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May 01, 2017 | National Law Journal

As legal careers go, Ivan Fong, general counsel to 3M Co., has seen it all.

By C. Ryan Barber

15 minute read

May 01, 2017 | National Law Journal

As legal careers go, Ivan Fong, general counsel to 3M Co., has seen it all.

By C. Ryan Barber

15 minute read

May 01, 2017 | National Law Journal

Once a science-fiction fantasy, self-driving vehicles are the new frontier for the automobile industry—and tech giants, century-old automakers and upstart electric car manufacturers are all speeding toward it. That's meant shelling out big bucks to lobby shops to engage with regulators and policy officials. Here's a snapshot of some of the recent spending by top players in the industry.

By C. Ryan Barber

25 minute read

May 01, 2017 | National Law Journal

Once a science-fiction fantasy, self-driving vehicles are the new frontier for the automobile industry—and tech giants, century-old automakers and upstart electric car manufacturers are all speeding toward it. That's meant shelling out big bucks to lobby shops to engage with regulators and policy officials. Here's a snapshot of some of the recent spending by top players in the industry.

By C. Ryan Barber

6 minute read

April 28, 2017 | National Law Journal

A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday rejected Anthem Inc.'s proposed $54 billion acquisition of Cigna Corp., upholding a trial judge's decision to block the deal on the ground it would substantially reduce competition.

By C. Ryan Barber

15 minute read

April 28, 2017 | National Law Journal

A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday rejected Anthem Inc.'s proposed $54 billion acquisition of Cigna Corp., upholding a trial judge's decision to block the deal on the ground it would substantially reduce competition.

By C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read

April 27, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Ocwen Financial Corp., the mortgage loan servicer fighting a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lawsuit, has turned to an unlikely source for help: the U.S. Justice Department. In a federal court filing styled as a motion "to invite the views of the attorney general of the United States," the company on Wednesday took the remarkable step of asking the Justice Department to weigh in on the side of a corporation fighting another federal agency.

By C. Ryan Barber

14 minute read

April 27, 2017 | National Law Journal

Ocwen Financial Corp., the mortgage loan servicer fighting a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lawsuit, has turned to an unlikely source for help: the U.S. Justice Department. In a federal court filing styled as a motion "to invite the views of the attorney general of the United States," the company on Wednesday took the remarkable step of asking the Justice Department to weigh in on the side of a corporation fighting another federal agency.

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

April 22, 2017 | National Law Journal

A Washington federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's attempt to investigate an embattled accreditor of for-profit colleges, upholding a trial judge's ruling that faulted the Obama-era agency for straying outside its jurisdiction.

By C. Ryan Barber

11 minute read

April 21, 2017 | National Law Journal

A Washington federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's attempt to investigate an embattled accreditor of for-profit colleges, upholding a trial judge's ruling that faulted the Obama-era agency for straying outside its jurisdiction.

By C. Ryan Barber

11 minute read