Mike Scarcella

September 29, 2017 | National Law Journal

A Kirkland & Ellis employment litigation partner in Washington and daughter of a federal appeals court judge is on tap to be the U.S. Labor Department's chief in-house lawyer, extending the Trump administration's ties to the Chicago-based Am Law 100 firm.

By Mike Scarcella and Erin Mulvaney

5 minute read

September 20, 2017 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court's fall term begins on Oct. 2. Noel Francisco, newly confirmed as U.S. solicitor general, has just days to prepare. Of course, it's likely Francisco, formerly a top appellate lawyer at Jones Day, hasn't been thinking about the cases and issues that the justices will confront—and he will argue—this term. Here's a snapshot of things to know about Francisco and matters on his plate as he prepares to step up to the lectern at the high court.

By Marcia Coyle and Mike Scarcella

32 minute read

September 19, 2017 | National Law Journal

The Trump administration is moving forward with the expected nomination of Peter Robb, a management-side labor law attorney in Vermont, to serve as general counsel to the National Labor Relations Board as the agency nears a Republican majority for the first time in nearly a decade.

By Mike Scarcella and Erin Mulvaney

6 minute read

September 18, 2017 | Inside Counsel

The Trump administration is moving forward with the expected nomination of Peter Robb, a management-side labor law attorney in Vermont, to serve…

By Mike Scarcella, Erin Mulvaney

6 minute read

September 14, 2017 | National Law Journal

Stephen Vaden, a former Jones Day associate in Washington who was on the Trump administration's landing team at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is now in line to lead the agency's legal team. Vaden, a Yale Law School graduate, has regularly spoken on administrative law and regulatory issues, and he formerly was an associate for several years at Squire Patton Boggs.

By Mike Scarcella

27 minute read

September 05, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Matthew Leopold is a Tallahassee attorney and former general counsel at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

By Mike Scarcella

6 minute read

September 05, 2017 | National Law Journal

We suspect it's not the last we'll hear from Richard Posner. But as he ends his judicial career on U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, here's a snapshot of some favorite Posner zingers.

By Mike Scarcella and Vanessa Blum

6 minute read

September 04, 2017 | National Law Journal

The Trump administration is moving forward with a spate of new nominees for the U.S. Justice Department and regulatory agencies, pulling lawyers from Big Law and in-house legal departments for top positions.

By Mike Scarcella

6 minute read

September 02, 2017 | National Law Journal

From one U.S. attorney general to another, Eric Holder Jr. recently offered Jeff Sessions some leadership advice. Holder's observations were not solicited. "I urge you not to force them to further defend the indefensible—the president's inhumane and unjust executive orders," the Covington & Burling partner wrote to Sessions. Holder's letter, written on behalf of the California Senate, was attached to an amicus brief California lawmakers filed in support of Chicago's challenge to Trump administration immigration policies.

By Mike Scarcella and Cheryl Miller

14 minute read

August 08, 2017 | National Law Journal

Curtis J. Mahoney, a Williams & Connolly partner who is the Trump administration's pick for a deputy U.S. trade representative post, reported $833,000 in partnership income from the Washington firm, according to documents the U.S. Office of Government Ethics publicly released Tuesday. The disclosure offers a rare look inside the storied Washington partnership.

By Mike Scarcella

42 minute read