Cadwalader partner Doug Gansler, head of the firm’s State Attorneys General practice, examines “the real shift” in the approach of today’s state attorneys general, many of whom are taking a more proactive and aggressive approach than ever before. Gansler looks at state AGs’ focus on privacy issues, pharmaceutical companies and, especially, financial institutions’ presence on the internet – an area he calls the “Wild West,” with internet lending, internet payment and internet banking.