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Ex-Big Law Partner Gets 18 Months in Prison for Stock Fraud Scheme

Andrew Denney | Christine Simmons | August 17, 2018

Evan Greebel, a former partner at Kaye Scholer and Katten Muchin Rosenman, is headed to prison after working with disgraced pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli to defraud investors.

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Federal Judge Approves Anthem Data Breach Settlement, Slashes Attorney Fees

Amanda Bronstad | August 17, 2018

U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, approved the fees after concluding that the results were “exceptional.”

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Special Master Finishes Privilege Review of Cohen Material

Colby Hamilton | August 17, 2018

Bracewell partner Barbara Jones said nearly 7,150 items were found to be privileged among the millions seized by the government in April.

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Manafort Judge, Citing Threats, Refuses Media Request for Juror Names

C. Ryan Barber | August 17, 2018

Judge T.S. Ellis said he himself has received threats during the trial.

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Hurdles Ahead on Brett Kavanaugh’s Race to One First Street  

Tony Mauro | August 17, 2018

Will Brett Kavanaugh be seated by the time the new Supreme Court term begins? Here are some time elements to consider.

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Trump’s EPA, Delaying Obama Rule, Makes ‘Mockery’ of Law, DC Circuit Says

Mike Scarcella | August 17, 2018

"EPA may not employ delay tactics to effectively repeal a final rule while sidestepping the statutorily mandated process for revising or repealing that rule on the merits," D.C. Circuit Judges Judith Rogers and Robert Wilkins wrote Friday.

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Lead Paint Companies Were 'Stuck With the Bill,' Says SCOTUS Briefs

Amanda Bronstad | August 16, 2018

"Imagine that late one evening, around closing time, after dinner with a friend, the waiter hands you a bill for $5,000. You object," wrote Corbin Barthold, litigation counsel at the WLF. “The host arrives and explains that the other patrons left without paying. The restaurant cannot track them down. You, however, are here. You, therefore, shall pay—for everyone.”

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Manafort Jury's First Questions Included Defining 'Reasonable Doubt'

C. Ryan Barber and Ellis Kim| August 16, 2018

Responding to that request, the judge said the prosecution bore the burden of proving its allegations beyond a reasonable doubt, but not beyond “all possible doubt.”

Prosecutors Detail Financial Motive in Shooting of Mayer Brown Partner

Roy Strom | August 16, 2018

A dispute over family money allegedly led Stephen Shapiro's brother-in-law, John Gately III, to kill, prosecutors said.

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Supreme Court Isn't on Trump's Side as He Bashes Media

Tony Mauro | August 16, 2018

Here are some of the statements U.S. Supreme Court justices have made in landmark decisions about the importance of a free press.

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Vigil for Return of Kidnapped Georgetown 2L Regains Momentum

Karen Sloan | August 16, 2018

The FBI has offered a $1 million reward for information about Austin Tice's whereabouts, and the Georgetown Law community is renewing efforts to raise awareness about his kidnapping six years ago.

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PTAB Chief Judge Taking New Role at USPTO

Scott Graham | August 15, 2018

David Ruschke will become a senior adviser, giving PTO Director Andrei Iancu the opportunity to name his own chief of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

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Charges Filed in Killing of Mayer Brown’s Stephen Shapiro

Roy Strom | August 15, 2018

The death of Mayer Brown partner Stephen Shapiro has led to murder charges being filed against his brother-in-law, John Gately III.

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35 AGs File Amicus Briefs Citing a State's 'Unique Role' in Fixing the Opioid Crisis

Amanda Bronstad | August 15, 2018

Opioid manufacturers and one distributor say the complaint against them lacks specifics to back up deceptive trade practices and public nuisance claims. But the amicus briefs said none of that mattered because a state has a “unique role” in the opioid crisis.

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As Sexual Abuse Scandals Mount, DC Cardinal Turns to Jones Day

Ryan Lovelace | August 15, 2018

Cardinal Donald Wuerl, leader of the Catholic Church in Washington and former Pittsburgh bishop, looked to the law firm amid fallout from this week's Pennsylvania grand jury report.

