Gov. Shumlin taps Assistant AG London to serve as legal counsel

Sarah London, an Assistant Attorney General in the Public Protection Division who has focused on consumer protection and antitrust efforts, will become Gov. Peter Shumlin’s legal counsel. London replaces former Counsel Beth Robinson, who resigned to take a seat on the Vermont Supreme Court.
‘I am proud to welcome Sarah to my staff and am excited to start working with her. Sarah is an exceptional lawyer who understands the legislative process, has great judgment and will be a pleasure to work with,’ the Governor said. ‘I know she will be missed at the Attorney General’s office and I appreciate Attorney General Sorrell giving Sarah his blessing to join our office.’
As legal counsel, London will provide guidance to the Governor and his administration, spearhead Gov. Shumlin’s transparency-in-government agenda, work with lawmakers on key legislation, and more. London will officially step into the new position on Jan. 3.
‘I’m looking forward to joining the Governor’s staff and I feel very privileged to be able to serve the Governor and the State of Vermont in this role,’ said London.
‘Sarah has been a terrific asset to the Attorney General’s Office,’ said Attorney General Bill Sorrell. ‘The Governor is fortunate to have her join his team.’
As Assistant AG, has handled consumer protection, antitrust, bankruptcy, and tobacco enforcement matters. She brought the first enforcement action under Vermont’s security breach notice act and the second HIPAA-enforcement action by a state attorney general in the country. She recently settled one of the largest consumer protection and antitrust actions against a Vermont business in the state’s history (State v. Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), and she has worked with the U.S. DOJ and FTC on a number of multi-state consumer protection and antitrust enforcement actions.
London graduated from Dartmouth College and Northeastern University School of Law.