Mike Sacks

October 05, 2015 | National Law Journal

BP PLC has agreed to pay $20 billion in fines—the largest in U.S. history—for the Deepwater Horizon disaster spill and cleanup of 3.1 million barrels of oil that spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and onto the shores of coastal states, the U.S. Justice Department announced Monday.

By Mike Sacks and Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

October 05, 2015 | National Law Journal

Ken Feinberg is no stranger to difficult, emotionally charged tasks. Over the past 15 years the federal government has enlisted him to oversee the victim compensation funds set up after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, BP's Deep Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the General Motors' faulty-ignition-switch settlement. Feinberg, who turns 70 this month, was appointed this summer as special master to oversee the implementation of the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014.

By Mike Sacks

7 minute read

September 30, 2015 | National Law Journal

A bipartisan group of senators on Thursday plans to unveil a new criminal justice reform bill that would reduce mandatory minimum sentences for certain drug felonies, enhance prisoner rehabilitation programs and largely ban solitary confinement of juveniles, according to a Senate summary obtained by The National Law Journal.

By Mike Sacks

4 minute read

September 30, 2015 | National Law Journal

A bipartisan group of senators on Thursday plans to unveil a new criminal justice reform bill that would reduce mandatory minimum sentences for certain drug felonies, enhance prisoner rehabilitation programs and largely ban solitary confinement of juveniles, according to a Senate summary obtained by The National Law Journal.

By Mike Sacks

4 minute read

September 29, 2015 | National Law Journal

Roberto Gonzalez, a top Treasury Department lawyer, joins Paul Weiss in D.C. Pillsbury elects D.C. lawyer David Dekker as the firm's next chairman. And Sen. Robert Menendez loses the bulk of his challenge to public corruption charges. This is a roundup of news from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Sacks

4 minute read

September 29, 2015 | National Law Journal

Roberto Gonzalez, a top Treasury Department lawyer, joins Paul Weiss in D.C. Pillsbury elects D.C. lawyer David Dekker as the firm's next chairman. And Sen. Robert Menendez loses the bulk of his challenge to public corruption charges. This is a roundup of news from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Sacks

4 minute read

September 28, 2015 | National Law Journal

The House Ethics Committee's chairman and its ranking member said on Monday that they will not dismiss an investigation into Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas, and will wait for the outcome of the sexual harassment lawsuit filed against him before deciding whether he violated House rules or federal law.

By Mike Sacks

2 minute read

September 28, 2015 | National Law Journal

The House Ethics Committee's chairman and its ranking member said on Monday that they will not dismiss an investigation into Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas, and will wait for the outcome of the sexual harassment lawsuit filed against him before deciding whether he violated House rules or federal law.

By Mike Sacks

2 minute read

September 25, 2015 | National Law Journal

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, on Friday announced his resignation and intent to retire from Congress at the end of October. Over five years, Boehner struggled to control his fractious caucus even as he led his party's opposition to much of President Barack Obama's legislative agenda, including to the Affordable Care Act.

By Mike Sacks

4 minute read

September 25, 2015 | National Law Journal

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, on Friday announced his resignation and intent to retire from Congress at the end of October. Over five years, Boehner struggled to control his fractious caucus even as he led his party's opposition to much of President Barack Obama's legislative agenda, including to the Affordable Care Act.

By Mike Sacks

4 minute read