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State AG Litigation: Emerging Risks and Enforcement Priorities Requiring a Unique Litigation Playbook (Presented by Troutman Pepper Locke)

2025-12-16 13:00:00

2025-12-16 13:00:00

2 Credits

State attorneys general litigation requires unique defense strategies due to AGs’ complex legal, political, and policy motivations as elected officials.

2025-12-16 13:00:00

State attorneys general litigation requires unique defense strategies due to AGs’ complex legal, political, and policy motivations as elected officials.

2025-12-16 13:00:00

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Key topics that will be covered

What will you learn

Attorneys will learn how state Attorney General investigations differ from traditional litigation, including AG motivations, enforcement trends, and effective defense strategies for responding to CIDs.

What will you gain

Attorneys will gain practical approaches for navigating AG matters, including resolution strategies, discovery tactics, and understanding emerging enforcement priorities in AI, privacy, and healthcare.

AG Profile
Modern AGs are younger, elected in 43 states, and view the position as a stepping stone.
Investigation Goals
AG investigations may be inquiry-based, law enforcement, policy-driven, political, or sovereignty-focused.
Multistate Dynamics
Multistate investigations involve executive committees leading consortiums of largely passive attorneys general.
Defense Strategies
Effective responses include legal white papers, formal presentations, and understanding when litigation is inevitable.
Discovery Tactics
Defense discovery can explore financial motivations, fee agreements, and third-party agency documents.
Emerging Risks
AI, data privacy, social media, and private equity in healthcare are current enforcement priorities.

What will you learn

Attorneys will learn how state Attorney General investigations differ from traditional litigation, including AG motivations, enforcement trends, and effective defense strategies for responding to CIDs.

What will you gain

Attorneys will gain practical approaches for navigating AG matters, including resolution strategies, discovery tactics, and understanding emerging enforcement priorities in AI, privacy, and healthcare.

Agenda

Session 1

Emerging Regulatory Risks Shaping State AG Litigation

Session 2

Understanding Enforcement Trends and Investigation Motivations

Session 3

Effective Litigation Strategies for AG Investigations

Session 4

Future Directions in State AG Litigation Landscape

clock 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

Emerging Regulatory Risks Shaping State AG Litigation

Ashley L. Taylor, Jr.

Troutman Pepper Locke

Barry H. Boise

Troutman Pepper Locke

This session examines how modern state Attorneys General have evolved from career-capstone positions to stepping stones for higher office, fundamentally changing enforcement priorities. Attendees will explore the AG’s unique role as consumer protection advocate, their constitutional authority, and how regulatory gap-filling in areas like AI and data privacy creates new compliance challenges for businesses.

Ashley L. Taylor, Jr.

Troutman Pepper Locke

Barry H. Boise

Troutman Pepper Locke

clock 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Understanding Enforcement Trends and Investigation Motivations

Ashley L. Taylor, Jr.

Troutman Pepper Locke

Barry H. Boise

Troutman Pepper Locke

Discover the key factors driving AG investigations, from consumer complaints and disruptive business models to policy goals and political motivations. This session covers the one-way discovery process, multistate coordination dynamics, the growing role of outside contingency counsel, and critical intelligence-gathering techniques for anticipating enforcement actions.

Ashley L. Taylor, Jr.

Troutman Pepper Locke

Barry H. Boise

Troutman Pepper Locke

clock 2:10 pm - 2:40 pm EST

Effective Litigation Strategies for AG Investigations

Ashley L. Taylor, Jr.

Troutman Pepper Locke

Barry H. Boise

Troutman Pepper Locke

Learn practical approaches for responding to civil investigative demands, including when to educate versus when to litigate aggressively. This session explores offensive litigation options like the First Choice case, removal strategies to federal court, challenging legal theories such as public nuisance claims, and leveraging discovery as a two-way street to demonstrate actions are not in the public interest.

Ashley L. Taylor, Jr.

Troutman Pepper Locke

Barry H. Boise

Troutman Pepper Locke

clock 2:40 pm - 3:10 pm EST

Future Directions in State AG Litigation Landscape

Ashley L. Taylor, Jr.

Troutman Pepper Locke

Barry H. Boise

Troutman Pepper Locke

Panelists forecast emerging priorities including AI regulation, algorithmic pricing scrutiny, healthcare AI bias concerns, and increased private equity oversight in healthcare settings. The session addresses how AGs are shifting toward filing litigation without prior investigation and provides guidance on achieving global peace in settlements across multiple sovereign states.

Ashley L. Taylor, Jr.

