expertise to the table while also collaborating extremely well with other external counsel representing the same clients, to help ensure a consistent approach across overlapping work streams.’
- ‘Cooley’s State AG practice is distinctive in the context of its deep, long-standing understanding of our business and its ability to advise across a wide range of legal and regulatory issues beyond pure enforcement matters. Because the team supports us on many facets of the business, they bring a valuable 360-degree perspective and are able to contextualize State AG issues within our broader commercial, product, and risk landscape. This holistic view is particularly helpful in early-stage issue spotting and in aligning regulatory strategy with business objectives.'
- ‘The Cooley team differentiates itself through its business fluency, continuity, and ability to embed regulatory advice within a broader strategic framework.’
- ‘Team members bring deep regulatory and litigation experience that rounds out a practice able to address a wide spectrum of government and enforcement issues, and they are consistently committed to working with us to align legal strategy with commercial priorities.’
- ‘Expertise in the subject matter; felt well represented.’
- ‘James Kim is knowledgeable, responsive, has good working relationship with AG offices, strong judgment and guidance, communicates well with client.’
Key clients
- NYAG v. MoneyLion Technologies Inc. and MoneyLion Inc.
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Google LLC
- M. Brett Cooper, M.D.
- MDAG v. Georgeson Securities Corporation
Work highlights
Represented Regeneron in securing Plaintiffs’ voluntary dismissal of Regeneron from a consolidated action against Cencora, Inc. (“Cencora”) and its partner pharmaceutical companies (“Pharmaceutical Companies”) including Regeneron, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Glaxosmith Kline LLC in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Represented Google in two separate enforcement actions in Texas state courts regarding Google’s collection of geolocation information, private browsing data and biometric information.
Represented a worldwide securities transfer agent and its affiliate shareholder recovery company in a multi-year investigation by the Maryland Attorney General (AG) Securities Division.
Practice head
Michelle Rogers; Travis LeBlanc
Other key lawyers
Shamis Beckley; Tina Demas; James Kim; Daniel Grooms; Susanne Grooms