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Law firms face new exposure to tax evasion charges as Criminal Finances Act nears go-live date

Partners warn firms will have to ramp up their due diligence efforts ahead of new legislation coming into force at the end of the month
5 minute read

National Law Journal

DOJ: Google Won't Fight New Warrants for Overseas Data

The development marks a reversal of the company's legal strategy on the issue of law enforcement access to data stored abroad.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

White House Press Secretary Says Comey Violated Privacy Act

The government could face an uphill fight pursuing Privacy Act violations against former FBI Director James Comey based on previous history.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump's Big Law FEC Nominee Under Fire for Tweets, Views

No more than a day since President Donald Trump announced that he would nominate Akerman partner James “Trey” Trainor III as a commissioner on the Federal Election Commission, and the former election lawyer for the Trump presidential campaign is already under fire on multiple fronts.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Quinn Emanuel Partner Seeks to Replace Disgraced Seattle Mayor

Jenny Durkan, a former federal prosecutor who joined Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan in early 2015 to open the firm's Seattle office, has taken a leave of absence from the firm as she mounts a mayoral bid in her hometown. Ed Murray, Seattle's soon-to-be-former-mayor, is set to resign amid a sex abuse scandal.
23 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Apple Settles State Investigation Into Price-Display Policies

The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs and Apple have agreed that the tech giant will install continuously available pricing information for iPhones, iPads, MacBooks, Apple Watches and other devices on sale in Apple Stores in the state.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

Tweeting Up a Storm? Georgia High Court Joins Twitter

The Supreme Court of Georgia has officially joined the appellate Twitterverse.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Justices Eye Immunity for Parked Municipal Vehicle

If the state Supreme Court decides a municipal agency cannot be held liable for damages caused by the involuntary movement of a government vehicle, then the motor vehicle exception to governmental immunity under the Tort Claims Act is dead, an attorney told a full complement of the high court Wednesday.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump EPA GC Nominee Discloses Nearly $300K in Income From Carlton Fields

The president's pick for general counsel of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Matthew Leopold, reported his income and clients in White House financial disclosure forms.
14 minute read

Daily Report Online

Federal Prosecutors Shut Out Winner's Defense, Asking Judge for Secret Ruling

Federal prosecutors want to present evidence against accused leaker Reality Winner to the presiding judge in secret and without showing their hand to the defense.
9 minute read

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