Mike Scarcella

December 26, 2018 | National Law Journal

Here's what U.S. Justice Department lawyers are telling judges: "Although we greatly regret any disruption caused to the court and the other litigants, the government hereby moves for a stay of all proceedings in this case."

By Mike Scarcella | Nate Robson

5 minute read

December 26, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Justice Department lawyers are seeking a filing extension in an immigration case against Miami-Dade County.

By Mike Scarcella

4 minute read

December 21, 2018 | National Law Journal

The high court, 5-4, refused to stay a nationwide injunction. Several former government lawyers—including Carter Phillips and Peter Keisler of Sidley Austin, and John Bellinger of Arnold & Porter—were amicus parties at the Supreme Court in a brief against the Trump administration.

By Nate Robson | Mike Scarcella

3 minute read

December 20, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

A team from Williams & Connolly recently joined Dechert in advocating for the CVS-Aetna merger, as a judge in Washington raises his concerns.

By Mike Scarcella

5 minute read

December 20, 2018 | National Law Journal

“I'm willing to serve but the process of being confirmed should not be so painful that it causes good people to run away,” Gade told the NLJ in an interview. “The EEOC is way too important to leave unfilled at the commissioner level."

By Erin Mulvaney

6 minute read

December 18, 2018 | National Law Journal

Bernhardt, who led Brownstein's natural resources law practice, last year reported on a financial disclosure receiving $953,085 in partnership income from the firm, one of Washington's top lobbying outfits.

By Mike Scarcella | C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

December 12, 2018 | National Law Journal

The former clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas would succeed J. Christopher Giancarlo at the helm of CFTC, which ever more is asserting its regulatory voice in the cryptocurrency arena.

By Mike Scarcella | C. Ryan Barber

5 minute read

December 07, 2018 | National Law Journal

“After 30 years as a trial lawyer at Williams & Connolly, I would have never imagined joining a company in-house," Dane Butswinkas said in a statement from Tesla. He will succeed Todd Maron, general counsel since 2013.

By Mike Scarcella

4 minute read

November 28, 2018 | Daily Report Online

"Here we are in 2018 still litigating incorporation of the Bill of Rights. Really?" Justice Neil Gorsuch said at one point during Wednesday's oral argument in a closely watched civil forfeiture case.

By Mike Scarcella

5 minute read

November 26, 2018 | National Law Journal

A.B. Culvahouse Jr., the Trump administration's pick for U.S. ambassador to Australia, filed papers showing his legal services last year, and his compensation agreement with O'Melveny, where he was chairman from 2001 to 2012.

By Mike Scarcella | Christine Simmons

5 minute read