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Trump Fave Amul Thapar Broadens SCOTUS Ruling Against Worker Class Actions

Erin Mulvaney | August 15, 2018

Leading a federal appeals panel, Thapar said the Fair Labor Standards Act doesn't "displace" the requirement that judges enforce arbitration agreements as they are written. The Supreme Court this term, confronting the National Labor Relations Act, ruled against workers.

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Texas Judge Greenlights Securities Fraud Class Action Against Exxon, Rex Tillerson

Greg Land | August 15, 2018

Judge Ed Kinkeade wrote that the plaintiffs sufficiently supported their allegations that Exxon Mobil and then-CEO Rex Tillerson misrepresented the value of the company's gas and oil reserves to keep its stock prices high prior to a $12 billion bond issue in 2016.

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Omarosa's Florida Lawyer Takes to Twitter in Feud With Trump Campaign

Raychel Lean | August 15, 2018

Former White House employee Omarosa Manigault Newman is assembling a team of lawyers to fight the Trump campaign's allegations that she violated a nondisclosure agreement when she released an audio tape of her firing.

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JPMorgan Asked to Freeze Gender-Bias Case After SCOTUS Ruling

Erin Mulvaney | August 15, 2018

Administrative law judges and federal appeals judges are now grappling with the scope of the Supreme Court's ruling in 'Lucia,' which confronted the lawfulness of the appointment of federal in-house judges.

The Battle For Talent Is Disrupting The Business Of Law

David J. Parnell| August 15, 2018

A shift in the way firms are pursuing laterals is disrupting the market and New York will be the primary battleground.

Update

Manafort Defense Goes After Rick Gates’ Credibility in Closings

C. Ryan Barber | Ellis Kim | August 15, 2018

Defense attorneys described the government as “so desperate” to get Manafort, that they cut a plea deal with Gates that might allow him to walk free.

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How Stephen Shapiro Helped Lawyers—and Reporters—Understand SCOTUS

Tony Mauro | August 15, 2018

In practice, Stephen Shapiro of Mayer Brown, founder of the firm's Supreme Court practice, applied and honed his knowledge with 30 oral arguments before the justices.

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Omarosa-Trump Tapes Could Mean 'Open Season on Privacy Rights' in the Workplace, Attorneys Say

Raychel Lean | August 15, 2018

Lawyers from across the country shared their responses to the tapes, and what they demonstrate about how privacy laws play out across states.

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Mueller's Team Used the Few Tools Available to Confront Tough Judges

C. Ryan Barber| August 14, 2018

The Manafort judge's interventionist style prompted discussions in legal circles and on cable talk shows about whether he had gone too far, with some observers arguing the judge’s hands-on approach and regular rebukes against prosecutors would have been fodder for a mistrial if the defense had been on the receiving end.

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Mayer Brown Partner's Killing Shocks Colleagues, Appellate Bar

Ryan Lovelace | August 14, 2018

Stephen Shapiro's sudden death sparked an outpouring of reactions and remembrances from friends and fellow practitioners.

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Will the Church Sex-Abuse Grand Jury Report Lead to New Civil Suits?

Max Mitchell | August 14, 2018

While some attorneys said the report could lead to a wave of new cases, other lawyers were skeptical and said there likely won't be much effect on sex abuse litigation in Pennsylvania without changes in the law.

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Impeachment Vote Roils West Virginia Supreme Court

Scott Flaherty | August 14, 2018

Mountain State legislators voted to impeach the entire sitting Supreme Court bench.

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In Tomahawkcoin ICO Case, SEC Sees an Unregistered Security

Ross Todd | August 14, 2018

According to the SEC, the TOM tokens were an unregistered security since they presented "a transferable share or option on a security."

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Closings Set for Wednesday After Manafort Declines to Testify at Fraud Trial

Ellis Kim | August 14, 2018

Manafort’s defense rested its case without calling any witnesses in the trial.

