Mike Sacks

February 08, 2016 | National Law Journal

Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello was center stage last year in the legal community's most closely watched case in decades. In October, a trial jury returned no convictions for the New York-based firm's client, former Dewey & LeBoeuf chairman Steven Davis.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

February 04, 2016 | Law.com

Appearing Thursday on Capitol Hill, former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli wrote on a notepad as his lawyer, New York criminal defense lawyer Benjamin Brafman, whispered in his ear. Shkreli read from that notepad almost every time a committee member asked him a question. His reticence was not absolute. "Hard to accept that these imbeciles represent the people in our government," he wrote on Twitter after his brief appearance in front of House Oversight Committee members.

By Mike Sacks

4 minute read

February 02, 2016 | National Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh is expected to be nominated to the Ninth Circuit. The Supreme Court-focused site Oyez faces an uncertain future. And a federal judge has challenged the Obama administration's Iran-U.S. prisoner swap. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Sacks

2 minute read

January 29, 2016 | National Law Journal

If the Reagan, Bush and Clinton two-term presidencies are any indication, the Obama administration has little prospect of seeing any of its circuit court nominations confirmed after July, according to a Congressional Research Service report released this week.

By Mike Sacks

4 minute read

January 29, 2016 | National Law Journal

If the Reagan, Bush and Clinton two-term presidencies are any indication, the Obama administration has little prospect of seeing any of its circuit court nominations confirmed after July, according to a Congressional Research Service report released this week.

By Mike Sacks

4 minute read

January 28, 2016 | National Law Journal

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved bills to implement a trans-Atlantic data privacy compact and to provide federal protection from trade secrets theft. The Judicial Redress Act would cement an "umbrella agreement" between the United States and the European Union to protect each other's citizens' data privacy rights. The committee also approved on Thursday the Defend Trade Secrets Act.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

January 26, 2016 | National Law Journal

Ex-drug company executive Martin Shkreli's planned Tuesday appearance in the House was pushed back to February. President Obama announces sweeping changes to limit solitary confinement, including banning it for juveniles in federal custody. And the Washington Post tells the back story of the criminal case against David Petraeus. This is a daily roundup of legal news from ALM and other publications.

By Mike Sacks

3 minute read

January 20, 2016 | Law.com

Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Wednesday defended President Barack Obama's recent executive actions on gun control before a Senate subcommittee that appeared more interested in finding ways to work with the administration than debating the Second Amendment's scope.

By Mike Sacks

5 minute read

January 20, 2016 | National Law Journal

Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Wednesday defended President Barack Obama's recent executive actions on gun control before a Senate subcommittee that appeared more interested in finding ways to work with the administration than debating the Second Amendment's scope.

By Mike Sacks

5 minute read

January 19, 2016 | National Law Journal

The Washington Post hired a Wilmer Hale lawyer to help work on the release of reporter Jason Rezaian. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump takes to attacking Sen. Ted Cruz's support for Chief Justice John Roberts. This is a news roundup from NLJ and other publications.

By Mike Sacks

2 minute read