Mike Scarcella

January 06, 2020 | National Law Journal

"Financial institutions are absolutely immune from private suits that are based on the filing of a suspicious activity report," lawyers from Jones Day, on behalf of client Fidelity Brokerage Services, told the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday.

By Mike Scarcella

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January 03, 2020 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit said it would order fees as a sanction against a lawyer whose appeal represented "a shameful waste of judicial resources." The firms Jackson Lewis P.C. and Harmon & Davies, which represented the corporate defendants, filed the fee requests.

By Mike Scarcella

5 minute read

January 03, 2020 | National Law Journal

C.J. Mahoney, who specialized in international disputes and arbitration, would succeed Jennifer Newstead, now general counsel to Facebook, as the State Department's top lawyer.

By Mike Scarcella

4 minute read

January 03, 2020 | National Law Journal

The U.S. government's friend-of-the-court brief was among more than 35 filed this week in support of a Louisiana regulation that critics contend would pose an "undue burden" on women seeking an abortion.

By Mike Scarcella

5 minute read

January 02, 2020 | National Law Journal

Abortion rights advocates and their counterparts have filed collectively more than 50 amicus briefs over the past several weeks, as the justices prepare to hear a Louisiana case March 4.

By Mike Scarcella

6 minute read

January 02, 2020 | Law.com

Happy New Year, and welcome to Labor of Law, our weekly snapshot of news and trends affecting the L&E community. On the clock this week: California's…

By Mike Scarcella

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December 31, 2019 | National Law Journal

"The public's need to understand our government, and the protections it provides, is ever more vital," Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. said in his annual year-end report on the federal judiciary.

By Mike Scarcella

5 minute read

December 30, 2019 | National Law Journal

Biden's newly disclosed list of campaign bundlers includes Big Law chairmen, practice group leaders, prominent trial lawyers and tech and finance executives. The list of 250 names revealed the individuals and couples who have raised at least $25,000 for his presidential run.

By Mike Scarcella

6 minute read

December 26, 2019 | National Law Journal

A collection of our 2019 reporting on financial disclosures from Big Law partners who left such firms as Quinn Emanuel; King & Spalding; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Milbank; Kirkland & Ellis; and Sullivan & Cromwell.

By Mike Scarcella

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December 26, 2019 | National Law Journal

Law firms such as Ropes & Gray, Dinsmore & Shohl, and Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker were awarded fees for their work advocating for Atlanta-based LabMD. FTC lawyers argued against any award, saying the agency's positions were "substantially justified" throughout the enforcement action.

By Mike Scarcella

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