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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING

 

TRUMP'S TAXES - U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in D.C. is set to hear arguments this morning on President Trump's bid to block accounting firm Mazars USA LLP from complying with a congressional subpoena that demands eight years of Trump's financial records. Ellis Kim reports that Mehta's ruling will come in the middle of the increasingly tense standoff between the executive and legislative branches, as the Trump administration has refused to comply with a spate of oversight demands by Democrats in the House.

INTRODUCTIONS - As in-house legal departments are pushing harder for their outside firms to include women on their teams, women-owned law firms say they're seeing an advantage. Brenda Sapino Jeffreys and Xiumei Dong report that the designation helps women-owned firms get a foot in the door. Still, to win that business and secure returning clients, it seems that a history of success is the deciding factor.

AHEAD ABROAD - More cybersecurity regulation over the Internet of Things—devices that rely on Internet connectivity to function—is coming, with the EU likely leading the way. Frank Ready reports that while the U.S. lawmakers fiddle with a second round of legislation on the Internet of Things introduced in March, lawmakers abroad are unencumbered by the likes of Silicon Valley forces. In addition, culturally, Europe has been more concerned about privacy. Remember the GDPR?

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EDITOR'S PICKS

 

Skadden Keeps Mum Over Claims It Bowed To Pressure To Hire Manafort's Daughter

Justices' Feud Over Death Penalty Flares, Exposing Tension and Private Deliberations

Monsanto Hit with $2B in Punitives in Roundup Trial

Talc Plaintiffs Begin Fighting Mass Removal in Wake of Imerys Bankruptcy

MoFo Settles Texas Suit Over Billing Practices

Meet the Advisory Board Guiding Law.com's Yearlong Mental Health Reporting Project

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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING

 

LEADER LADDER - Quinn Emanuel's London office has named a new senior partner and a new co-managing partner. Krishnan Nair reports that London co-managing partner Richard East will become senior partner, while energy litigation chair Ted Greeno becomes co-managing partner alongside incumbent Sue Prevezer.

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