Randy Seybold is a partner in the Commercial Litigation Practice at Venable LLP in Washington, D.C. His practice focuses on a variety of complex commercial disputes and other contested matters. He has successfully represented major corporations in the financial services, life insurance, defense, construction, and accounting industries, as well as small businesses, educational institutions, and individuals. He has successfully litigated a wide range of matters before federal and state courts and in arbitration and mediation, including disputes with federal and state governments regarding improper regulatory action, False Claims Act lawsuits, government contracts disputes, real estate disputes, construction claims, antitrust claims, and allegations of federal and state privacy act violations. He can be reached at [email protected].
Andrew Kay is a partner in the Commercial Litigation Practice at Venable LLP in Washington, D.C. He focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, with a particular emphasis on regulatory litigation and counseling for financial services firms and life insurers, along with defense of consumer class actions, securities fraud and shareholder suits. He has successfully litigated a wide range of matters in federal and state courts, including regulatory litigation on the federal and state level, breach of contract, business tort cases, M&A disputes, governance disputes and disputes over intellectual property ownership rights. He has experience litigating matters in several industries, including life insurance products, mortgage lending, chemicals, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications equipment and energy. He can be reached at [email protected].
State agencies are pushing the envelope with respect to their regulatory enforcement authority. Venable’s Randy Seybold and Andrew Kay explore how the resulting increase in improper “regulation through enforcement” actions presents a serious challenge for companies. In recent years, changes in the economic and political landscapes have created an environment ripe for increased scrutiny and oversight by state regulators of the activities...
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