Mike Scarcella

November 21, 2019 | Law.com

Welcome to Labor of Law -- our briefing on L&E news and trends. We're looking at the NLRB's amicus briefing on language standards; Ogletree opening a 2nd office in Canada, and a lot more. Scroll down for Who Got the Work and notable moves. Thanks for reading!

By Mike Scarcella

14 minute read

November 20, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief

Welcome to Supreme Court Brief. Jay Sekulow's counsel of record on a Trump tax case at the high court; a law prof looks at the language of immigration; and William Barr draws more criticism over a partisan speech. Thanks for reading SCB.

By Marcia Coyle | Mike Scarcella

11 minute read

November 19, 2019 | National Law Journal

"When the CFTC violates orders of this court, as it has here, it should be held responsible," lawyers for Kraft and Mondelēz told a U.S. federal trial judge in Chicago. The CFTC, meanwhile, contends contempt is no longer an option.

By Mike Scarcella

4 minute read

November 14, 2019 | National Law Journal

Trump's lawyers are challenging a Second Circuit case involving a New York grand jury subpoena against the president's accounting firm Mazars USA. The case is the first of several involving Trump's financial papers that reached the U.S. Supreme Court.

By Marcia Coyle | Mike Scarcella

8 minute read

November 14, 2019 | Law.com

Thanks for dropping by Labor of Law, part of Law.com's suite of practice briefings. This week we're looking at the Justice Department's switched-up position—against the EEOC—in a case at the US Supreme Court. Plus, scroll down for Who Got the Work, and notable headlines. Thanks for reading!

By Mike Scarcella | Marcia Coyle

9 minute read

November 07, 2019 | National Law Journal

Two Republican-appointed judges and one Democratic appointee will oversee the appeal.

By Nate Robson | Mike Scarcella

4 minute read

November 07, 2019 | Law.com

Welcome to Labor of Law, our roundup of news and trends for the L&E bar. Lots to unpack this week -- including a report on the Ninth Circuit's big Microsoft case, a Major Lindsey noncompete suit, an Ogletree partner picked for a federal court post, and much more. Thanks for reading!

By Mike Scarcella

12 minute read

November 05, 2019 | National Law Journal

"You've asked this question now three different times. I know you're unhappy with his answer, but if we stay until 7:30 he's not going to change his answer," the veteran Paul Hastings white-collar partner said during one exchange, according to a newly released transcript.

By Mike Scarcella

6 minute read

November 01, 2019 | National Law Journal

"In effect, the CFTC negotiated a private resolution that left the industry without any intelligible guidance," the law firm Kobre & Kim said in a public-records lawsuit filed Thursday in Manhattan federal district court.

By C. Ryan Barber | Mike Scarcella

5 minute read

November 01, 2019 | National Law Journal

The legal recruiter Major, Lindsey & Africa is suing former partner Lauren Drake for an alleged noncompete violation after she joined rival MLegal in October. Major Lindsey's lawyers refute the contention, raised by Drake's lawyer, that the firm tolerated office misconduct. MLegal hired away Jane Sullivan Roberts this year from Major Lindsey to help launch a Washington outpost.

By Mike Scarcella

7 minute read