C. Ryan Barber

August 20, 2020 | National Law Journal

"The public must be able to monitor whether the relief money Congress has allocated goes to the businesses that need it the most," Ballard Spahr's Charles Tobin said in response to the government's arguments.

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

August 19, 2020 | National Law Journal

Sentencing is set for Dec. 10 in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The former FBI lawyer, Kevin Clinesmith, is represented by MoloLamken's Justin Shur.

By C. Ryan Barber

3 minute read

August 18, 2020 | Law.com

Welcome to the Compliance Hot Spots dispatch! Lots to dig into this week -- and please keep sharing your feedback and tips. Thanks, always, for reading.

By C. Ryan Barber

9 minute read

August 17, 2020 | National Law Journal

"Wherever the limits of the government's power lie, this case is not close to them," wrote Judge David Hamilton, who was joined on the panel by Judges Ilana Rovner and Michael Scudder.

By C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read

August 14, 2020 | National Law Journal

"It was never his intent to mislead the court or his colleagues as he believed the information he relayed was accurate," MoloLamken's Justin Shur, representing Kevin Clinesmith, said in a statement Friday.

By C. Ryan Barber

3 minute read

August 11, 2020 | Law.com

Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots, our white-collar and regulatory dispatch. Thanks for reading, and we welcome your feedback. Let's get started!

By C. Ryan Barber

8 minute read

August 11, 2020 | National Law Journal

At Tuesday's hearing, Jeffrey Wall, the acting U.S. solicitor general, acknowledged the D.C. Circuit's skepticism about issuing an order that would force the dismissal of the Flynn case. He suggested that the court send U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan instructions to limit his review.

By C. Ryan Barber

6 minute read

August 10, 2020 | National Law Journal

"Mandamus is the unicorn of remedies. It's an exceptional remedy—it's given in extraordinary circumstances," one veteran Washington lawyer says. The D.C. Circuit's en banc hearing in the Michael Flynn case confronts the Trump-era leadership of the Justice Department, the scope of power of federal trial judges.

By C. Ryan Barber

7 minute read

August 06, 2020 | National Law Journal

"The separation of powers would matter little if prevailing challengers received no meaningful relief in their cases," lawyers from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher told one federal appeals court recently.

By C. Ryan Barber

6 minute read

August 05, 2020 | National Law Journal

Eric Herschmann, who'd joined Kasowitz Benson Torres in 1996, argued for Trump at his impeachment trial. Herschmann revealed his new role as a White House senior adviser in court filings in New York.

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read