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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 | The Recorder
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.
By C. Ryan Barber
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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.
By C. Ryan Barber
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January 27, 2021 | The Recorder
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.
By C. Ryan Barber
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January 24, 2021 | National Law Journal
Jeffrey Clark, then acting head of the DOJ civil division and a former Kirkland & Ellis partner, denied he participated in any effort to remove Jeffrey Rosen, then the acting U.S. attorney general. "All my official communications were consistent with the law," Clark said, according to a New York Times report.
By Mike Scarcella | C. Ryan Barber
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January 20, 2021 | National Law Journal
Alan Dershowitz, a lawyer for David Tamman during his criminal appeal, failed to convince the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to scrap the prison sentence. Tamman was released from custody in 2019.
By C. Ryan Barber
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January 19, 2021 | National Law Journal
Elizabeth Prelogar, who served as an adviser on the Mueller team, is expected to step into her new Justice Department role Wednesday, according to sources close to the Biden transition team. She will serve as acting solicitor general until a new solicitor general is appointed and confirmed by the Senate.
By Marcia Coyle | C. Ryan Barber
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January 11, 2021 | The Recorder
"I am excited to join Facebook at this moment when there is a national and global awakening happening around civil rights," Austin, who will be based in Washington, said in a statement.
By C. Ryan Barber
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January 7, 2021 | National Law Journal
"I have loved being a judge, but to serve as attorney general at this critical time—to lead the more than 113,000 dedicated men and women who work in this department to ensure the rule of law—is a calling I am honored and eager to answer," Garland said in his first public remarks since his nomination was announced.
By C. Ryan Barber
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December 23, 2020 | National Law Journal
Lawyers from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; and Latham & Watkins were named to leadership posts Wednesday in the Biden White House.
By Mike Scarcella | C. Ryan Barber
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