Mike Scarcella

November 08, 2017 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday refused Glassdoor Inc.'s effort to quash a grand jury subpoena that would require the web company to reveal identifying information about eight anonymous users who posted reviews about another company. Glassdoor had argued that compliance would violate privacy and anonymous speech rights.

By Mike Scarcella

1 minute read

November 06, 2017 | National Law Journal

A Virginia-based government contractor fired a marketing executive after a photo of her flipping off a Donald Trump motorcade went viral on social media, raising questions about corporate social media policies and the rights of employees to express views off-duty that instantly can be seen by millions.

By Erin Mulvaney

7 minute read

November 03, 2017 | National Law Journal

Princeton University and Microsoft Corp. on Friday sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over the planned rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration program. Jenner & Block's Thomas Perrelli filed the complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

By Mike Scarcella |

1 minute read

October 30, 2017 | National Law Journal

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation has at least one cooperator: George Papadopoulos, who formerly advised Donald Trump's presidential campaign on foreign policy matters. Papadopoulos, represented by the Chicago-based firm Breen & Pugh, secretly pleaded guilty to a false statements charge in October. His plea agreement requires him to continue to talk with investigators.

By Mike Scarcella |

4 minute read

October 25, 2017 | National Law Journal

Andrew Wheeler, nominated on Oct. 5 as deputy administrator under Secretary Scott Pruitt, revealed his law firm compensation and clients in an ethics pledge and a financial disclosure posted by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.

By Mike Scarcella

4 minute read

October 20, 2017 | National Law Journal

O'Scannlain would serve in the No. 3 post at the Labor Department, overseeing major cases. DOL has gender-pay suits pending against JPMorgan Chase and Oracle Corp. The department's investigation of Google is ongoing.

By Erin Mulvaney

3 minute read

October 19, 2017 | National Law Journal

Joseph Simons served earlier as a top FTC lawyer in George W. Bush administration.

By Mike Scarcella |

3 minute read

October 16, 2017 | Inside Counsel

The Labor Department's suit alleges JPM paid certain female employees less than male counterparts.JPMorgan Chase & Co. must face a U.S. Labor Department…

By Mike Scarcella

4 minute read

October 16, 2017 | National Law Journal

The Labor Department's suit alleges JPM paid certain female employees less than male counterparts.

By Mike Scarcella

4 minute read

October 04, 2017 | The American Lawyer

As Equifax navigates the halls of Congress to contain the breach fallout, DLA Piper, a firm that was itself the victim of a hack this year, gets a piece. Susan Estrich of Quinn Emanuel represents ex-Equifax CEO Richard Smith in his personal capacity.

By C. Ryan Barber

6 minute read