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May 01, 2019 | Litigation Daily

House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler: “I understand why he wants to avoid that kind of scrutiny, but when push comes to shove, the administration may not dictate the terms of a hearing in our hearing room.”

By C. Ryan Barber

6 minute read

April 30, 2019 | Law.com

The US Justice Department has new -- and lengthy -- guidance about how prosecutors are expected to evaluate compliance programs. Links below. Plus: Wall Street's political spend is rising, and there's a new False Claims Act whistleblower ruling that could soon get more attention. Thanks for reading!

By C. Ryan Barber

7 minute read

April 30, 2019 | National Law Journal

The new guidance provides greater detail about what prosecutors should look for in compliance programs.

By C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read

April 30, 2019 | National Law Journal

Defense lawyers for the former Skadden partner and Obama White House counsel contend the indictment "jumbles allegations about written statements together with inferences about oral representations."

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

April 30, 2019 | Litigation Daily

Defense lawyers for the former Skadden partner and Obama White House counsel contend the indictment "jumbles allegations about written statements together with inferences about oral representations."

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

April 26, 2019 | National Law Journal

The government has agreed it won't use Skadden's settlement agreement with the government, nor the law firm's retroactive FARA registration as evidence at the trial.

By C. Ryan Barber | Nate Robson

3 minute read

April 26, 2019 | Litigation Daily

The government has agreed it won't use Skadden's settlement agreement with the government, nor the law firm's retroactive FARA registration as evidence at the trial.

By C. Ryan Barber and Nate Robson

3 minute read

April 25, 2019 | National Law Journal

The Justice Department's targeting of what was once an obscure House rule reflects the ratcheting-up of resistance, former U.S. House lawyers said.

By C. Ryan Barber

8 minute read

April 23, 2019 | Law.com

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's made adjustments to the agency's civil investigative demands, and we have some early comments on what the changes mean. Plus: a former Sullivan & Cromwell associate's snagged a front-office post at Main Justice, and scroll down for some of the big new U.S. lobbying engagements by Big Law. Thanks for reading!

By C. Ryan Barber

9 minute read

April 23, 2019 | National Law Journal

Lawyers for a Moscow-born American businessman contend the designation, while not a formal sanction, has carried reputational consequences.

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read