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April 19, 2018 | National Law Journal

Michael Dreeben and Elizabeth Prelogar, both from the U.S. Solicitor General's Office, teamed up with Adam Jed, another Justice Department appellate specialist, to defend the criminal charges against Paul Manafort at a hearing Thursday in Washington's federal trial court.

By C. Ryan Barber |

4 minute read

April 18, 2018 | National Law Journal

A team from Gibson Dunn fought the CFPB in the D.C. Circuit—and now they're in the Fifth Circuit challenging the agency's single-director design. Will one of these cases reach the U.S. Supreme Court?

By C. Ryan Barber |

5 minute read

April 17, 2018 | Law.com

Agency "guidance" is much maligned in the Trump administration, but a Obama-era White House lawyer offers a defense. Plus, we've got a roundup of some of the most important compliance and enforcement headlines.

By C. Ryan Barber |

8 minute read

April 12, 2018 | National Law Journal

“Unless you can enjoin the president here,” Judge Thomas Griffith said at one point during oral argument, “I don't see how she gets relief.” The bureau's deputy director, Leandra English, claims she is the proper acting head. The Trump White House installed Mick Mulvaney as interim after the departure of Richard Cordray in November.

By C. Ryan Barber |

4 minute read

April 11, 2018 | National Law Journal

“Let me be very clear to everyone: We are still going after bad actors,” Mulvaney told lawmakers Wednesday in Washington, pushing back against criticism the agency has softened its enforcement approach.

By C. Ryan Barber |

4 minute read

April 11, 2018 | Law.com

A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau attorney moves to Wells Fargo, and find out who's with Mark Zuckerberg as he testifies on Capitol Hill. Plus: a court ruling could expose compliance monitors who didn't get the gig, and scroll down to see who got the work in some of the big disputes making headlines.

By C. Ryan Barber |

9 minute read

April 10, 2018 | National Law Journal

As he testifies before nearly half the U.S. Senate, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has his company's in-house legal and lobbying teams at his back.

By C. Ryan Barber |

4 minute read

April 04, 2018 | National Law Journal

"Chasing indictment after indictment is not an adequate remedy," Manafort lawyer Kevin Downing argued in court Wednesday, urging a judge to restrain Robert Mueller's ongoing Russia investigation.

By C. Ryan Barber |

4 minute read

April 04, 2018 | Law.com

What's happening: More on the financial industry's push to pull the curtain on challenges to CFPB subpoenas. Plus: We look at expectations concerning the Justice Department's enforcement of the False Claims Act.

By C. Ryan Barber |

9 minute read

April 04, 2018 | International Edition

Alexander van der Zwaan was sentenced for lying to the special counsel team investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read