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January 23, 2019 | National Law Journal

Skadden Arps got dinged by the feds for unreported advocacy in 2012 for the Ukrainian government. Practitioners tell us generally some of the considerations that weigh on firms and lobby shops when they are engaging with foreign clients.

By C. Ryan Barber

7 minute read

January 22, 2019 | National Law Journal

“One of Tom's greatest contributions as general counsel was his work behind the scenes," one former congressional lawyers says.

By C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read

January 22, 2019 | Law.com

Trump's partial government shutdown is now at 33 days and counting, but there's still some agency action. Plus: Pam Bondi's joining Ballard Partners, Rod Rosenstein will leave a white-collar legacy and Skadden Arps settles a foreign-lobbying case with Main Justice. Thanks for reading!

By C. Ryan Barber

9 minute read

January 22, 2019 | National Law Journal

"With its decision below, the D.C. Circuit became the first appellate court in American history to exercise criminal jurisdiction over a foreign state," lawyers for the mystery company wrote in their redacted filing at the Supreme Court.

By C. Ryan Barber

6 minute read

January 20, 2019 | National Law Journal

The Foreign Agents Registration Act filing, required as part of a civil settlement with the U.S. Justice Department, shows funding source expectations for the advocacy, and partner rates on the lobbying contract.

By C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read

January 17, 2019 | National Law Journal

Federal trial and appellate judges are dividing over which cases to pause amid the shutdown, now the longest in the nation's history.

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

January 17, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Federal trial and appellate judges are dividing over which cases to pause amid the shutdown, now the longest in the nation's history.

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

January 16, 2019 | National Law Journal

Andrew Ferguson, a former Bancroft associate in Washington and UVA law grad, succeeds Mike Davis, a former clerk for Justice Neil Gorsuch.

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

January 16, 2019 | Litigation Daily

Andrew Ferguson, a former Bancroft associate in Washington and UVA law grad, succeeds Mike Davis, a former clerk for Justice Neil Gorsuch.

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

January 16, 2019 | National Law Journal

Members on the Senate Judiciary Committee used Tuesday's hearing to probe Barr on several areas for insight on how he might run the Justice Department.

By C. Ryan Barber | Ellis Kim

5 minute read