Bingham ConsultingAttorneys General Practice
We are one of the largest groups in the nation helping companies manage the risks posed to them by state Attorney General regulation through litigation. Whether we are helping our clients navigate a multistate investigation or developing and implementing a strategy to help them avoid litigation, we have the know-how and the people to get it done.
What We Do
We help clients manage the risks posed by the states, particularly the state Attorneys General, by bridging the gap between politics and the law.
Our focus:
- Managing multistate investigations - We have been strategic counsel in formal multistate investigations by as many as all 56 state and territorial Attorneys General
- State Attorney General strategy - Devising uniquely tailored strategic approaches to deal with individual state Attorneys General and their national organizations:
- National Association of Attorneys General
- Conference of Western Attorneys General
- Republican Attorneys General Association
- Democratic Attorneys General Association
- Acting against contingent fee conflicted counsel
- Using grasstops efforts to educate Congress
- Presenting high-level amicus briefs in the Supreme Court and state high courts
- Developing collaborative state legislative strategies through major national advocacy organizations
Our Experienced AG Group Includes:
- Stephen E. Merrill, President
- Former Attorney General of New Hampshire
- One of only two non-Attorney General members of the National Association of Attorneys General Strategic Planning Committee
- Awarded the first “Former Attorney General Professionalism Award” by the National Association of Attorneys General
- Tom Gede, Principal
- Former Executive Director of the Conference of Western Attorneys General
- Deputy and Special Assistant Attorney General for the state of California, serving as Supreme Court counsel, amicus coordinator, civil litigator and criminal prosecutor
- Nicholas M. Gess, Principal
- Former Senior Advisor to U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno and Associate Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
- Former Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs, the Department of Justice official responsible for building and maintaining agency relationships with state and local elected officials, law enforcement and advocacy groups
- Ralph C. Martin II, Managing Principal
- Former Suffolk County (Boston, Massachusetts) District Attorney, responsible for forming numerous strategic alliances with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. He was the first African-American Republican elected to this position
- Recognized for his leadership by President Bill Clinton and former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno
- Sarah Reznek, Senior Consultant
- Former Consumer Protection Project Director and Chief Counsel at the National Association of Attorneys General
- Awarded the “NAAG Staff Award” in recognition of outstanding contributions to the Attorneys General and the National Association of Attorneys General
- Former Senior Trial Attorney at the Federal Trade Commission
- Named as "One of the Best FTC Lawyers" by FTC Watch
- Chief of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Public Protection Bureau, responsible for antitrust issues, consumer protection, insurance, energy, healthcare, financial services, telecommunications, public charities and civil rights
- Associate Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice and Senior Advisor to U.S. Attorney General William Barr
- Chief Counsel and Staff Director of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Timothy J. Shea, Principal