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March 06, 2020 | National Law Journal

"The decision whether to bring an action on behalf of the United States is committed to the executive branch's 'absolute discretion,'" U.S. Justice Department lawyers told the Supreme Court this week.

By C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read

March 05, 2020 | National Law Journal

"The actions of Attorney General Barr and his representations about the Mueller Report preclude the court's acceptance of the validity of the Department's redactions without its independent verification," U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said Thursday in a public-records lawsuit.

By C. Ryan Barber

6 minute read

March 05, 2020 | National Law Journal

"Based on the record before me, I don't that that you've met your burden" to hold Concord in contempt, U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich told prosecutors Thursday.

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

March 03, 2020 | Law.com

Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots. Did you catch Richard Cordray back in DC? We've got some highlights. Plus: the SEC salutes a tenacious whistleblower. AG William Barr's making moves on the antitrust front. And scroll down for Who Got the Work, all the big white-collar moves, and much more. Thanks for reading!

By C. Ryan Barber

11 minute read

March 02, 2020 | National Law Journal

The Michael Flynn saga in Washington has opened a window into Covington & Burling's advocacy for the former Trump national security adviser, who is now trying to withdraw his guilty plea. Covington, meanwhile, says "bar rules limit our ability to respond publicly even to allegations of this nature, absent the client's consent or a court order."

By C. Ryan Barber

12 minute read

March 02, 2020 | National Law Journal

"At a minimum, by Wednesday, I think you can get an affidavit from a corporate representative," U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich of the District of Columbia in Washington told lawyers from Reed Smith, representing Concord Management and Consulting in a Mueller-related case.

By C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read

February 28, 2020 | National Law Journal

As trial approaches in a legacy Mueller case, prosecutors and Reed Smith defense lawyers are feuding over subpoenas—and a Washington federal judge on Monday will hear arguments over whether to hold the law firm's client in civil contempt.

By C. Ryan Barber

6 minute read

February 25, 2020 | Law.com

Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots! Newly unsealed: Read the order disqualifying Sidley's James Cole in the Huawei case. Plus, the feds are raising questions about a Skadden defense lawyer in Chicago. Scroll down for Who Got the Work, notable moves and much more.

By C. Ryan Barber | Mike Scarcella

12 minute read

February 25, 2020 | National Law Journal

"The decision to disqualify an attorney in a criminal case is not made lightly," U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly said in a ruling unsealed Tuesday in the Eastern District of New York.

By Mike Scarcella | C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read

February 20, 2020 | National Law Journal

"The Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney's Office is committed to enforcing the law without fear, or favor, or political interference," DOJ lawyer John Crabb told the judge.

By Jacqueline Thomsen | C. Ryan Barber

6 minute read