C. Ryan Barber

June 23, 2020 | National Law Journal

"They are definitively following through on their commitment to engage in more active enforcement efforts," said Arnold & Porter partner Amy Jeffress, a former chief of the national security division within the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington.

By C. Ryan Barber

7 minute read

June 22, 2020 | National Law Journal

For Kravis, the move to Munger Tolles, where he will be a partner in Washington, marks a return to private practice following a career spent largely as a prosecutor.

By C. Ryan Barber

7 minute read

June 19, 2020 | National Law Journal

Still, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth pressed Bolton's lawyer at length about whether he had moved forward with publication of the book, a damning account of his tenure in Trump's White House, before the prepublication review process had been completed.

By C. Ryan Barber

6 minute read

June 18, 2020 | National Law Journal

The Justice Department asked for a temporary restraining order to halt publication of the book on the grounds it contains classified information.

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

June 16, 2020 | Law.com

Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots. Attorney General WIlliam Barr's former chief of staff prepares to take the reins of the DOJ's criminal division. Covington's Rob Kelner guides Amazon through a congressional investigation, and prosecutors face possible discipline for conduct in a sanctions case. Scroll down for Who Got the Work, moves and much more! Thanks for reading!

By C. Ryan Barber

10 minute read

June 16, 2020 | National Law Journal

"It has been the greatest honor and privilege of my professional career to have served together with you (and many before you) for more than two decades," Assistant Attorney General Jody Hunt wrote in a message to the Justice Department's civil division.

By C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read

June 12, 2020 | National Law Journal

"I don't see why we don't observe regular order and allow him to rule," Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson said at one point during Friday's hearing in the D.C. Circuit. Flynn's lawyer, Sidney Powell, argued there was no longer any case or controversy, and the trial judge must dismiss the case against Flynn, at the request of the Trump Justice Department.

By C. Ryan Barber

7 minute read

June 10, 2020 | National Law Journal

The former Kirkland & Ellis partner will be replaced by his top deputy, Brian Rabbitt, a former Trump White House lawyer who joined the criminal division earlier this year after serving as Barr's chief of staff.

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

June 10, 2020 | National Law Journal

"The government has engaged in highly irregular conduct to benefit a political ally of the president," Debevoise's John Gleeson, serving as amicus counsel, said in a new filing in the prosecution of Michael Flynn in Washington. He called DOJ's move to drop the case a "gross abuse of prosecutorial power."

By C. Ryan Barber

7 minute read

June 09, 2020 | Law.com

Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots. DOJ's providing greater transparency in the FARA space. Plus, Trent Lott is out at Squire Patton Boggs, and scroll down for major headlines, Who Got the Work, notable moves and much more. We'd love your feedback -- and thanks for reading.

By C. Ryan Barber

9 minute read