Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots, our snapshot on white-collar, regulatory and compliance news and trends. In your inbox this week: Attorney General WIlliam Barr’s former chief of staff prepares to take the reins of the DOJ’s criminal division. Covington’s Rob Kelner guides Amazon through a congressional investigation, and prosecutors face possible discipline for conduct in a sanctions case. Plus Lyft hails Akin Gump for lobbying work.

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