Mike Scarcella

March 04, 2019 | National Law Journal

Here's a snapshot of some of the Big Law partners who are advising individuals and entities that got hit Monday with demands for documents from the U.S. House Judiciary Committee.

By Mike Scarcella

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March 04, 2019 | New York Law Journal

The committee, led by U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, sent more than 80 letters and document demands as part of an investigation "into the alleged obstruction of justice, public corruption, and other abuses of power by President Trump, his associates, and members of his administration."

By Mike Scarcella

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March 04, 2019 | Litigation Daily

The committee, led by U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, sent more than 80 letters and document demands as part of an investigation "into the alleged obstruction of justice, public corruption, and other abuses of power by President Trump, his associates, and members of his administration."

By Mike Scarcella

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March 01, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Two other federal appeals nominees—Michael Park and Joseph Bianco, both picked for the Second Circuit—were up for a vote Thursday but the committee held them over until next week. Park is a name attorney at the litigation boutique Consovoy McCarthy Park. Bianco is a federal trial judge in the Eastern District of New York.

By Mike Scarcella | Nate Robson

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February 28, 2019 | National Law Journal

"There was a repeated failure to investigate and follow and enforce the policies concerning workplace harassment," one observer says.

By Erin Mulvaney

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February 28, 2019 | National Law Journal

Rao's nomination hit a snag days ago when one member of the committee, Sen. Josh Hawley, the Missouri Republican and a former clerk to Chief Justice John Roberts Jr., suggested he could not vote for Rao if she were pro-choice.

By Mike Scarcella | Nate Robson

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February 27, 2019 | Daily Business Review

The decision in an Alabama death penalty case is the latest where Roberts sides with liberal justices.

By Mike Scarcella

4 minute read

February 22, 2019 | National Law Journal

"The EEOC has a strong interest in ensuring that 'Young [v. UPS]' is applied correctly. The court's misapplication hampers the EEOC's enforcement efforts," the agency said in an amicus brief.

By Erin Mulvaney

6 minute read

February 21, 2019 | The Recorder

The new group, called Lawyers Defending American Democracy, bills itself as nonpartisan. Numerous Big Law partners, former judges, professors and others in the law signed an open letter.

By Mike Scarcella

4 minute read

February 19, 2019 | National Law Journal

“For companies and organizations that want to seize this moment to have the best workplaces possible, we will be there to help,” Chai Feldblum says. She is joining the firm with Sharon Masling, her former chief of staff.

By Erin Mulvaney

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