Andrew Goudsward is a reporter based in Washington covering the Justice Department and regulatory affairs. Contact him at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @agoudsward.
June 30, 2022 | National Law Journal
California US Attorney Nominee Reports Nearly $4 Million Munger Tolles PayE. Martin Estrada was nominated earlier this month to serve as U.S. attorney for the Central District of California.
By Andrew Goudsward
2 minute read
June 29, 2022 | National Law Journal
Former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone Subpoenaed by House Jan. 6 CommitteeThe demand for Cipollone's testimony represents a significant escalation in the committee's effort to pressure the former White House counsel to cooperate with its investigation.
By Andrew Goudsward
3 minute read
June 29, 2022 | Law.com
Compliance Hot Spots: Democratic Congress Steps Up Investigative Activity + Munger Tolles Litigator Reveals Pay + Big Law Reps EY in Record SEC SettlementWith their legislative agenda stalled, Democrats in Congress are using corporate investigations to please their political base, attorneys said.
By Andrew Goudsward
9 minute read
June 29, 2022 | National Law Journal
Alston & Bird Lawyers Help Star Jan. 6 Witness 'Navigate the Center of the Storm'Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide who gave a dramatic behind-the-scenes account of the Trump White House on Jan. 6, is counseled by two veteran Alston & Bird litigators, Jody Hunt and William Jordan.
By Andrew Goudsward
7 minute read
June 29, 2022 | National Law Journal
Judge Upholds Seditious Conspiracy Charge Against Oath KeepersThe ruling from U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta is the first to find prosecutors appropriately applied that offense to the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
By Andrew Goudsward
3 minute read
June 28, 2022 | National Law Journal
White House Counsel Feared Trump Would Be Charged With 'Every Crime Imaginable' If He Marched to Capitol on Jan. 6, Aide TestifiesThen-White House counsel Pat Cipollone told the aide, Cassidy Hutchinson, that White House officials could be investigated for obstruction of justice or defrauding the United States if the president personally marched to the Capitol with his supporters.
By Andrew Goudsward
3 minute read
June 28, 2022 | National Law Journal
Debevoise, Wilmer Represent Big 4 Accounting Firm in $100 Million SEC SettlementErnst & Young admitted that auditors cheated on licensing exams and the firm hid evidence of its misconduct from the SEC.
By Andrew Goudsward
3 minute read
June 27, 2022 | National Law Journal
Bannon Seeks to Force DOJ to Turn Over Records on Decision Not to Charge Top Trump AidesSteve Bannon's lawyers said Justice Department records on the decision not to charge Mark Meadows and Dan Scavino with contempt of Congress could be relevant to Bannon's own defense on that charge.
By Andrew Goudsward
3 minute read
June 27, 2022 | National Law Journal
It's Not Just Jan. 6—Democratic Congress Ramps Up Intensity of Corporate Investigations"We are incredibly busy across a range of industries, issues and committees in a way that hasn't been the case in years past," one leading congressional investigations lawyer said.
By Andrew Goudsward
9 minute read
June 23, 2022 | National Law Journal
A 'Graveyard' at DOJ: Takeaways from Ex-Justice Department Officials' Testimony to Jan. 6 CommitteeJustice Department officials and White House lawyers made a mockery of Jeff Clark's qualifications to be the attorney general, according to testimony before the House Jan. 6 committee.
By Andrew Goudsward
6 minute read
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