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Bruce Love

Bruce Love

Bruce Love lives in Washington, DC, and writes about the Beltway legal community and the business of law. Email him news tips at [email protected] and follow him on twitter @loveonlaw.

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September 28, 2022 | National Law Journal

Covington Snags Senate Armed Services Committee GC After 30 Years of Public Service

At Covington, Stephanie Barna will advise and counsel clients facing policy and political challenges in the aerospace and defense sectors.

By Bruce Love

2 minute read

September 26, 2022 | National Law Journal

Jones Day, O'Melveny, Venable and Katten Score Experienced Government Lawyers

Attorneys with recent government experience are always highly prized in private practice—especially those whose practices cover securities regulation and enforcement, public policy and white-collar.

By Bruce Love

4 minute read

September 26, 2022 | National Law Journal

McGuireWoods and Finnegan Beef Up DC Benches, While Baker Donelson and Holland & Knight Add Public Policy Advisers

Beltway-headquartered intellectual property powerhouse Finnegan has brought in IP litigator Reginald Lucas—a former senior IP litigation attorney for the U.S. International Trade Commission.

By Bruce Love

5 minute read

September 21, 2022 | The American Lawyer

What Happens to Law Firms When EY Ditches Its Troubled Audit Business

"They are going to change the legal profession faster than law firms will. And therefore, they will change what lawyers do and how lawyers market themselves. That will be their biggest impact," said Dentons' Joe Andrew.

By Bruce Love

8 minute read

September 21, 2022 | National Law Journal

Yet Another Government Lawyer Returns to Covington

Government lawyers keep coming back to Covington because the firm's culture matches their government experience in important ways, said Covington's James Garland.

By Bruce Love

5 minute read

September 21, 2022 | The American Lawyer

The Real Danger Behind EY Entering Legal Services Will Be Its Impact on Young Legal Talent

The Big Four firm's proposed split between its auditing and advisory wings could help it replicate its past successes in consulting and investment banking in a new industry.

By Bruce Love

8 minute read

September 20, 2022 | National Law Journal

Latham Snags Longtime SEC Corporate Finance Leader for National Office

As an SEC associate director, Michele Anderson oversaw the Office of Mergers and Acquisitions as well as the Office of International Corporate Finance and the Office of Structured Finance.

By Bruce Love

4 minute read

September 20, 2022 | International Edition

How Do Truly Global Firms Manage to Perform on the World's Stage?

Global law firms perform for a tricky array of constituencies.

By Bruce Love

10 minute read

September 19, 2022 | National Law Journal

With Partner Named in Political Tell-All, Wilmer Becomes Latest Firm to Face Beltway Conundrum

"I'm not sure it even hurts the guy... It probably helps Wilmer. What clients want more than anything else is empathy. They want to know you really understand their situation," said the leader of a firm that competes with Wilmer.

By Bruce Love

7 minute read

September 16, 2022 | The American Lawyer

West Coast v. The Beltway: The Turf War You Never Knew Was Raging

As the products and services tech companies became more central to the fabric of society, governments began looking at the implications of deals within the sector. And law firms in D.C. and California saw an opening.

By Bruce Love

12 minute read