Getting our Financial House in Order: the Role of Attorneys General in Financial Services

At the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform’s 11th Annual Legal Reform Summit on October 27, 2010, this panel examined the sweeping new Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, its inclusion of enhanced enforcement powers for the state attorneys general, the interplay between the new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection and the states, as well as the traditional role of state attorneys general in enforcing consumer protection laws. Panelists included North Carolina Attorney General Roy A. Cooper,who currently serves as president of the National Association of Attorneys General; Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller; and Andrew J. Pincus, a partner at Mayer Brown. The panel was moderated by Joe Nocera, Business Columnist at the New York Times and co-author of “All The Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of The Financial Crisis.”

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