Steven M. Kaufmann
Department of Law
Steven M. Kaufmann, Esq., has extensive public and private sector leadership experience substantially focused on consumer protection and antitrust legal issues. Mr. Kaufmann serves as the Deputy Attorney General for the State of Colorado for Consumer Protection. He leads a team dedicated to protecting Colorado consumers and businesses by upholding Colorado and Federal laws designed to maintain a fair and competitive business environment while protecting consumers from being targets of fraud. With Mr. Kaufmann at its helm, the Consumer Protection Section is devoted to meeting Attorney General Phil Weiser's goals of keeping Coloradans safe by enforcing antitrust laws, combating unfair or deceptive trade practices, enforcing data privacy and security laws, stopping unscrupulous lenders and debt collectors, assuring fair and reasonable utility rates and fighting fraud against older Coloradans. The Consumer Protection Section also works to hold those who contribute to the opioid epidemic accountable by bringing cartels to justice and actively investigating and suing irresponsible drug manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and others for their deceptive actions that fueled this crisis. In private practice, Mr. Kaufmann represented clients in high-stakes litigation and enforcement matters and steered them through critical compliance strategies. He handled disputes and investigations in a range of industries including financial services, telecommunications, energy, real estate, logistics, and pharmaceuticals. He also has a strong background in class action defense in the financial services, securities, and antitrust areas. Mr. Kaufmann was the chair of Morrison & Foerster's Litigation Department, a former managing partner and head of litigation in the firm's Denver office, and a former chair of the firm's Consumer Litigation and Class Action Practice Group. From 2010 to 2014, Mr. Kaufmann, upon appointment by President Obama, served as the chief of staff at an independent U.S. government development agency created to reduce poverty through long-term investments in impoverished countries, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). MCC has an annual operating budget of $1 billion and makes significant investments in African, Asian and Latin American nations designed to eliminate obstacles to economic growth, including transportation and energy solutions.
(08/20)
