On January 3, Virginia Attorney General-elect Jason Miyares announced key members of his leadership team, including the chief deputy, solicitor general, deputy attorneys general, and other senior staff members.
These members will be sworn in on January 15, and will then head the Virginia Office of Attorney General’s five legal divisions: Solicitor General Division, Government
On December 8, Gov. David Ige announced the appointment of Holly T.M. Shikada as the next attorney general of Hawaii, subject to Senate confirmation. Shikada has served as the first deputy attorney general since March 2021 and has 30 years of experience within the Department of the Attorney General.
Shikada will succeed Clare Connors, who
On December 7, the Senate confirmed Clare Connors as the U.S. attorney for Hawaii. Connors, appointed by Gov. David Ige, served as Hawaii’s attorney general since January 2019.
During her term, Connors was co-chair of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) Human Trafficking Committee. She has long supported state and national initiatives against human
On December 7, the Senate voted to confirm Jessica Rosenworcel as the permanent chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), making her the first woman to hold that title.
Rosenworcel faced a term expiration at the end of the year after serving on the commission since 2012. This confirmation avoids a Republican majority at the
Hidden “resort fees” will soon be a thing of the past for Marriott International, Inc. after a recent settlement between the company and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro. Hotels like Marriott routinely advertise nightly rates that do not include mandatory fees, such as resort fees. Those fees are then added later — usually on
On November 2, Jason S. Miyares won the Virginia election to become Virginia’s first Latino attorney general. Miyares, a son of a Cuban refugee and a former criminal prosecutor, defeated two-term incumbent Attorney General Mark Herring. We have discussed Miyares’ campaign platform in detail here.
In 2015, Miyares was elected as a state delegate
Data breaches and ransomware attacks are on the rise. On October 7, Oregon Attorney General Rosenblum announced an increase in data breaches reported to his office. The first nine months of 2021 involved 131 reported breaches, exceeding the 2020 total of 110. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) also announced an increase in ransomware-related activities in
On September 30 and October 1, Troutman Pepper attended the 2021 National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) Presidential Summit, “Taking the Politics Out of Hate,” held in Washington, DC.[1] Hosted by NAAG President and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine, the summit focused on ways that attorney general offices can combat hate
State regulatory agencies in Alabama, Kentucky, New Jersey, and Texas have increased their efforts to challenge digital asset-related products by issuing cease-and-desist or “show cause” orders against New Jersey-based cryptocurrency company, Celsius Network LLC (Celsius). In September, Celsius — which provides a blockchain-based cryptocurrency lending and trading platform — became the most recent target of