C. Ryan Barber

November 05, 2015 | National Law Journal

Former Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. on Thursday pressed for action on criminal justice reform during a lecture in Washington, telling an audience here that Congress should seize on rare bipartisan consensus to change sentencing laws. The Covington & Burling partner delivered the seventh annual Judge Thomas A. Flannery Lecture.

By C. Ryan Barber

3 minute read

October 30, 2015 | National Law Journal

Covington partner Eric Holder Jr. has concerns about Connecticut's new gaming law. Lawyers question whether Dennis Hastert, the former Dickstein lobbyist and House speaker, got a sweetheart deal. And the Fourth Circuit Court grants the government's petition to rehear a case on whether and how the Fourth Amendment applies to the collection of cell-site records. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.

By C. Ryan Barber

3 minute read

October 30, 2015 | National Law Journal

Covington partner Eric Holder Jr. has concerns about Connecticut's new gaming law. Lawyers question whether Dennis Hastert, the former Dickstein lobbyist and House speaker, got a sweetheart deal. And the Fourth Circuit Court grants the government's petition to rehear a case on whether and how the Fourth Amendment applies to the collection of cell-site records. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.

By C. Ryan Barber

3 minute read

October 29, 2015 | National Law Journal

A top U.S. Justice Department lawyer and a corporate in-house counsel found common ground Thursday in a discussion about how to make an effective compliance presentation to regulators: Don't wait to engage prosecutors. Covington & Burling's Mythili Raman, who formerly led the Criminal Division, moderated the panel.

By C. Ryan Barber

3 minute read

October 29, 2015 | National Law Journal

A top U.S. Justice Department lawyer and a corporate in-house counsel found common ground Thursday in a discussion about how to make an effective compliance presentation to regulators: Don't wait to engage prosecutors. Covington & Burling's Mythili Raman, who formerly led the Criminal Division, moderated the panel.

By C. Ryan Barber

3 minute read

October 29, 2015 | Law.com

After convincing a Washington judge to sanction a company for violating a court order, two federal agency lawyers turned to calculating the dollar value of their time. It was an uncommon task for salaried attorneys in the public sector. After all, what's the billable hour for a government lawyer?

By C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read

October 28, 2015 | National Law Journal

After convincing a Washington judge to sanction a company for violating a court order, two federal agency lawyers turned to calculating the dollar value of their time. It was an uncommon task for salaried attorneys in the public sector. After all, what's the billable hour for a government lawyer?

By C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read

October 23, 2015 | National Law Journal

In the crosshairs of a secret federal investigation, companies can face a dilemma: challenge the agency and risk public exposure or keep everything confidential as investigators assert their authority. A Washington federal judge's ruling, published this week, kept the identities of the companies and an individual secret—some measure of comfort for businesses and their lawyers who are navigating consumer-protection enforcement by a relatively new agency that doesn't have much guidance yet from the courts.

By C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read

October 23, 2015 | National Law Journal

In the crosshairs of a secret federal investigation, companies can face a dilemma: challenge the agency and risk public exposure or keep everything confidential as investigators assert their authority. A Washington federal judge's ruling, published this week, kept the identities of the companies and an individual secret—some measure of comfort for businesses and their lawyers who are navigating consumer-protection enforcement by a relatively new agency that doesn't have much guidance yet from the courts.

By C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read