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C. Ryan Barber, based in Washington, covers government affairs and regulatory compliance. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @cryanbarber
February 17, 2021 | National Law Journal
In a public address, Brian Boynton, the acting head of the Justice Department's civil division, said the False Claims Act will provide a tool to bring "significant cases" over alleged fraud against relief initiatives such as the Paycheck Protection Program.
By C. Ryan Barber
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February 16, 2021 | National Law Journal
Lawyers from Dechert, Akin Gump, Zuckerman Spaeder, Debevoise, Kirkland and Quinn are among the firms counseling parties ahead of the U.S. House hearing this week in the GameStop matter.
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February 9, 2021 | National Law Journal
With more and more cases coming by the day, the sheer scale of the enforcement response has also tapped federal public defenders and other lawyers appointed to represent those found to be unable to afford their own counsel.
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February 3, 2021 | National Law Journal
Van Grack, who led the Foreign Agents Registration Act unit at Main Justice, is joining the firm as co-head of the crisis management practice.
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February 1, 2021 | National Law Journal
Latham is among a handful of law firms that have seen more than one partner leave for posts at the U.S. Justice Department and Biden White House. The arrival of Kevin Chambers at the DOJ comes as a former Latham colleague settles in as the acting head of the criminal division.
By C. Ryan Barber
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February 1, 2021 | National Law Journal
Under the Biden administration, white-collar defense lawyers are expecting the intensity of investigations to only increase, with an early focus on fraud connected to the pandemic and a continued emphasis on offering more transparency.
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January 30, 2021 | National Law Journal
Career prosecutor and former Goodwin Procter associate Jennifer Kennedy Gellie succeeds Brandon Van Grack, a longtime prosecutor who served on the Robert Mueller III special counsel team. The head of the DOJ's national security division said "Van Grack was central to the department's strengthened focus on combating malign foreign influence through the use of FARA and other tools."
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January 29, 2021 | National Law Journal
Federal prosecutors had sought a prison sentence for Kevin Clinesmith. "The public deserves better from attorneys working for the government assigned to handle some of the most important and sensitive matters," prosecutor Anthony Scarpelli said in court Friday.
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January 28, 2021 | National Law Journal
Chief U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell said the charges for the man who sat in Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office are, "in some ways, too benign sounding to fairly describe what happened."
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January 27, 2021 | National Law Journal
For the U.S. attorney's office in Washington, it has required an all-hands effort, pulling in prosecutors with varied expertise and backgrounds bringing cases over everything from bank robbery and sanctions violations to espionage and murder.
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