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Mayer Brown Supreme Court Practice Founder Shot and Killed

Roy Strom | August 14, 2018

Stephen Shapiro, a former U.S. deputy solicitor general and leading Supreme Court advocate, is dead at 72.

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Former Pruitt Aide at EPA Lands at Crowell & Moring

Ryan Lovelace | August 14, 2018

Byron Brown is a former senior counsel to Sen. James Inhofe and was deputy chief of staff under ousted EPA administrator Scott Pruitt.

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From 'Honest Man' to 'Scared Stiff': All of Trump's Tweets Dishing on Jeff Sessions

Mike Scarcella | August 14, 2018

Trump has used Twitter to bash his attorney general, ramping up criticism in recent days as the Mueller probe persists. Sessions, for his part, has only publicly praised his boss.

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'Unauthorized' Removal in Asylum Case Draws Judge's Ire, Sparks Procedure Review

Ellis Kim | August 13, 2018

“While we were in the air, no one told me anything about what was happening. It was not until we landed in my home country that an official asked me my name and whether I was appealing my case," the plaintiff recounted in a declaration filed Monday.

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Now Paul Manafort's Lawyers Get Their Turn in Virginia Federal Court

Ellis Kim and C. Ryan Barber| August 13, 2018

U.S. prosecutors rested their case Monday against Paul Manafort, the first Mueller defendant to go to trial. Now it's the defense lawyers' turn in Virginia federal court. We'll learn a lot more Tuesday morning.

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Judge Holds UC Regents in Contempt in UCSB Stalking Case

Ross Todd | August 13, 2018

A state court judge in Santa Barbara found that the school's revised decision in a case she sent back to the school for further review was "merely a poorly rewritten decision that appears to be a justification for the earlier result."

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2 Years Too Early, Kavanaugh Readied for Rehnquist’s Departure From Court

Tony Mauro | August 13, 2018

Documents the Senate Judiciary Committee posted as part of Kavanaugh's nomination reveal a heightened-alert atmosphere inside and outside the White House surrounding the speculation that Supreme Court vacancies would soon open up.

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Newspaper Sues Former Employee Over Twitter Account, Charging Trade Secret Violations

Rhys Dipshan | August 13, 2018

The owner of The Roanoke Times alleges reporter Andy Bitter illegally kept his Twitter account when he left, and the case may have far-reaching consequences for the business use of social media accounts.

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Russian Company Charged by Mueller Loses Bid to Dismiss Charges

C. Ryan Barber | August 13, 2018

"The appointment does not violate core separation-of-powers principles," U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich wrote on Monday, rejecting a motion from defense lawyers at Reed Smith. "Nor has the special counsel exceeded his authority under the appointment order by investigating and prosecuting Concord."

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Squire Patton Boggs Acquires Silicon Valley-Based IP Boutique

Xiumei Dong | August 13, 2018

For the third time in three years, the global legal giant has absorbed a smaller firm in the Bay Area.

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Proskauer Partner, Firm Resolve $50M Gender Bias Suit

Scott Flaherty | August 11, 2018

Connie Bertram remains a Washington, D.C., partner at Proskauer, which she claimed "consistently underpays its top female talent."

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Monsanto Hit With $289M Verdict Over Roundup Weed Killer

Amanda Bronstad | August 10, 2018

Jurors awarded $39.2 million in compensatory damages and $250 million in punitive damages to plaintiff DeWayne “Lee” Johnson.

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Trump to Sign CFIUS Reform Bill: What Dealmakers Need to Know

MP McQueen | August 10, 2018

U.S. companies dealing with foreign investors will soon have a whole new reality to contend with when Trump signs it into law Monday.

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SCOTUS Asked to Ignore Circuit Split on Sexual Orientation Discrimination

R. Robin McDonald | August 10, 2018

Freeman Mathis & Gary attorneys defending Clayton County, Georgia, in a discrimination fight over sexual orientation say the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit got it right in a finding that discrimination against people because of their sexual orientation is not prohibited under federal law.

