By C. Ryan Barber | November 20, 2017
Special Counsel Robert Mueller III's team raised concerns Monday that a defense lawyer for Rick Gates, a former business partner of Paul Manafort, could have a conflict of interest that prevents him from participating in the money laundering case against the two men in Washington federal court.
By Charles Toutant | November 16, 2017
A mistrial has been declared in the corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, and Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen, multiple media outlets have reported.
By C. Ryan Barber | November 1, 2017
The 12-count indictment against Paul Manafort and a business partner this week rattled Washington's K Street lobbying corps, as lawyers and consultants now find themselves forced to reassess their past disclosures and future compliance with rules that govern advocacy for foreign clients.
By C. Ryan Barber | October 31, 2017
A Washington federal district judge this month ordered a former lawyer for Paul Manafort to testify before the grand jury convened as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election, according to a court ruling unsealed Monday. U.S. District Chief Judge Beryl Howell rejected the argument that the testimony, from an Akin Gump partner in Washington, would violate two shields that provide some protection to attorney communication and work product.
By C. Ryan Barber | October 30, 2017
“There is no evidence that Mr. Manafort or the Trump campaign colluded with the Russian government," Kevin Downing, formerly of Miller & Chevalier, told reporters after his client, Paul Manafort, pleaded not guilty in Washington court to conspiracy and other charges.
By Mike Scarcella | October 25, 2017
Andrew Wheeler, nominated on Oct. 5 as deputy administrator under Secretary Scott Pruitt, revealed his law firm compensation and clients in an ethics pledge and a financial disclosure posted by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.
By C. Ryan Barber | October 25, 2017
"What the legal system is terrible at is remedying individual injuries because it's so expensive," Mayer Brown partner Andrew Pincus said Wednesday at a U.S. Chamber litigation conference. Pincus was a lead attorney in a suit the Chamber filed to challenge a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule to restrict the use of mandatory arbitration clauses that keep consumers out of court. The U.S. Senate late Tuesday blocked the rule.
By Roy Strom | October 25, 2017
President Donald Trump's first Chief of Staff Reince Priebus is headed back to Michael Best as the firm's president and chief strategist. He'll also serve as chair to the firm's lobbying arm, Michael Best Strategies.
By C. Ryan Barber | October 23, 2017
Facebook, Google and Twitter spent a combined $7.14 million on lobbying in the three months ending Sept. 30,
By C. Ryan Barber | National Law Journal | October 18, 2017
Joseph Mohorovic, an Obama-appointed Republican on the Consumer Product Safety Commission, is leaving the agency to join Dentons, where he will split his time between the Chicago and Washington offices as a principal working on regulatory and compliance matters.
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