They’ve Got Next: State Attorneys General Practice Fresh Face Ryan Bottegal

Ryan Bottegal aims for calm, so he can deliver quiet.

Calm, because his goal is to assure attorneys general that his clients are following the law. Quiet, because convincing one attorney general means there’s no court judgment that could trigger a multistate pile-on.

Bottegal’s soft-spoken demeanor, along with the strategy chops he earned as an intellectual property litigator, helps him work across the table from state attorneys general offices, demonstrating with deep industry knowledge that his clients aren’t subject to regulation. Or, if that fails, he helps reach some mutual agreement allowing a client to tweak business practices and avoid ...