Troutman Pepper Locke

Barry H. Boise

Troutman Pepper Locke

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Joe Ervin

The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP
A Partner at The Law Firm for Truck Safety. He focuses exclusively on cases involving commercial motor vehicle crashes and wrongful death. Joe also holds a valid class “A” commercial driver’s license with endorsements for double/triple trailers and tankers.

Education & Credentials

A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Recognition & Leadership

Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety.
 He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.

Professional Involvement

Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024).
 He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.

Experience

Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.

Kevin Foley

Reminger Co
A Partner at The Law Firm for Truck Safety. He focuses exclusively on cases involving commercial motor vehicle crashes and wrongful death. Joe also holds a valid class “A” commercial driver’s license with endorsements for double/triple trailers and tankers.

Education & Credentials

A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Recognition & Leadership

Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety.
 He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.

Professional Involvement

Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024).
 He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.

Experience

Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.

Grant H. Lawson

The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP
A Partner at The Law Firm for Truck Safety. He focuses exclusively on cases involving commercial motor vehicle crashes and wrongful death. Joe also holds a valid class “A” commercial driver’s license with endorsements for double/triple trailers and tankers.

Education & Credentials

A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Recognition & Leadership

Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety.
 He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.

Professional Involvement

Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024).
 He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.

Experience

Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.

Ashley L. Taylor, Jr.

Troutman Pepper Locke

Barry H. Boise

Troutman Pepper Locke

Ashley L. Taylor, Jr.

Troutman Pepper Locke

Ashley is co-leader of the firm’s nationally ranked State Attorneys General practice, vice chair of the firm, and a partner in its Regulatory Investigations, Strategy + Enforcement (RISE) Practice Group. He helps clients navigate multistate attorneys general investigations and enforcement actions, federal agency actions, and accompanying litigation.

Professional Involvement

Deeply involved with attorneys general organizations, including the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG). Founded and co-chairs the American Bar Association committee on state attorneys general matters. Provides ongoing analysis and commentary on regulatory developments through the firm's Regulatory Oversight blog.

Experience

Former deputy attorney general with experience handling high stakes matters before every state attorney general in the U.S. as well as federal agencies. He offers exceptional experience in the financial services industry, including issues involving FCRA, FDCPA, State Consumer Protection laws, and before agencies such as the CFPB and FTC. Previously served as a commissioner on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, appointed by President Bush from 2004 to 2010.

Ashley L. Taylor, Jr.

Troutman Pepper Locke

Ashley is co-leader of the firm’s nationally ranked State Attorneys General practice, vice chair of the firm, and a partner in its Regulatory Investigations, Strategy + Enforcement (RISE) Practice Group. He helps clients navigate multistate attorneys general investigations and enforcement actions, federal agency actions, and accompanying litigation.

Professional Involvement

Deeply involved with attorneys general organizations, including the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG). Founded and co-chairs the American Bar Association committee on state attorneys general matters. Provides ongoing analysis and commentary on regulatory developments through the firm's Regulatory Oversight blog.

Experience

Former deputy attorney general with experience handling high stakes matters before every state attorney general in the U.S. as well as federal agencies. He offers exceptional experience in the financial services industry, including issues involving FCRA, FDCPA, State Consumer Protection laws, and before agencies such as the CFPB and FTC. Previously served as a commissioner on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, appointed by President Bush from 2004 to 2010.

Barry H. Boise

Troutman Pepper Locke

Barry H. Boise is a partner at Troutman Pepper Locke in the Health Care and Life Sciences Litigation practice and a member of the firm’s State Attorneys General team. He represents global pharmaceutical, medical device, and health care clients in complex litigation and high-stakes regulatory investigations.

Recognition & Leadership

Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

Professional Involvement

A frequent author and speaker on state AG enforcement, life-sciences litigation, and the legal implications of emerging technologies. Contributes regularly to thought-leadership pieces such as 'State AGs Choose Products Liability Case as Battleground for State Sovereignty' and 'State AGs May Put Investors on the Hook for Company Bad Acts.' Active member of Lawyers for Civil Justice.

Experience

Extensive experience defending companies in multidistrict and coordinated state-court actions. Recognized for strategic insight into how state enforcement priorities evolve and intersect with national litigation trends. Decades of experience advising corporations facing cross-jurisdictional scrutiny.

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Understanding state AG litigation is essential for legal practitioners because AGs possess unique enforcement powers, political motivations, and consumer protection authority that create fundamentally different litigation dynamics than traditional civil adversaries.
$50B+
Total opioid settlements awarded to states and localities from pharmaceutical companies over an 18-year period.
82%
Of corporate counsel report increased state enforcement activity in response to shifting federal priorities.
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