Brett Kavanaugh's SCOTUS Confirmation Hearing Is Set for Sept. 4

Ryan Lovelace | August 10, 2018

The hearings on Kavanaugh's nomination will come less than a month before the start of the next Supreme Court term.

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After 34 Years, Storied DC Investigations Firm Has No Lenzner at the Helm

Ryan Lovelace | August 10, 2018

It's a new era for Investigative Group International and its associated law firm, founded by Terry Lenzner and run for the last five years by his son Jonathan.

Podcast

Think Like a Waiter … and Other Tips for Making It in Big Law

Vanessa Blum | Leigh Jones | August 10, 2018

Legal recruiter Richard Hsu, host of the podcast Hsu Untied, shares his takeaways for getting hired, finding mentors and handling rejection.

'Turn That Plane Around' and Other Times Judge Emmet Sullivan Was Outraged

Mike Scarcella | August 10, 2018

Yes, like many judges, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan in D.C. has been outraged before by U.S. government action. Here are three other moments when he found himself troubled.

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Supreme Court Discharges Veteran Special Master in 'Florida v. Georgia' Water Dispute

Tony Mauro | August 10, 2018

No matter what the reason for the U.S. Supreme Court's decision, it will reduce future litigation costs for both Florida and Georgia as the fact-finding continues.

Commentary

This One Psychological Term Could Be Responsible for a Lot of the Strife in Law and Life

James H. Dolan| August 10, 2018

Lawyers would do well to grasp the process of splitting, because law practice is based on it. It is so thoroughly ingrained in the legal mindset that it becomes habitual, and is applied to all problems, not just those in legal work.

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Former AT&T Antitrust Chief Quits Ohio for Kilpatrick's DC Office

Ryan Lovelace | August 09, 2018

Patrick Pascarella, who was chief antitrust counsel at AT&T for more than a dozen years, spent the last nine at Cleveland's Tucker Ellis.

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Winston & Strawn Int'l Arbitration Vets Jump to Greenberg Traurig

Ryan Lovelace | August 09, 2018

Tomás Leonard and Nicole Silver were part of the team fighting for the Republic of Ecuador in its long battle with Chevron.

Analysis

ABA Clarifies Rules on Lawyer Advertising (Sort Of)

Scott Flaherty | August 09, 2018

At the ABA's recent national convention, a board of delegates voted to adopt a set of changes to model rules surrounding attorney advertising, a confusing ethical area for both Big and Small Law.

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Sotomayor's Barbed Dissent in Death Penalty Case Charges 'Rush to Execute'

Marcia Coyle | August 09, 2018

"If the law permits this execution to go forward in spite of the horrific final minutes that [Billy Ray] Irick may well experience, then we have stopped being a civilized nation and accepted barbarism. I dissent," Sotomayor wrote.

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EEOC Accuses United Airlines of Enabling Pilot's Sexual Harassment

Erin Mulvaney | August 09, 2018

"Employers have an obligation to take steps to stop sexual harassment in the workplace when they learn it is occurring through cyber-bullying via the internet and social media," an EEOC lawyer said in a statement.

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Judge: Reinsurers Not Liable for $26M Judgment for Failed Loan Linked to Glacial Energy Collapse

Greg Land | August 09, 2018

U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden said he had no jurisdiction to hold a group of foreign-based reinsurers liable for a $26 million arbitration award that followed the 2014 bankruptcy of Glacial Energy Holdings.

Commentary

Perspective From the Ground: Many Immigrant Families Are Fleeing Violence, Not Pursuing Economic Opportunity

T. Clark Weymouth and Amy Roma| August 09, 2018

To suggest that most migrants are coming to the United States for economic reasons is both uninformed and dangerous.

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Ex-Morgan Stanley Lawyer Alleges Retaliation After Raising Corruption Concerns

C. Ryan Barber | August 09, 2018

U.S. labor judge confronts "unsettled" litigation-funding issue in whistleblower Christopher Garvey's case against the investment bank. Morgan Stanley contends Garvey, who was based in Hong Kong, voluntarily resigned.

