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February 02, 2018 | National Law Journal

"As it prevails here, the Comey Memos, at least for now, will remain in the hands of the Special Counsel and not the public," U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington said Friday in a public-records suit.

By C. Ryan Barber |

4 minute read

February 02, 2018 | National Law Journal

Joseph Simons, a former Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison antitrust co-chair in Washington, reported earning $1.9 million in partnership share from the firm. The disclosure was among others published Friday from Trump's FTC nominees, including Christine Wilson, a top in-house lawyer at Delta Air Lines.

By Mike Scarcella | C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read

February 01, 2018 | National Law Journal

"Until these positions are filled, and new leaders have an opportunity to establish themselves, it will be difficult to determine DOJ's overall approach to white-collar enforcement," a Wachtell team wrote in a recent blog post.

By C. Ryan Barber |

4 minute read

January 31, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

Still, mortgage lender PHH Corp. gets a new chance to challenge the $109 million penalty the agency imposed for alleged misconduct.

By C. Ryan Barber |

10 minute read

January 31, 2018 | National Law Journal

The decision Wednesday upholding the agency's power structure won't be the last word. One of the sides, or both, could decide to take the dispute to the U.S. Supreme Court, and things could get tricky there. Meanwhile, companies lost one avenue of attack against the Obama-era agency. Here are three considerations of what's in play now.

By C. Ryan Barber |

6 minute read

January 31, 2018 | National Law Journal

"Applying binding Supreme Court precedent, we see no constitutional defect in the statute preventing the president from firing the CFPB director without cause," D.C. Circuit Judge Nina Pillard wrote for the court. Still, the mortgage lender PHH Corp. gets a new chance to challenge the $109 million penalty the agency imposed for alleged misconduct.

By C. Ryan Barber |

7 minute read

January 30, 2018 | National Law Journal

Ballard Spahr, representing the New Jersey-based loan marketing company Top Notch Funding, pushed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for an alternative settlement amid the turmoil over the agency's leadership in recent months. The CFPB's revised settlement didn't significantly alter the terms.

By C. Ryan Barber |

4 minute read

January 30, 2018 | National Law Journal

Lawyers for Amazon, represented by the Greenville, South Carolina, firm Gallivan, White & Boyd, contend the consumers' claims must go to arbitration and that, additionally, the company is immune from liability under the federal Communications Decency Act.

By C. Ryan Barber |

4 minute read

January 25, 2018 | National Law Journal

Trump sent four FTC nominees to the Senate, including Paul Weiss lawyer Joseph Simons for chairman, and Delta exec Christine Wilson, who oversees the airline's regulatory and international teams.

By C. Ryan Barber |

2 minute read

January 25, 2018 | National Law Journal

The Trump administration is considering Peter Feldman, a senior counsel on the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, to fill a Republican vacancy on the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Two nominees are pending—Ann Marie Buerkle for chair, and Jones Day partner Dana Baiocco.

By C. Ryan Barber |

4 minute read