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February 14, 2018 | National Law Journal

"I don't want to prejudge any existing matter except to say in any major issue involving data breaches, I would expect the commission to be all over it, providing the necessary resources and just being very vigorous," former Paul Weiss partner Joe Simons, the FTC chair nominee, said at his confirmation hearing.

By C. Ryan Barber |

4 minute read

February 13, 2018 | National Law Journal

The law firm Baker McKenzie, representing Kaspersky Lab Inc., is mounting a two-front attack in Washington federal district court to challenge a ban that prohibits U.S. agencies from using the Russia-based company's software.

By C. Ryan Barber |

3 minute read

February 12, 2018 | National Law Journal

A former top in-house lawyer at Chevron Corp. who earlier lobbied for DLA Piper has joined the White House counsel's office. Kevin O'Scannlain will serve as special assistant to the president and associate counsel to the president. He is a son of Ninth Circuit Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain, and one of his sisters, Kate, is serving as the U.S. Labor Department's top lawyer.

By C. Ryan Barber |

4 minute read

February 12, 2018 | The American Lawyer

The dust is settling around consumer finance laws after the first year of the Trump presidency, leaving law firms to sort through the rubble.

By C. Ryan Barber |

8 minute read

February 09, 2018 | National Law Journal

Rachel Brand, the third-in-command at the U.S. Justice Department, is leaving the agency to become head of global corporate governance at Walmart Inc. Walmart was looking internally and externally to fill the post. Brand's tenure at DOJ lasted less than a year.

By C. Ryan Barber |

4 minute read

February 09, 2018 | National Law Journal

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is moving to stop at least two companies from continuing to argue that enforcement actions should be dismissed based on an alleged defect in the agency's power structure. Mick Mulvaney, the acting director, said he has "ratified" those two lawsuits.

By C. Ryan Barber |

5 minute read

February 08, 2018 | The Recorder

Meet Beverly Hills tax attorney Charles Rettig, a name partner at Hochman, Salkin, Rettig, Toscher & Perez.

By Cheryl Miller | C. Ryan Barber |

6 minute read

February 07, 2018 | National Law Journal

Christine Wilson, formerly Delta's SVP for legal, regulatory and international, recalls a 1984 high school trip to the Soviet bloc that would shape her world view. And other tidbits from the questionnaires filed by former Paul Weiss partner Joe Simons; congressional lawyer Noah Phillips, chief counsel to Sen. John Cornyn; and Rohit Chopra of the Consumer Federation of America.

By C. Ryan Barber |

7 minute read

February 07, 2018 | National Law Journal

It's been a long time since Wilmer's Reg Brown filed any lobbying disclosures. Brown recently filed papers showing he represented the electronics manufacturer Hikvision USA Inc. before the House Small Business Committee.

By C. Ryan Barber |

4 minute read

February 05, 2018 | National Law Journal

Wells Fargo & Co. was negotiating a settlement as recently as last month with Laura Worzella, a former senior vice president in charge of Wells Fargo's operations in the Denver area. Worzella claimed she was unlawfully fired in retaliation for refusing to accept the bank's widespread practice of opening accounts without customer consent. Federal investigators dismissed her complaint.

By C. Ryan Barber

6 minute read