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December 10, 2019 | National Law Journal

"Gates has worked earnestly to provide the government with everything it has asked of him and has fulfilled all obligations," prosecutors told U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson.

By C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read

December 09, 2019 | National Law Journal

"We did not find documentary or testimonial evidence that political bias or improper motivation influenced the FBI's decision to seek FISA authority on Carter Page," Inspector General Michael Horowitz's report stated.

By C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read

December 03, 2019 | Law.com

Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots -- our white-collar and regulatory weekly Law.com briefing on trends and major case developments. We've got a peek at a new Hughes Hubbard report on government enforcement, and early comment on the CFIUS annual report. Scroll down for Who Got the Work, and all the big new moves!

By C. Ryan Barber

11 minute read

December 03, 2019 | National Law Journal

The ruling, under seal in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, came almost six months after federal prosecutors argued that an "obvious conflict of interest" should prevent the Sidley Austin partner from representing Huawei.

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

December 03, 2019 | National Law Journal

Kristin Shapiro, a former Williams & Connolly associate, is the latest addition to an office that has played an outsize role in some of the biggest legal issues involving the Trump administration.

By C. Ryan Barber

7 minute read

November 26, 2019 | National Law Journal

"[T]here is virtually no likelihood that any legitimate interest of the government will be harmed by disclosing the contents of the ex parte discussions," Anne Weismann, chief FOIA counsel at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, said in a court filing Tuesday.

By C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read

November 26, 2019 | National Law Journal

"Despite the committee's extensive efforts at accommodations, Secretary Ross and Attorney General Barr have refused to provide these critical documents and communications," House Democrats argued in their new lawsuit.

By C. Ryan Barber

6 minute read

November 22, 2019 | National Law Journal

U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III in Alexandria, Virginia, noted the lingering questions in the case, saying Jerry Chun Shing Lee "must have given them something of value" but that "nobody knows for certain precisely what he gave the intelligence officers."

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

November 21, 2019 | National Law Journal

Edney said he was drawn to return to Steptoe by "old friends," including the firm's chairman, Phil West, and former chairman, Roger Warin, whom he described as a mentor.

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

November 20, 2019 | National Law Journal

"The men and women of the State Department, not the President's personal lawyer, should take responsibility for Ukraine matters," Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, said in a prepared statement delivered Wednesday to House impeachment investigators.

By C. Ryan Barber

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