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November 03, 2008 | National Law Journal

'Nobody move! This is a raid!'

The most robust weapon in the E.C.'s investigative armory, so-called "dawn raids" are unannounced searches carried out by commission officials simultaneously at multiple locations throughout Europe, often planned to coincide with coordinated actions by other tough-minded enforcement jurisdictions across the globe as they ramp up their assault on international cartels. Once relatively infrequent, occurring at most two or three times a year, unannounced commission investigations into suspected cartels now are a common feature of the European enforcement landscape, and companies operating in major European industries should take them seriously.
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January 22, 2007 | National Law Journal

No comfort from DOJ waiver rule

Revision of the Justice Department's much maligned guidelines for seeking corporate waivers of attorney-client privilege in white-collar investigations has been likened to a don't ask, don't tell policy that will drive prosecution waiver demands underground.
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February 06, 2012 | National Law Journal

D.C. MOVES

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June 25, 2008 | National Law Journal

Internal report says DOJ rejected top job candidates for political reasons

Top law students were rejected for plum Justice Department jobs two years ago because of their liberal leanings or objections to Bush administration politics, a government report concluded Tuesday. Even senior DOJ officials flinched at what appeared to be hiring decisions based, improperly and illegally, on politics, according to the internal report, which marked the culmination of a yearlong investigation into whether Republican politics drove hiring polices at the once fiercely independent department.
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August 27, 2012 | National Law Journal

Cops + data = cell division

How easily should the authorities be able to obtain information from a phone company about a person's movement? Should investigators have to meet the probable-cause standard and obtain a warrant? There is no consensus.
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December 26, 2011 | National Law Journal

Busy year for agencies but rocky start for newest one

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's first five months in existence have been a bit like the old children's story, where terrified townspeople were convinced a monster was coming, only to find it was a lamb with its foot stuck in a can.
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June 04, 2007 | National Law Journal

DOJ probes turn to Civil Rights Division

For some former staff in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Bradley Schlozman's face-off with the Democratic-led Senate Judiciary Committee this week couldn't have come soon enough. A senior political official in the division from 2003 to 2006, Schlozman has emerged as the latest lightning rod for allegations that the DOJ has become politicized during the Bush administration. Democrats plan to press him on his role in hiring career attorneys in the division's voting and appellate sections.
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October 25, 2012 | National Law Journal

DOJ's brief on Fast and Furious: marginalizing committee investigations

Given the tone, substance, and analysis of this brief, there is little reason for the House to expect additional accommodation from the administration.
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April 26, 2010 | National Law Journal

Cutthroat associate market

The market may be warming to the idea of hiring associates, but it's still not easy for young lawyers to land a job these days. The prevailing view is that the job market is better, but remains vastly changed from prerecession times.
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December 17, 2012 | National Law Journal

Justice, Delayed

The Justice Department last week heralded blockbuster deals with British banks that netted more than $2 billion in criminal fines and penalties for violations that included transactions with countries subject to U.S. sanctions. But questions persist over whether prosecutors are being aggressive enough in combating corporate misconduct.
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