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November 06, 2002 |

COPY: Firm-by-Firm Survey Responses

From Allen & Overy to Winston & Strawn, the Summer Associates Survey was summers' chance to dish on their firms. And dish they did. Get the skinny on everything from quality of work assigned to approachability of associates and partners to the relative fun of karaoke nights vs. fishing, wine tasting outings, baseball games ... . (You didn't think it was all business, did you?)
123 minute read
November 04, 2005 |

What Questions Await DOJ's No. 2 Candidate?

Paul McNulty took the post of U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia only three days after the 9/11 attacks, and without having ever tried a case. Four years later, he's won over many of his doubters. So, it was little surprise when the White House named him to take the DOJ's critical No. 2 spot. But McNulty has detractors, including those who question his office's severe charges against people who are perceived security threats. That criticism is likely to come up at his confirmation hearings.
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March 12, 2007 |

DOJ Goes Into Damage Control Over Firing of U.S. Attorneys

By the end of last week, even conservative Republicans were publicly assailing the Justice Department over its firing of seven U.S. Attorneys. As the scrutiny intensifies and Congress continues its probe into the matter, the DOJ seems to have two options: continue to criticize the fired prosecutors or admit what many suspect was the motivation for demanding the resignations in the first place -- to burnish the credentials of young Republican stars by giving them at least a two-year run as U.S. Attorneys.
8 minute read
July 02, 2007 |

High Court Reveals a Mind for Business

At the end of a course-changing, gut-wrenching Supreme Court term littered with heated 5-4 decisions, one bit of clarity is shining through: the Roberts Court, and especially its newest member, Justice Samuel Alito Jr., are both very conservative and very pro-business -- more so than any Supreme Court in decades. More than most novice justices, Alito has taken bullets for business in the term just ended, most notably for his controversial majority opinion in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber.
7 minute read
September 08, 2003 |

Georgia Supreme Court Finds AG Trumps Governor in Redistricting Fight

Georgia Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker has won a redistricting fight with Gov. George E. "Sonny" Perdue III, courtesy of a state high court that split over questions of power within government. In the case, in which Perdue demanded that Baker stop his battles to revive a Democratic-leaning state Senate map, the court held that the parties "have joint responsibility to protect the State's interest in litigation."
6 minute read
February 07, 2013 |

As Gun Debate Grows, Second Amendment Champion Gura Girds for Battles Ahead

With two high-profile victories at the Supreme Court, Virginia litigator Alan Gura changed the way U.S. courts interpret the Second Amendment. Now, Gura faces his biggest challenge yet—expanding the right to bear arms in the wake of the Newtown massacre.
12 minute read
November 06, 2002 |

Outlook's Grim for Recovery in Class-Action Securities Suits

Janet L. [email protected] U.S. Department of Justice has made prosecuting corporate fraud a top priority, which means local divisions of the U.S. attorney's office and the Securities and Exchange Commission will be increasing the number, speed and severity of their actions against corporate wrongdoers.Northern District of Georgia U.
11 minute read
January 22, 2004 |

Court's Mantra: Request Denied

It's been almost five years since the demise of the law that empowered Kenneth Starr and almost 20 other independent counsel to probe allegations of government misconduct.
8 minute read
S&C, Davis Polk Guide Royal Bank of Scotland to $500 Million Deferred Prosecution Agreement in Money-Laundering Case
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In the DOJ's ongoing campaign against money-laundering banks, RBS has agreed to forfeit a half-billion dollars to resolve allegations that its predecessor, ABN Amro, helped Iran, Libya, Sudan, and Cuba move money through the U.S. financial system.

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