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.
December 08, 2021 | Law.com
Compliance Hot Spots: Eric Holder Talks Workplace Culture Reviews + 'All Hands on Deck' For Antitrust Enforcers + Kirkland, Wilmer Prep Instagram CEO for Capitol HillFormer Attorney General Eric Holder's second stint at Covington & Burling has focused heavily on conducting workplace culture reviews with an toward a company's handling of racial and gender issues.
By Andrew Goudsward
17 minute read
December 08, 2021 | National Law Journal
Instagram CEO Turns to Kirkland, Wilmer to Prepare for Congressional DebutInstagram CEO Adam Mosseri will appear before a Senate subcommittee during a time of heightened scrutiny on the platform's effect on the mental health of young users.
By Andrew Goudsward
3 minute read
December 07, 2021 | National Law Journal
Microsoft Settles Immigration Discrimination Claims With DOJMicrosoft admitted no wrongdoing but agreed to pay about $17,000 to resolve the claims.
By Andrew Goudsward
3 minute read
December 07, 2021 | National Law Journal
The Legal Profession Is 'More Than Just a Way to Make Money. It's a Calling.'Larry Thompson received the National Law Journal's lifetime achievement award in October; he focused on his colleagues and mentors over the years, the people who had helped make his trailblazing legal career possible.
By Andrew Goudsward
16 minute read
December 06, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
DOJ Alleges Redrawn Texas Voting Districts Dilute Power of Latino, Black VotersThe lawsuit marks the third time the Justice Department has sued Texas under Attorney General Merrick Garland.
By Andrew Goudsward
3 minute read
December 03, 2021 | National Law Journal
Jones Day, Squire Patton Boggs Pay Revealed by Biden US Attorney NomineesAndrew Luger, seeking to return to his prior role as head of the U.S. attorney's office in Minnesota, disclosed a $4.2 million partnership share at Jones Day.
By Andrew Goudsward
3 minute read
December 02, 2021 | National Law Journal
Corporate America, Confronting Racism and Sexual Misconduct, Turns to Big Law to Investigate Its Culture"This isn't what you'd expect necessarily from a big, established, unbelievably credentialed law firm. We're doing things here that I think are societally beneficial," former Attorney General and current Covington partner Eric Holder said.
By Andrew Goudsward | Bruce Love
12 minute read
December 01, 2021 | National Law Journal
Davis Polk White-Collar Star Kenneth Wainstein Reports $13.3M Partnership ShareWainstein, one of the most well-known white-collar lawyers in Washington, was appointed last month to lead the Department of Homeland Security's intelligence division.
By Andrew Goudsward
3 minute read
December 01, 2021 | Law.com
Compliance Hot Spots: Kenneth Polite on Disclosing Corporate Wrongdoing to DOJ + Davis Polk Partner Reveals Pay + Wilmer Reps Apple in Spyware SuitDOJ leadership is dedicating more resources to white-collar crime and hiring more prosecutors, Polite said in a recent appearance.
By Andrew Goudsward
11 minute read
November 30, 2021 | National Law Journal
DC Circuit Orders DOJ to Reveal Why Mueller Declined to Charge Members of Trump CampaignThe ruling will make public previously redacted portions of the Mueller report that explain why prosecutors declined to charge potential campaign violations by members of former President Donald Trump's 2016 team.
By Andrew Goudsward
3 minute read