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C. Ryan Barber, based in Washington, covers government affairs and regulatory compliance. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @cryanbarber
December 1, 2017 | National Law Journal
The special counsel has charged the former national security adviser with "willfully and knowingly" making false statements to investigators looking into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Michael Flynn, represented by a Covington & Burling team, pleaded guilty Friday in Washington federal district court.
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November 20, 2017 | National Law Journal
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 C. Ryan Barber
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September 26, 2017 | National Law Journal
The Senate demanded testimony from former Equifax CEO Richard Smith Tuesday, despite his retirement in the wake of a massive data breach.
By C. Ryan Barber
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September 18, 2017 | Legaltech News
Here's a snapshot from the Dorsey & Whitney report about issues surrounding the stock sales, and guidance for companies that are watching how Equifax responds to the cyber breach for any wider lessons about what to do.
By C. Ryan Barber
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September 11, 2017 | National Law Journal
In the months before revealing a data breach that potentially exposed the personal information of nearly half the adult U.S. population, Equifax Inc. turned to the firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in Washington to help convince U.S. lawmakers to reduce penalties for companies that violated the federal fair credit-reporting law.
By C. Ryan Barber
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September 8, 2017 | National Law Journal
The credit reporting agency Equifax Inc. faces enormous national backlash and future scrutiny after revealing one of the largest data breaches in the U.S., one that potentially affects nearly half of the country's population. The company drew even more criticism for its move to force customers to agree to arbitration to participate in a free credit monitoring and identity theft service. Equifax has resisted efforts by U.S. regulators to ban the widespread use of arbitration agreements in consumer contracts in the banking and finance industries.
By C. Ryan Barber
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August 29, 2017 | Texas Lawyer
"He's a litigator by nature, and a fighter," a former law partner of Sylvester Turner, the Houston mayor, once recalled. Turner, a Harvard Law School graduate who previously worked at then-Fulbright & Jaworski, before co-founding his own firm, is the public face now of Houston's response to Hurricane Harvey. His resiliency is being tested in ways his law partner couldn't have envisioned. Catastrophic flooding from the storm has crippled courts and shuttered law firms. Here are highlights from Turner's ties to the law.
By C. Ryan Barber and Cheryl Miller
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August 24, 2017 | National Law Journal
Wells Fargo, represented by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, mounts an appeal to challenge the wrongful-termination claims of a former branch manager in California who alleged she was fired after blowing the whistle on bankers opening new accounts without proper authorization. OSHA ordered the bank to reinstate the whistleblower, and pay $577,500 in back pay and damages.
By C. Ryan Barber
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August 23, 2017 | National Law Journal
American Express became the latest company to benefit from the CFPB's sympathy for self-reporters.
By C. Ryan Barber
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August 21, 2017 | National Law Journal
A former National Labor Relations Board compliance official pleaded guilty Monday in Washington to charges he used his position to steal more than $400,000 in back pay that was meant for victimized employees.
By C. Ryan Barber
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