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C. Ryan Barber, based in Washington, covers government affairs and regulatory compliance. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @cryanbarber
May 2, 2017 | National Law Journal
The confirmation hearing of Makan Delrahim to lead the Justice Department's Antitrust Division—which was postponed from April 26—could be set as early as next week. The former Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck lawyer's ethics agreement, publicly disclosed this week, outlines a recusal roadmap.
By C. Ryan Barber
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May 1, 2017 | National Law Journal
As legal careers go, Ivan Fong, general counsel to 3M Co., has seen it all.
By C. Ryan Barber
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May 1, 2017 | National Law Journal
Once a science-fiction fantasy, self-driving vehicles are the new frontier for the automobile industry—and tech giants, century-old automakers and upstart electric car manufacturers are all speeding toward it. That's meant shelling out big bucks to lobby shops to engage with regulators and policy officials. Here's a snapshot of some of the recent spending by top players in the industry.
By C. Ryan Barber
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April 28, 2017 | National Law Journal
A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday rejected Anthem Inc.'s proposed $54 billion acquisition of Cigna Corp., upholding a trial judge's decision to block the deal on the ground it would substantially reduce competition.
By C. Ryan Barber
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April 27, 2017 | National Law Journal
Ocwen Financial Corp., the mortgage loan servicer fighting a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lawsuit, has turned to an unlikely source for help: the U.S. Justice Department. In a federal court filing styled as a motion "to invite the views of the attorney general of the United States," the company on Wednesday took the remarkable step of asking the Justice Department to weigh in on the side of a corporation fighting another federal agency.
By C. Ryan Barber
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April 21, 2017 | National Law Journal
A Washington federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's attempt to investigate an embattled accreditor of for-profit colleges, upholding a trial judge's ruling that faulted the Obama-era agency for straying outside its jurisdiction.
By C. Ryan Barber
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April 20, 2017 | National Law Journal
Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, is proposing to rename the Obama-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to the "Consumer Law Enforcement Agency." The proposed change was tucked into a nearly 600-page draft of Hensarling's new Financial Choice Act, which the House Financial Services Committee is set to discuss at a hearing April 26.
By C. Ryan Barber
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April 19, 2017 | National Law Journal
The Federal Trade Commission is keeping tabs on the growing trend of brands hiring so-called "influencers"—athletes, celebrities and others with large followings—to promote their products on social media. Up until Wednesday, the agency has put the burden of ensuring proper advertising disclosure on the brands. The agency sent 90 letters to influencers and marketers informing them of their responsibility to "clearly and conspicuously" disclose the business relationships behind social media posts.
By C. Ryan Barber
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April 18, 2017 | Daily Report Online
Netspend and its parent company Total System Services have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars lobbying on prepaid card rules and other regulatory matters. The two companies are not backing down. Netspend is pushing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to delay its new rule, and on Capitol Hill, Total System Services is jumping into an effort, sponsored by Republican lawmakers, to tear up the new regulation.
By C. Ryan Barber
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April 18, 2017 | National Law Journal
Netspend and its parent company Total System Services have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars lobbying on prepaid card rules and other regulatory matters. The two companies are not backing down. Netspend is pushing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to delay its new rule, and on Capitol Hill, Total System Services is jumping into an effort, sponsored by Republican lawmakers, to tear up the new regulation.
By C. Ryan Barber
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