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Introduction In December 2020, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra was announced to be President-Elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr. s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. The California Attorney General s Office is the second largest Justice Department in the United States, second only to the U.S. Department of Justice, and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra was the first Latino Attorney General in California s history. Before becoming the Attorney General of California, Becerra had a 24-year career in the U.S. House of Representatives. 1 In 2017, Governor Jerry Brown appointed Becerra to the last two years of Kamala Harris s term ....
January 25, 2021 Introduction In December 2020, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra was announced to be President-Elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr.’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. The California Attorney General’s Office is the second largest Justice Department in the United States, second only to the U.S. Department of Justice, and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra was the first Latino Attorney General in California’s history. Before becoming the Attorney General of California, Becerra had a 24-year career in the U.S. House of Representatives.[1] In 2017, Governor Jerry Brown appointed Becerra to the last two years of Kamala Harris’s term as Attorney General, after she won election to the United States Senate. Now, Governor Gavin Newsom will appoint a successor to complete the remaining two years of Becerra’s term, assuming he is confirmed by the U.S. Senate.[2] ....
By Jaclyn Jaeger2021-01-12T17:28:00+00:00 Consumer protection initiatives are expected to be a major area of focus for President-elect Joe Biden, who is widely anticipated to breathe new life into the enforcement priorities of federal and state agencies with such powers. “[The CFPB] is a very big dog, and by all indications it’s about to get a much longer leash. This agency is about to become more robust in terms of its supervisory agenda and its enforcement agenda.” Elizabeth Papez, Partner, Gibson Dunn “There is undoubtedly going to be increased focus on privacy and consumer protection issues to come,” Gibson Dunn Partner Alexander Southwell said on a Jan. 7 Webcast discussing the Biden administration’s anticipated consumer protection agenda. “This will be an era of aggressive enforcement on the federal level, but frankly also on the state level.” ....