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RBG Action Figure Launched Through Copious Crowdfunding

Angela Morris| August 09, 2018

The doll's features include the justice’s signature jabot, righteous robe and a hardwood gavel "to bring order to your life."

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2nd Circuit Blocks Allergan Whistleblower's Suit, Citing 'First-to-File' Violation

Mike Scarcella | August 09, 2018

The U.S. Department of Justice had supported the former Allergan sales representative in the trial court but switched its stance in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The question presented to the court was one of first impression.

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Latham's Leadership Roles Filled as Firm Names Chicago Partner Vice Chairman

Roy Strom | August 09, 2018

Latham & Watkins' top leadership ranks are now set following the unexpected departure of its former chairman earlier this year.

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Why Patent Lawyers Are Watching This Colorado Cannabis Case

Cheryl Miller | August 08, 2018

"Nobody knows what a court is going to do, no one wants to be that test case. The risk is quite high. You could get to court and the court could say, 'This is Schedule 1, I'm going to dismiss this case.'"

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What Labor, Management Lawyers Say About Missouri’s Right-to-Work Defeat

Erin Mulvaney | August 08, 2018

“The win could certainly portend things to come. It shows when organized labor exercises its influence within a state and gets people energized on middle-class jobs and middle-class salaries, we can win,” a labor lawyer in St. Louis said.

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A Record Number of SCOTUS Clerks Are Likely This Term—Thanks to Kennedy

Tony Mauro | August 08, 2018

What accounts for the larger number of Supreme Court clerks? The answer seems to be Anthony Kennedy's retirement on July 31 and its impact on the allocation of his clerks.

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Quarrels Continue as Judge Pushes Prosecutors in Manafort Trial

Ellis Kim | August 08, 2018

Judge T.S. Ellis III and prosecutor Greg Andrews again quarreled over the relevance of testimony and the trial’s speed Wednesday.

Mary Jo White Adds OSU Football Coach Probe to Busy Schedule

Dan Packel | August 08, 2018

The Debevoise partner, named last week to help lead CBS' probe into harassment allegations against Leslie Moonves, is also investigating failure-to-report claims against Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer.

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Manafort Lawyer Accuses Rick Gates of 'Secret Life,' Embezzlement

Ellis Kim | August 07, 2018

Kevin Downing’s questions and accusations are central to a defense strategy to dismantle Gates’ credibility.

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Case Closed: Judge Ends Stoel Rives Age Bias Suit

Ryan Lovelace | August 07, 2018

After some brief confusion over whether his case was even still alive, a judge formally dismissed Roger Rosendahl's lawsuit against his former firm.

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Construction of Virginia Natural Gas Pipeline Halted by 4th Circuit

Michael Booth | August 07, 2018

In an action brought by environmental groups, a federal appeals court has blocked construction of a proposed stretch of natural gas pipeline that would cross the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia, saying federal regulators failed to abide by appropriate permitting procedures.

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Ninth Circuit Allows Mexican Mother to Sue US Border Patrol Agent Over Cross-Border Killing

John Council | August 07, 2018

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled in a split decision that a U.S. Border Patrol agent can be sued after he shot and killed a Mexican teenager while standing on American soil.

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King & Spalding Buoys Investigations Team With Kirkland Recruit

Ryan Lovelace | August 07, 2018

For Washington-based Patrick Montgomery, the move from Kirkland & Ellis to King & Spalding is a homecoming of sorts.

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Ex-Kavanaugh Clerk Britt Grant, Now 11th Circuit Judge, Takes Oath From Her Old Boss

C. Ryan Barber | August 07, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh, the U.S. Supreme Court nominee, put on black robes and returned to the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday to deliver the oath to a former clerk: Britt Grant, newly confirmed to the Eleventh Circuit.

Commentary

A Need for Lawyers With Empathy

Alexander C. Gavis and Mark E. Young| August 07, 2018

There is an opportunity—and a need—for lawyers to be better listeners, a skill not typically honed in law school and developed during the course of one’s career.

