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Mike Scarcella

Mike Scarcella

Mike Scarcella is a senior editor in Washington on ALM Media's regulatory desk. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @MikeScarcella. Mike works on a slate of newsletters: Supreme Court Brief | Higher Law | Compliance Hot Spots | Labor of Law.

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April 17, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Appeals Court Urged to Protect LGBT Employees From Discrimination

The Eighth Circuit case tests the reach of Title VII, the EEOC is backing the employee, and the U.S. Supreme Court is weighing two related cases.

By Mike Scarcella

4 minute read

April 17, 2019 | Litigation Daily

8th Circuit Urged to Protect LGBT Employees Against Discrimination

The Eighth Circuit case tests the reach of Title VII, and the EEOC backed the employee. The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether to hear two cases that contend Title VII does include protections against sexual orientation discrimination.

By Mike Scarcella

4 minute read

April 16, 2019 | National Law Journal

Chris Landau's Nominee Disclosure Shows $11M From Kirkland, $3M From Quinn

The longtime former Kirkland & Ellis appellate partner jumped to Quinn Emanuel last year, and he's now the Trump administration's pick for U.S. ambassador to Mexico.

By Mike Scarcella

7 minute read

April 16, 2019 | The Recorder

Trump's Big Law Pick for Mexico Ambassador Discloses $11M From Kirkland, $3M From Quinn

The longtime former Kirkland & Ellis appellate partner Christopher Landau jumped to Quinn Emanuel last year, and he's now the Trump administration's pick for U.S. ambassador to Mexico.

By Mike Scarcella

7 minute read

April 15, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

UT Law Alumnus Among New Lawyers Joining Trump White House Counsel's Office

The White House counsel's office has several new lawyers, including a former Husch Blackwell partner and a White & Case white-collar associate.

By Mike Scarcella | Nate Robson

5 minute read

April 15, 2019 | National Law Journal

Husch Blackwell, White & Case Lawyers Join Trump White House Counsel's Office

The White House counsel's office has several new lawyers, including a former Husch Blackwell partner and a White & Case white-collar associate.

By Nate Robson | Mike Scarcella

5 minute read

April 15, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Husch Blackwell, White & Case Lawyers Join Trump White House Counsel's Office

George Doty III clerked for Judge Jose A. Cabranes on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

By Nate Robson | Mike Scarcella

5 minute read

April 11, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Read: Month-Old Indictment Unsealed Against WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange

The indictment became public along with his arrest on the same day Ecuador rescinded his asylum at its London Embassy.

By Mike Scarcella

2 minute read

April 11, 2019 | Law.com

Labor of Law: OFCCP Warns Firms on Diversity Failures | 9th Circuit Microsoft Case Heats Up | Wage-Hour Chief Confirmed | Who Got the Work

Craig Leen, the head of the Labor Department's OFCCP, puts law firms on notice about diversity. Plus, the US Chamber's hopped into the big Microsoft case in the 9th Circuit, and the US Senate's confirmed the Trump pick for wage-hour head at DOL. Thanks for reading!

By Mike Scarcella

9 minute read

April 08, 2019 | National Law Journal

5th Circuit Strikes Gibson Dunn's Pro-Obamacare Brief for Recusal Issue

The Fifth Circuit didn't give a reason, and the court clerk declined to comment. But one new member of the court hails from Gibson Dunn: James Ho.

By Mike Scarcella

5 minute read