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Katelyn Polantz

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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May 17, 2017 | The Recorder

Mueller Leaves Wilmer, Steps In to Head Russia Probe

Robert 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 Contenders

Former 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 Contenders

Former 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 Appointments

The 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 Appointments

The 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 Law

As 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 Law

As 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