News

Rick Gates Testifies to Helping Paul Manafort Hide Foreign Income

Ellis Kim | August 07, 2018

Manafort’s defense team is expected to cross-examine Gates this afternoon.

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Trump's NLRB Is Taking New Look at Restricting Workers' Electronic Communication

Erin Mulvaney | August 07, 2018

Can employees use corporate email and other forms of electronic communication to discuss their workplace? The National Labor Relations Board tees up a fresh test about the scope of protections for employee speech on company property.

News

Proskauer Lands Corporate Partner From Dechert

Ryan Lovelace | August 07, 2018

Corporate and capital markets partner William Tuttle traded one out-of-town firm for another in Washington.

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Sotomayor, Kagan Are Interrupted the Most at Oral Arguments: Study

Marcia Coyle | August 07, 2018

Since 2010, according to a newly updated study, female justices have been disproportionately interrupted in every term. In the 2016 term, for the first time, the ratio of female to male interruptions exceeded 2:1.

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Rick Gates Testimony Leads to Tense Exchange Between Judge, Prosecutor

Ellis Kim | August 06, 2018

The judge renewed his push for the attorneys to pick up the pace while challenging prosecutors on their line of questioning and evidence.

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ABA Holds Off on Removing LSAT Requirement for Law Schools

Karen Sloan | August 06, 2018

A separate proposal to streamline the organization's law school accreditation procedures was adopted.

Trump Lawyer Emmet Flood's Financial Disclosure Shows $3.3M Partner Share

C. Ryan Barber | August 06, 2018

Emmet Flood's financial disclosure, released Monday by the White House, reveals his client work at Williams & Connolly and his partner share. Flood is serving as special counsel to Trump, engaging with Robert Mueller on the Russia investigation.

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Midwest Lawyers Stuck With Midwest Rates, Federal Judge Tells Arent Fox

Scott Flaherty | August 06, 2018

The Washington, D.C.-based firm couldn't charge D.C. rates for work done by lawyers in its St. Louis outpost, the court ruled.

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ABA to Slash Dues Amid Membership Drop

Roy Strom | August 06, 2018

Roughly 15 percent of U.S. lawyers paid dues to the ABA last year. The association hopes cheaper memberships will boost that figure.

News

Feds Ask to DQ Orrick From Repping Former Jawbone Employee in Trade Secret Case

Ross Todd | August 06, 2018

The lead prosecutor in a trade secret case against six former Jawbone employees who left for Fitbit claims that Orrick and partner Randy Luskey are conflicted since they previously represented Fitbit and co-defendants in the investigation and prior civil litigation with Jawbone.

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White House Policy Aide Is Cozen O'Connor's Latest Lobbying Hire

Ryan Lovelace | August 06, 2018

As Cozen O'Connor Pubic Strategies continues to grow, Alexandra Campau is completing a D.C. rite of passage: a full revolution through Washington's revolving door.

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Cisco, Arista Settle IP, Antitrust Disputes With Arista Paying $400M

Scott Graham | August 06, 2018

According to a joint statement from the parties, Arista will pay Cisco $400 million, maintain the product modifications required by U.S. International Trade Commission rulings, and make "limited changes to further differentiate its user interfaces from Cisco's."

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Is it 'Palate' or 'Palette'? Cleaning Up the Supreme Court's Messes

Tony Mauro | August 06, 2018

Most of the U.S. Supreme Court edits this term, as in past ones, fall in the categories of typographical or grammatical errors, or inadvertent word mix-ups. Here's a look at some of the fixes.

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New York AG Investigating Trump for In-State Emoluments Violations

Colby Hamilton | August 03, 2018

According to reports Friday, the president's hotel in Manhattan saw a substantial turnaround in finances after Saudi royalty made a five-day stay in May.

News

Women Partners, Law Firm Leaders Have Vastly Different Big Law Lives, Study Shows

Roy Strom | August 03, 2018

A new American Bar Association analysis shows that men and women experience life at large law firms vastly differently. The data underscores what the ABA hopes will be the first step toward changing that.

