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December 18, 2017 | National Law Journal

The complaint accused U.S. officials of denying Kaspersky any meaningful chance to defend itself, and argued that the government did not have sufficient evidence to order agencies to stop using the company's software products.

By C. Ryan Barber |

4 minute read

December 15, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

Fifth Third Bancorp will not seek the return of a $300,000 signing bonus that its chief legal officer, now the Trump administration's nominee to fill a key financial regulatory post, secured when she joined the bank this year, according to newly disclosed ethics records.

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

December 14, 2017 | National Law Journal

"We are 5-0 against the Trump administration because they often fail to follow the law when taking executive action," the Washington state attorney general said in a statement that vowed swift legal action.

By C. Ryan Barber |

5 minute read

December 14, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

Recently disclosed documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request offer a deep glimpse into the bank's efforts to contest bank manager Claudia Ponce de Leon's claims that she was unlawfully fired for complaining about corporate malfeasance.

By C. Ryan Barber

8 minute read

December 13, 2017 | National Law Journal

Doug Jones, a name partner at Birmingham's Jones & Hawley and a former partner at Haskell Slaughter and Whatley Drake, stunned Republican candidate Roy Moore in a special U.S. Senate election in Alabama.

By Brian Baxter | C. Ryan Barber |

24 minute read

December 08, 2017 | National Law Journal

Deutsche Bank, Germany's largest bank and one with long ties to Trump business ventures, has faced mounting scrutiny since this summer. A team from Akin Gump handled responses to U.S. congressional inquiries.

By C. Ryan Barber |

52 minute read

December 07, 2017 | National Law Journal

Hogan Lovells, representing the California-based outdoor apparel company Patagonia Works and Conservation Lands Foundation, among other clients, is suing various Trump administration agencies. Covington & Burling, advocating for three groups, filed suit against the U.S. Interior Department.

By C. Ryan Barber |

4 minute read

December 06, 2017 | National Law Journal

English, the agency's deputy director, lost her request for a restraining order. Now, she's pursuing an injunction. That maneuvering puts the case on a track for federal appellate review.

By C. Ryan Barber |

3 minute read

December 05, 2017 | National Law Journal

A federal judge in Washington has given the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's deputy director, Leandra English, a Wednesday deadline to make her next push for control of the agency. English's earlier request for a temporary restraining order was denied. Now, her lawyers plan to file a request for a preliminary injunction.

By C. Ryan Barber |

5 minute read

December 04, 2017 | National Law Journal

Mick Mulvaney said he remains in the early stages of his review but said he was “triaging” to prioritize cases that have time-sensitive deadlines or hearings.

By C. Ryan Barber |

10 minute read