Kingsley, Charles C.

Ray Taffora is a partner practicing with the firm's Business, Government and Regulatory Law and Litigation Practice Groups. Mr. Taffora concentrates his practice in governmental, administrative, public contract, consumer protection defense, municipal, election, campaign finance, trade association, Indian and regulatory compliance law. Mr. Taffora chairs the firm's Government and Regulatory Law Practice Group.

Mr. Taffora served as (Chief) Deputy Attorney General to Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen from 2007 until January, 2011. As Deputy Attorney General, Mr. Taffora supervised the enforcement of Wisconsin's consumer protection, environmental, antitrust and other civil laws by the Wisconsin Department of Justice. Mr. Taffora also served as Chief Legal Counsel to Wisconsin Governor Tommy G. Thompson from 1987 to 1991. He has also served as special counsel to a number of State agencies and municipalities on intergovernmental and general governmental issues.