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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING

 

IN COURT - The lawsuit filed within hours of the Mueller report's delivery to AG William Barr is headed to court this morning. The nonprofit advocacy group Electronic Privacy Information Center, which filed an action against the DOJ on March 22 in D.C. federal court arguing that the public has a right to know the full scope of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, is set to argue for a preliminary injunction before Judge Reggie Walton.

JAIL TIME? It's looking like Ex-Willkie Farr chair Gordon Caplan could do prison time for his role in the college admissions scandal. Jack Newsham reports that a copy of his plea deal shows Caplan and prosecutors agree that the guidelines for his offense translate to a recommended term of 8 to 14 months in prison. Caplan was charged last month with paying bribes to rig his daughter's college admissions test. The law firm dismissed him last week.

TAXING - New York state lawmakers are pushing for two bills that could provide a key for disclosure of President Trump's tax returns—at least some of them. Dan M. Clark reports that one law would allow congressional committees to request the president's tax returns from the state Department of Taxation and Finance, and the other would direct the agency to publicly release the tax returns of statewide candidates in New York.

EDITOR'S PICKS

 

5th Circuit Strikes Gibson Dunn's Pro-Obamacare Brief for Recusal Issue

Ingersoll Rand Appoints New General Counsel

Kunlun's Grindr Woes Spotlight How Government Scrutiny Impacts Deals

Fiat Chrysler Agrees to $110M Settlement in Investors' Class Action Over Cars' Emissions and Safety

Cannabis Consulting Company Names Second General Counsel

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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING

 

MIND THE GAP - Macfarlanes, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner and Mishcon de Reya were the worst-performing U.K. law firms for gender pay parity according to an analysis by Law.com affiliate Legal Week. Hannah Roberts reports that this year's figures also show the U.K.'s top tier legal industry as a whole has made barely any progress on the issue. Legal Week's analysis found that Macfarlanes showed a 75.3 percent pay gap average for partners and staff.

WHAT YOU SAID

“I haven't been afraid to do something I've never done before, which I do think is just incidentally great advice for young lawyers.”

— CAROLYN FRANTZ, FORMER DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL AT MICROSOFT, CORP., WHO HAS JOINED ORRICK'S SUPREME COURT AND APPELLATE PRACTICE GROUP AS SENIOR COUNSEL IN SEATTLE.

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