Former Assistant Attorney General Steve Provazza Joins AGG to Expand Healthcare Antitrust and State Enforcement Platform

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 9, 2026 – Arnall Golden Gregory LLP (AGG) welcomes Stephen N. Provazza as a partner in its Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice. A former assistant attorney general and chief of the Consumer & Economic Justice Unit for the Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General, Steve brings substantial experience in healthcare antitrust, state-level transaction review, and competition investigations and enforcement.

State regulators have taken an increasingly active role in reviewing healthcare transactions and leading complex civil enforcement initiatives. As coordination among attorneys general increases, organizations are encountering more layered regulatory review, particularly in connection with significant transactions.

“State enforcement activity continues to expand across healthcare and other regulated industries,” said Aaron M. Danzig, co-chair of AGG’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice. “Steve understands how state attorneys general coordinate investigations, how regulators assess major transactions, and how companies can position themselves effectively when regulatory attention intensifies.”

Steve’s arrival further deepens AGG’s bench of former government enforcement attorneys and enhances the firm’s ability to counsel clients facing multijurisdictional oversight at both the state and federal levels.

Before joining AGG, Steve led Rhode Island’s consumer protection, antitrust, and data privacy enforcement efforts. He supervised investigations involving healthcare transactions, pricing conduct, advertising practices, consumer finance, and emerging technology issues. He also advised on legislation and regulations related to antitrust, business regulation, and privacy law.

Steve played a central role in Rhode Island’s healthcare transaction review process, working closely with the Rhode Island Department of Health and the Federal Trade Commission on major hospital system combinations. He also helped craft the state’s healthcare pre-merger notification rules, giving him firsthand insight into how state-level review frameworks are structured and implemented. He participated in bipartisan multistate investigations resulting in significant recoveries and nationwide injunctive relief.

“Healthcare systems and investors are facing heightened regulatory review in connection with transactions and consolidation,” added Megan P. Mitchell, co-chair of AGG’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice. “Steve’s experience developing and applying healthcare transaction oversight policy strengthens our ability to help clients evaluate antitrust risk, prepare for state-level review, and move transactions forward with greater confidence.”

At AGG, Steve advises healthcare systems, private equity sponsors, and companies across regulated industries on antitrust risk, transaction strategy, and government investigations. In addition to his work in the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office, he has represented companies and individuals in matters involving the Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

“State regulators are increasingly prioritizing aggressive competition enforcement and are growing their capacity to conduct complex investigations and litigate. Simply put, states are stepping up to fill vacuums left by shifting federal priorities,” Steve said. “AGG’s nationally recognized healthcare and litigation platform provides an exceptional foundation to help clients anticipate regulatory risk, manage transaction review, and respond effectively to investigations.”

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