Douglas F. Gansler

May 21, 2024 | lexology.com | Jonathan Watkins |J.B. Howard |Kaitlyn O’Malley |Douglas F. Gansler |Samuel Mann |Chad Lee

On May 16, 2024, the Maryland Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) announced its dismissal of all charges against Cadwalader clients The Bank of Missouri, Atlanticus Services Corporation, and its affiliate Fortiva Financial, LLC. The dismissal, which comes after years of state and federal litigation, is a major victory for the firm’s clients, the consumer finance industry and consumers.

Mar 26, 2024 | newsfromthestates.com | Douglas F. Gansler

By Douglas F. GanslerThe writer is a former Maryland attorney general. On a daily basis, thousands of customers call Maryland businesses to order food, refill medications, or request services. These calls are often motivated by the advertising done by businesses through promotional materials, such as direct mailings and television advertisements. Customers know what they want and from whom, so they call the business, and money and products are exchanged.

Mar 18, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Douglas F. Gansler

With 18 new Attorneys General assuming their new roles this year − an unprecedented changing of the legal guardians − much of the old-school ways of collaboration may be in jeopardy. Gone are the days when Attorneys General were perceived as the only apolitical group of elected officials and an Attorney General may not even have known the political party of the Attorney General sitting next to him or her. As DAGA and RAGA continue to ascend in power, the collegiality of NAAG is waning.

Dec 11, 2023 | baltimoresun.com | Douglas F. Gansler

Four more years of a Trump presidency would take an enormous toll on America and its democracy. Polling continues to trend in Donald Trump's direction over President Joe Biden's, and we seem to be hurtling toward a disaster in November's presidential election. This is a rare and unprecedented moment in our history where a third party, such as No Labels, could either assure that a Democrat - President Joe Biden - or a bi-partisan ticket would assume the White House.

Feb 17, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Douglas F. Gansler

While 2022 was an eventful year in the state Attorney General space, the first few weeks of 2023 suggest that state Attorney General issues will once again be in the headlines. First and most obvious, we had a much-ballyhooed midterm election. While all eyes were on the Senate and House races, there were also important developments at the state level, with 18 new state Attorneys General being sworn in.