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.
May 17, 2017 | The Recorder
Mueller Leaves Wilmer, Steps In to Head Russia ProbeRobert Mueller III, a former FBI director who joined Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr in 2014, is leaving his perch in private practice and stepping back into law enforcement. Mueller will take on the weighty and politically precarious role of special counsel investigating Russia's efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
By Cogan Schneier and Katelyn Polantz
27 minute read
May 17, 2017 | National Law Journal
Latham's Fisher Withdraws From FBI Director Race Amid New ContendersFormer politicians Joe Lieberman and Frank Keating will interview for the job.
By Katelyn Polantz
12 minute read
May 17, 2017 | National Law Journal
Latham's Fisher Withdraws From FBI Director Race Amid New ContendersFormer politicians Joe Lieberman and Frank Keating will interview for the job.
By Katelyn Polantz
2 minute read
May 16, 2017 | New York Law Journal
Willkie Partner, Other Lawyers Land SEC AppointmentsThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has staffed up with five Big Law alumni, including a rainmaker at Willkie Farr & Gallagher in New York.
By Katelyn Polantz
3 minute read
May 16, 2017 | National Law Journal
Willkie Partner, Other Lawyers Land SEC AppointmentsThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has staffed up with five Big Law alumni, including a rainmaker at Willkie Farr & Gallagher in New York.
By Katelyn Polantz
19 minute read
May 13, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Alice Fisher of Latham Considered for FBI Director—But Who Is She?Washington corporate defense lawyer Alice Fisher interviewed on Saturday to be the next FBI Director, after the agency was shocked by the firing of James Comey last week. Fisher's among the reported top contenders. The National Law Journal has done comprehensive coverage of Fisher, the former Bush-era Criminal Division chief-turned law firm leader, over the years, since she's been a major name in public service at the U.S. Justice Department and private practice at Latham & Watkins. Here are some highlights of Fisher's career.
By Katelyn Polantz
24 minute read
May 13, 2017 | National Law Journal
Alice Fisher of Latham Considered for FBI Director—But Who Is She?Washington corporate defense lawyer Alice Fisher interviewed on Saturday to be the next FBI Director, after the agency was shocked by the firing of James Comey last week. Fisher's among the reported top contenders. The National Law Journal has done comprehensive coverage of Fisher, the former Bush-era Criminal Division chief-turned law firm leader, over the years, since she's been a major name in public service at the U.S. Justice Department and private practice at Latham & Watkins. Here are some highlights of Fisher's career.
By Katelyn Polantz
24 minute read
May 11, 2017 | The American Lawyer
James Comey May Find Soft Landing in Big LawAs a prospective law firm hire, Comey combines a prestigious resume with unusual political baggage.
By Katelyn Polantz
25 minute read
May 11, 2017 | New York Law Journal
James Comey May Find Soft Landing in Big LawAs a prospective law firm hire, Comey combines a prestigious resume with unusual political baggage.
By Katelyn Polantz
25 minute read
May 11, 2017 | National Law Journal
How Does DC Stand Out in the Am Law 100?Amid all the egos and envy stoked by the annual rankings of the country's highest-grossing law firms, here are some Am Law 100 takeaways for the Washington, D.C., market.
By Katelyn Polantz
4 minute read
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