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National Law Journal

Jones Day Lawyers in Trump Administration Get Pass to Work With Former Colleagues

Ex-Jones Day lawyers in the Trump White House received a blanket waiver clearing them of ethical conflicts, according to new disclosures. At least 11 other individuals in the White House, plus nearly all employees on the president's executive staff, are now allowed to take up some matters they may have worked on in prior jobs.
30 minute read

National Law Journal

Squeezed: CFPB's Director in a Tight Spot as GOP Pushes to Diminish Dodd-Frank's Crown Jewel

The CFPB is being targeted by Congress, Trump, the courts, and corporate and business leaders. What does this mean for the structure and mission of a critical Obama-legacy agency; for Cordray himself; and for consumers.
33 minute read

National Law Journal

Deutsche Bank Signs Another Fed Consent Order

In-house lawyers for Deutsche Bank AG and its U.S. operations have signed a consent order with regulators over its violations of the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering laws.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ex-Litigator Returns to Kirkland After Stint as Chicago's Top Lawyer

Kirkland & Ellis has brought back former senior litigation partner Stephen Patton as of counsel in Chicago, where since 2011 he has served in the $174,000-per-year role of corporation counsel for the Windy City.
19 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

J&J Out, Janssen Still In, as Defendants in False Claims Suit

A federal judge has ruled that a qui tam suit on behalf of more than two dozen states, accusing a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary of off-label marketing of HIV/AIDS drugs, can move ahead in pared-down form.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Help Wanted: 6 Ways Del.'s Federal Court Vacancies May Impact Business, IP Litigation

The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware is in a bind. The four-judge court, currently home to the nation's second-busiest patent docket, is already operating with two vacancies. Now, it faces the specter of an influx of patent infringement suits.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Barriers Remain to Letting US Fintechs Play in the Regulatory 'Sandbox'

Will the U.S. go the route of the U.K. and Singapore and set up a regulatory sandbox for its emerging fintech companies?
16 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court's Protest Ban Doesn't Infringe Religious Rights

The latest effort to force the U.S. Supreme Court to allow demonstrations on the court's marble plaza was dismissed by a Washington federal judge on Wednesday. The challengers in the case, , claimed the ban on demonstrations at the high court violated the Religious Freedom Restoration Act by burdening their religious rights to protest capital punishment with candlelight vigils.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump Wouldn't Be the First President Asked to Testify in Congress

If the congressional committees investigating alleged Russian meddling of the 2016 presidential campaign eventually want to hear from President Donald Trump himself, don't count on a subpoena working its magic.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Backlog Stats for EDPA Federal Judges Don't Tell Whole Story

Multidistrict litigation accounts for most of the district's long-pending cases, according to numbers released by the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts.
7 minute read

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