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Judge Spurns Trump Agency's 'Hodgepodge' Reasons for Ending DACA

Mike Scarcella | August 03, 2018

U.S. District Judge John Bates in Washington DC: "A conclusory assertion that a prior policy is illegal, accompanied by a hodgepodge of illogical or post hoc policy assertions, simply will not do. The court therefore reaffirms its conclusion that DACA’s rescission was unlawful and must be set aside."

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Cris Arguedas on 'What It Takes to Be a Trial Lawyer if You're Not a Man'

Cris Arguedas| August 03, 2018

Arguedas: "My career has demonstrated that you can be aggressive to the point of causing discomfort for a juror if you are also effective."

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Objector Should Get Fees in Southwest Airlines Drink Voucher Settlement, Appeals Court Says

Amanda Bronstad | August 03, 2018

A federal appeals court sided with an objector who sought fees in a settlement over drink vouchers on Southwest Airlines—but issued a stern warning to the lawyers to end the case.

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Immigration Lawyers View Judge Removal as 'Chilling Message' From DOJ

Max Mitchell | August 03, 2018

The decision to replace a local immigration judge with a supervising judge from Washington, D.C., was an unusual move, but, according to immigration lawyers in Philadelphia, it fit a pattern that is becoming very clear to both the bench and bar—immigration judges have far less autonomy than they did under previous administrations.

Justice Ginsburg: 'The Returns Aren't In. This Was One Term'

Marcia Coyle | August 03, 2018

"Our sharp disagreement rate—34 percent of all signed opinions—was considerably higher than in prior terms," Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said this week, reviewing the term. The video, posted Friday, is below.

By the Numbers: Inside Covington's Lucrative Lobbying for Qualcomm

MP McQueen | August 03, 2018

Chipmaker Qualcomm has paid $28.3 million to Covington since 2004 for lobbying on trade, IP and other legislation in Washington. The firm helped the company navigate a once-obscure but increasingly visible Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

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Mueller’s Interest in Skadden Presents Unique Crisis Management Challenge

Ryan Lovelace | August 03, 2018

In this week's Washington Wrap, a look at how Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and former partner Gregory Craig are handling their turn in Robert Mueller's election probe spotlight.

Podcast

Why This Quinn Emanuel Litigator (and His Corporate Clients) Are Fighting for LGBT Workers

Vanessa Blum | Leigh Jones | August 03, 2018

While the movement for marriage equality captured the public’s attention, New York litigator Todd Anten says the push for workplace equality is unfinished business.

News

3 Takeaways From the Testimony of Paul Manafort’s Accountant

Ellis Kim | August 03, 2018

On the fourth day of Paul Manafort’s bank and tax fraud trial, prosecutors called up the former Trump campaign chair’s tax preparer—the first witness to testify who’s been granted use immunity.

Analysis

Law Firms Uneasy as the Big Four Make Their Big Push in Asia

John Kang | Anna Zhang | August 03, 2018

The giant accounting firms are rapidly expanding their legal services offerings in key areas of the world's largest continent. Will they wrest valuable work from global law firms?

Analysis

5 Ways Law Is ‘Taking Up Arms’ Against 3-D Guns

Ian Lopez | August 03, 2018

A look at how lawmakers are looking to put a halt to efforts to publish 3-D gun blueprints on the Web.

News

Avoiding Controversy, Rosenstein Defends Rule of Law in ABA Speech

Roy Strom | August 02, 2018

If he wanted to make a direct statement on the controversy surrounding his position as deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein left it for others to insinuate as he offered a general defense of the U.S. rule of law.

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READ: Judge Orders Mueller Grand Jury Witness to Testify, Provide Documents

Mike Scarcella | August 02, 2018

Judge Beryl Howell: "The witness raises legitimate questions, but his concerns are not legally sustainable. The scope of the Special Counsel’s power falls well within the boundaries the Constitution permits, as the Special Counsel is supervised by an official who is himself accountable to the elected president."