In this must-listen episode of Regulatory Oversight, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson joins Ashley Taylor and Graham Bryant to reflect on Ferguson’s path from clerking for Justice Thomas and serving as Virginia’s solicitor general to leading the FTC. Ferguson discusses the agency’s enforcement priorities and how the FTC works alongside state attorneys general to maximize consumer redress. He closes with candid advice for companies and counsel navigating matters with the FTC: cooperate early; come prepared with substantive written advocacy well ahead of meetings; and understand that although the FTC prefers to resolve matters cooperatively, it remains prepared to litigate when needed.

Transcript: A Conversation With FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson: Enforcement Priorities and Practical Advice for Companies (PDF)

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Photo of Ashley L. Taylor, Jr. Ashley L. Taylor, Jr.

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 his clients navigate the complexities involved with multistate attorneys general investigations…

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 his clients navigate the complexities involved with multistate attorneys general investigations and enforcement actions, federal agency actions, and accompanying litigation.

Photo of Graham Bryant Graham Bryant

Graham represents clients in regulatory investigations and enforcement matters involving state attorneys general and federal agencies. He spent over four years in the Office of the Solicitor General of Virginia, where as principal deputy solicitor general he handled significant constitutional challenges and policy…

Graham represents clients in regulatory investigations and enforcement matters involving state attorneys general and federal agencies. He spent over four years in the Office of the Solicitor General of Virginia, where as principal deputy solicitor general he handled significant constitutional challenges and policy litigation in state and federal courts, including multiple matters in the U.S. Supreme Court. Graham additionally served as the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia’s director of Virginia appellate litigation, overseeing the office’s practice in all civil and major criminal cases in Virginia’s appellate courts — experience that taught him how state enforcement offices think about cases and make decisions at the highest levels.