By Meghan Tribe | August 15, 2017
In the days following the violent clashes between rival groups of protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, that killed a 32-year-old legal assistant, some corporate executives have openly criticized President Donald Trump for his delay in condemning white supremacists. Some Big Law leaders have reacted to the president's response.
By C. Ryan Barber | August 9, 2017
The move away from CFPB cases comes months after the Justice Department, under Attorney General Jeff Sessions, said it would no longer defend the lawfulness of the CFPB's independent, single-director design.
By Cogan Schneier | August 1, 2017
Former prosecutors say Trump's involvement in crafting a statement for his son, Don Jr., isn't necessarily obstruction of justice.
By Christine Simmons | July 7, 2017
The star litigator and same-sex marriage defender has launched her own firm, Kaplan & Co. LLP, after more than two decades at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.
By Katelyn Polantz | June 24, 2017
The annual Battle of the Law Firm Bands took place in Washington, D.C., on June 22, featuring acts like the “Estoppelgangers,” “Nuclear Covfefe,” “Sutherland Comfort,” “The Perks” and “The Precedents.” Washington Wrap is a weekly roundup of Big Law and federal government hires and other Washington, D.C., legal news.
By Rebecca Cohen | June 21, 2017
Leslie Caldwell has become the latest former head of the U.S. Department of Justice's criminal division to join Latham & Watkins. The firm announced Wednesday that Caldwell will join its white-collar defense and investigations practice in September. The former partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius will work out of San Francisco.
By nationallawjournal | National Law Journal | June 14, 2017
Nominees should have at least one significant win in a jury or bench trial between Jan. 1, 2016, and July 1, 2017.
By Sue Reisinger | June 12, 2017
Plaintiffs firms and corporate defense firms have been adding whistleblower law experts as the number of suits proliferates along with the number of state and federal laws that have been enacted allowing qui tam claims.
By Marcia Coyle | May 30, 2017
Jack Metzler, a government appellate lawyer in Washington, took to Twitter in 2013 to share his fascination with the U.S. Supreme Court and places connected to it—giving rise to the handle @SCOTUSplaces. Along the way, he picked up more than 4,200 followers and discovered a surprisingly growing and engaging appellate practitioner community. We caught up with Metzler this week about his account and the growing and engaging appellate practitioner community on social media.
By Jason Grant | May 24, 2017
Fox News fired back at Andrea Tantaros on Wednesday, claiming that her allegations against the network were an "outright hoax," and requesting sanctions that include a dismissal of the case and a disciplinary referral for Judd Burstein, Tantaros' Manhattan-based lawyer.
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