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November 19, 2019 | Law.com

Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots, our white-collar, regulatory and compliance newsletter briefing. We're looking at SEC whistleblower tips, antitrust leniency and a lot more. Thanks for reading! And your feedback is appreciated.

By C. Ryan Barber | MP McQueen

9 minute read

November 19, 2019 | National Law Journal

John Eisenberg, the top lawyer for the National Security Council and a former Kirkland & Ellis partner, has refused to sit for questioning in the House impeachment inquiry. But he figured prominently at Tuesday's hearing.

By C. Ryan Barber

7 minute read

November 18, 2019 | National Law Journal

"The court will also order that the congressional defendants not receive the requested records for a period of fourteen days, during which time the court can decide whether the request is lawful," U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols said in an order late Monday.

By C. Ryan Barber

6 minute read

November 15, 2019 | National Law Journal

Jesse Panuccio, the former third-ranking official at the U.S. Justice Department, has joined Boies Schiller Flexner as a partner, adding a high-ranking veteran of the Trump administration to the ranks of a firm headed by a prominent Democratic lawyer.

By C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read

November 14, 2019 | National Law Journal

Federal prosecutors denied any deception, arguing their court statements in a pending Freedom of Information Act lawsuit were made in good faith.

By C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read

November 13, 2019 | National Law Journal

Former federal prosecutor Daniel Goldman led questioning for Democrats, pitting him against Republican counterpart Stephen Castor, a former commercial litigator at Blank Rome. Both lawyers aimed to use witness testimony from William Taylor and George Kent to make broader points.

By C. Ryan Barber

6 minute read

November 12, 2019 | Law.com

Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots, our Law.com white-collar, regulatory and compliance briefing. Feedback and tips are welcome, and appreciated. Thanks for reading!

By C. Ryan Barber

10 minute read

November 12, 2019 | National Law Journal

"For these folks caught in crossfire between two political parties and two branches of government, there aren't firm answers on the legal questions," one lawyer says. Public impeachment proceedings begin Wednesday.

By C. Ryan Barber

7 minute read

November 12, 2019 | National Law Journal

"After further consideration, Mr. Mulvaney does not intend to pursue litigation regarding the deposition subpoena issued to him by the U.S. House of Representatives," Mulvaney's lawyer, William Pittard, said in a court filing Tuesday.

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

November 11, 2019 | National Law Journal

Mulvaney's lawyer, William Pittard, a former acting U.S. House general counsel, withdrew his bid to join another pending case brought by former deputy national security adviser Charles Kupperman.

By C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read