Katelyn Polantz

Katelyn Polantz is a Washington, D.C.-based data editor and staff reporter at ALM. She has written about law firm business and economics, lobbying and the federal government for the National Law Journal and ALM since 2014. She is originally from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh.

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June 19, 2017 | National Law Journal

Kasowitz Plus Dowd Equals Combative Mix for Team Trump

Depending on whom you ask, John Dowd is either the perfect choice to represent President Donald Trump or a combustible addition to his already unconventional criminal defense team.

By Katelyn Polantz

21 minute read

June 16, 2017 | National Law Journal

Lobbyists Leave Bob Dole to Launch New Firm; Hunton Loses Office Head; Lawyers Circle Trump

Washington Wrap is a weekly roundup of Big Law hires and other Washington, D.C., legal industry news. Read the previous edition here. Send tips and lateral moves to Katelyn Polantz at [email protected].

By Katelyn Polantz

8 minute read

June 14, 2017 | National Law Journal

Dreeben (No, Not That One) Says Case of Mistaken Identity Riled Mueller Critics

Michael W. Dreeben, a designer of high-end furniture in Chicago, confirmed this week that he—not the Michael Dreeben tapped to assist Russia special counsel Robert Mueller—was behind past donations to Democratic candidates.

By Katelyn Polantz

5 minute read

June 09, 2017 | National Law Journal

Covington Goes Dark on Comey Day; Filling Vacancies; Kasowitz in Spotlight

Washington Wrap is a weekly roundup of Big Law and federal government hires and other Washington, D.C., legal news.

By Katelyn Polantz

58 minute read

June 09, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Trump Tweets: King & Spalding Lawyer to Head FBI

President Donald Trump tweeted his choice for the new FBI director Wednesday morning – former prosecutor Christopher Wray, now with Atlanta's King & Spalding.

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker and Katelyn Polantz

21 minute read

June 08, 2017 | National Law Journal

Comey Watchers Ask: Where Are the Lawyers?

Among the throngs of suits gathered to watch James Comey Jr. testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday, there was a notable absence: A personal lawyer at the former FBI director's back. But partners from a pair of Am Law 100 firms are said to be counseling Comey.

By Katelyn Polantz

19 minute read

June 08, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Trump's Conflicts Watchdog

King & Spalding's Bobby Burchfield takes on a huge job: ethics counsel for Trump's businesses.

By Katelyn Polantz

5 minute read

June 07, 2017 | National Law Journal

Don't Panic, Don't Lie: White-Collar Advice for Trump's Washington

How close do you need to be to the investigations roiling the capital right now before it's time to lawyer up?

By Katelyn Polantz

3 minute read

June 05, 2017 | National Law Journal

Wachtell's Conway Takes Trump to Task Over Tweets

Soon after President Donald Trump appeared to undercut the legal defense of his own immigration orders on Monday, he earned a rare Tweet from none other than George Conway III of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.

By Katelyn Polantz

3 minute read

June 02, 2017 | National Law Journal

A Chisel of Lawyers in Virginia; Jenner Bets on Energy; Kasowitz Answers to Congress

Washington Wrap is a weekly roundup of Big Law hires and other Washington, D.C., legal industry news.

By Katelyn Polantz

91 minute read

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