Suzanne Monyak

Suzanne Monyak

September 07, 2016 | National Law Journal

Hippie-Turned-Attorney Refines the Art of Law

Joshua Kaufman, co-chairman of Venable's new art law practice group, has a trove of fine works as a former sculptor and purveyor.

By Suzanne Monyak

12 minute read

August 22, 2016 | National Law Journal

In-House Counsel Profile: Barbara Stob

Barbara Stob is the general counsel at Goucher College, a small ­private liberal arts college located in a suburb of Baltimore.

By Suzanne Monyak

8 minute read

August 19, 2016 | National Law Journal

Akin Gump Backs Bid for Posthumous Pardon of Civil Rights Leader

Lawyers for the descendants of civil rights leader Marcus Garvey say there is precedent backing their bid for a posthumous presidential pardon.

By Suzanne Monyak

21 minute read

August 09, 2016 | National Law Journal

Lawyers Reflect on Clemency Work After Obama Executive Action

When President Barack Obama commuted the sentences last week of 214 nonviolent drug offenders, he changed the lives of many inmates who may never have expected to leave prison. The action also had a profound impact on defense lawyers involved in pursuing the clemency petitions that the president has now granted.

By Suzanne Monyak

13 minute read

August 08, 2016 | National Law Journal

In-House Counsel Profile: Mike Poterala

"No two days are the same, that's for sure."

By Suzanne Monyak

6 minute read

August 04, 2016 | National Law Journal

Latham Leads D.C. Associates to Best Legal Aid Fundraiser Totals

Latham & Watkins has maintained its throne as top contributor for this year's “Generous Associates” fundraising campaign for the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia.

By Suzanne Monyak

22 minute read

August 01, 2016 | National Law Journal

American Tortured in DRC Sues Congolese Officials

By Suzanne Monyak

16 minute read

July 29, 2016 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Reid Weingarten of Steptoe & Johnson LLP and Frank Libby of LibbyHoopes

As the end of a six-week trial approached, Steptoe & Johnson LLP partner Reid Weingarten and LibbyHoopes partner Frank Libby had a decision to make: whether to put their clients on the stand. It turns out, their instincts were right.

By Suzanne Monyak

13 minute read

July 27, 2016 | Supreme Court Brief

SCOTUS Advocate Bessie Margolin Finds Place in History

Attorney-author Marlene Trestman recalls her first conversation with the accomplished labor lawyer and why it was time for her story to be told.

By Suzanne Monyak

19 minute read

July 27, 2016 | National Law Journal

Q&A: Marlene Trestman on 'Fair Labor Lawyer'

Bessie Margolin, the biography's subject, championed the New Deal in the Supreme Court

By Suzanne Monyak

19 minute read