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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

April 03, 2018 | National Law Journal

Alexander van der Zwaan, a former associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days in jail for lying to the special counsel team investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election.

By C. Ryan Barber |

4 minute read

April 02, 2018 | National Law Journal

U.S. federal claims judge disqualifies Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman in a major government contracts dispute. "We have implemented additional safeguards and processes in our conflicts system to ensure this circumstance will not occur again,” Pillsbury said in a statement.

By C. Ryan Barber |

7 minute read

March 30, 2018 | National Law Journal

Here's a snapshot of some of what the financial industry has told the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about its civil investigative demands, long a target of criticism.

By C. Ryan Barber |

6 minute read

March 29, 2018 | Law.com

This week we look at some of the big firms that are ramping up lobbying over the Trump administration's steel and aluminum tariffs. Also: So you got an SEC subpoena, now what? Plus: Scroll down to see who got the work in some of the biggest cases making headlines.

By C. Ryan Barber |

9 minute read

March 23, 2018 | Litigation Daily

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Eugene Scalia took out a truly monster-sized regulation: the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule.

By C. Ryan Barber |

6 minute read

March 20, 2018 | The Recorder

While at Gibson Dunn, Facebook in-house attorney S. Ashlie Beringer signed off on the company's 2011 FTC settlement which is back in the spotlight because of the company's latest data snafu.

By C. Ryan Barber

7 minute read

March 20, 2018 | National Law Journal

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Facebook violated the terms of a 2011 settlement over its handling of user data. That settlement required Facebook to obtain express consent before sharing user information beyond what individual privacy settings allow. Inside Facebook, one lawyer is especially familiar with the terms of that 7-year-old settlement.

By C. Ryan Barber |

7 minute read

March 19, 2018 | National Law Journal

“On its face, there doesn't seem to be any reason why the president can't be held liable for violating the law,” Joseph diGenova wrote in a 1997 op-ed for The Wall Street Journal.

By C. Ryan Barber |

7 minute read

March 19, 2018 | National Law Journal

"These awards demonstrate that whistleblowers can provide the SEC with incredibly significant information that enables us to pursue and remedy serious violations that might otherwise go unnoticed," Jane Norberg, chief of the SEC's whistleblower office, said in a statement Monday.

By C. Ryan Barber |

4 minute read