By C. Ryan Barber | May 15, 2018
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, or WMATA, issued purchase orders authorizing nearly $800,000 in legal fees for the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and nearly $300,000 for Munger, Tolles & Olson.
By Meghan Tribe | April 18, 2018
In an effort to capture legal work emanating from the #MeToo movement, plaintiffs firms across the country are registering website domain names and funding television commercials in their quest for big paydays.
By Amanda Bronstad | April 9, 2018
As Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has prepared to apologize this week on Capitol Hill over security issues, the social media giant's lawyers struck a…
By Cogan Schneier | February 15, 2018
Rachel Brand, leaving soon for a top legal post at Walmart, said the attorney general plans to review more class action settlements, and may file statements of interest in cases where the department finds a settlement unfair or unreasonable.
By Cogan Schneier | November 28, 2017
The former solicitor general represents the Washington Archdiocese in the First Amendment lawsuit.
By Ross Todd | November 21, 2017
Investors had accused the online review site of propping up its earnings by coercing businesses into buying ads to get fake negative reviews removed.
By Stephanie Forshee | November 17, 2017
Financial technology companies have a lot to offer consumers, but let the buyer beware.
By Cogan Schneier | October 24, 2017
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce says there's a lack of oversight for drug and medical device lawsuit advertising that must be addressed.
By C. Ryan Barber | September 20, 2017
Amid mounting scrutiny over Russian-funded web advertising during the 2016 presidential election, Facebook Inc.'s internal government affairs team in Washington and the company's network of outside advocates will be tested like no time before. Here's a look at some of the key players, the money and connections.
By C. Ryan Barber | September 8, 2017
The Federal Trade Commission in several cases has faulted social media "influencers" for failing to disclose the payments behind their seemingly organic endorsements. But the FTC had only reached settlements with the companies, raising a question of when—if ever—the agency would directly go after the influencers. That time has come. The agency this week took its first action against an influencer.
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