Michael D Goldhaber

January 19, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Anti-corruption efforts made strides during the Obama years. Will the momentum cease?

By Michael D. Goldhaber, The Global Lawyer

12 minute read

December 21, 2016 | The American Lawyer

With the Clean Power Plan likely to be scrapped, Democrats may see the downside of executive action.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

11 minute read

December 20, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Few think the A in ABA stands for admirable. But the I in IBA could plausibly stand for inspiring. Imagine a bar association that acts more as a progressive voice for the profession than a self-serving lobby. As the presidency of Debevoise's David Rivkin draws to a close, the IBA is speaking out on everything from global warming to judicial corruption.

By Michael D. Goldhaber, The Global Lawyer

13 minute read

December 16, 2016 | The American Lawyer

President-elect Donald Trump once called the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act a "horrible law." Will the U.S. continue to play the role of global corporate corruption cop?

By Michael D. Goldhaber, The Global Lawyer

10 minute read

December 15, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Tucked into the Dodd-Frank Act was a transparency revolution. What will Trump's rollback mean for American policy on "conflict minerals" and "Publish What You Pay"? This is the first in a series of three Global Lawyer columns on anticorruption under Trump.

By Michael D. Goldhaber, The Global Lawyer

9 minute read

December 12, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Efforts to pare back the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act this term fell short late Friday, despite a significant amount of Saudi cash to lobbyists.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

25 minute read

December 12, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Efforts to pare back the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act have fallen short despite a gusher of cash from Saudi Arabian coffers to lobbyists from DLA Piper and Hogan Lovells.

By Michael D. Goldhaber, The Global Lawyer

25 minute read

December 06, 2016 | National Law Journal

Former senator and Alston & Bird special counsel Bob Dole told The Wall Street Journal Monday that he and his firm helped arrange the president-elect's taboo-breaking Friday telephone call with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen. “It's fair to say that we may have had some influence,” Dole told the paper.

By Michael D. Goldhaber, The Global Lawyer

11 minute read

December 06, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Former senator and Alston & Bird special counsel Bob Dole told The Wall Street Journal that he and his firm helped to arrange the president-elect's taboo-breaking telephone call on Friday with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen. "It's fair to say that we may have had some influence," Dole told the paper.

By Michael D. Goldhaber, The Global Lawyer

10 minute read

November 10, 2016 | National Law Journal

For 15 straight months after Donald Trump declared for president, Earth's temperature set a record high each month. Yet, of 70 questions asked during the presidential debates, none directly raised the world's most urgent issue of governance.

By Michael D. Goldhaber, The Global Lawyer

11 minute read