Convenience stores process approximately 160 million transactions a day, most of which are on payment cards. The swipe fees charged to retailers every time a card is used in their stores is the 2nd highest operating cost for the industry. NACS has long advocated for fairness and a competitive marketplace for payments in the United States.
Doug Kantor
General Counsel
NACS
(703) 518-4228
Doug Kantor joined NACS as its General Counsel in May 2021.
Prior to that, Kantor most recently served as a partner at Steptoe & Johnson LLP. In this role, he worked with a range of clients, including NACS, to address public policy issues ranging from fuels to financial services. Kantor also established and administered coalitions of companies and trade associations that share common legislative and regulatory objectives. During his tenure at Steptoe, Doug also served as counsel to the Merchant Advisory Group, Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America, National Grocers Association, National Retail Federation, Merchants Payments Coalition, and Main Street Privacy Coalition, among other groups.
Kantor’s legal experience includes appellate litigation, campaign finance law counseling, privacy law counseling, defending state attorney general investigations, litigating securities enforcement actions, and class litigation.
Prior to Steptoe & Johnson, Kantor practiced at Collier Shannon & Scott PLLC. He also served as Special Counsel & Deputy Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Prior to attending law school, Kantor served as a public school teacher.
Kantor received a B.A. from the University of Virginia and a J.D. from Yale Law School.
