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Litigation Daily

Robert Mueller, Jamie Gorelick and the Wilmer Problem

By Jenna Greene | May 22, 2017

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller III seemed like the perfect pick for special counsel. Except until last week, he was a partner at Wilmer Hale—where his colleague in the firm's Washington, D.C. office, a fellow member of both the strategic response and regulatory and government affairs groups, was Jamie Gorelick. Jared Kushner's lawyer. This could be a problem. A big one.

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Litigation Daily

Robert Mueller, Jamie Gorelick and the Wilmer Problem

By Jenna Greene | May 22, 2017

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller III seemed like the perfect pick for special counsel. Except until last week, he was a partner at Wilmer Hale—where his colleague in the firm's Washington, D.C. office, a fellow member of both the strategic response and regulatory and government affairs groups, was Jamie Gorelick. Jared Kushner's lawyer. This could be a problem. A big one.

11 minute read

The American Lawyer

Allen & Overy Sues Project Finance Client as Fee Suits Pile Up

By Christine Simmons | May 19, 2017

Allen & Overy is suing a former client for $343,448 arising out of its work for the development and financing of a solar power facility in Panama.

7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Allen & Overy Sues Project Finance Client as Fee Suits Pile Up

By Christine Simmons | May 19, 2017

Allen & Overy is suing a former client for $343,448 arising out of its work for the development and financing of a solar power facility in Panama.

7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Ex-Prosecutors at Big Firms Weigh Costs of Speaking Out on Trump

By Miriam Rozen | May 17, 2017

Did the president expose himself to obstruction of justice charges in the unfolding scandal involving James Comey? If anyone has an opinion on that burning question, it's the country's pool of former federal prosecutors. But not all of them are willing to share it.

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The American Lawyer

Ex-Prosecutors at Big Firms Weigh Costs of Speaking Out on Trump

By Miriam Rozen | May 17, 2017

Did the president expose himself to obstruction of justice charges in the unfolding scandal involving James Comey? If anyone has an opinion on that burning question, it's the country's pool of former federal prosecutors. But not all of them are willing to share it.

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National Law Journal

Here's Some Advice for Trump From the White-Collar Bar

By Marcia Coyle | May 17, 2017

The daily Trump-Comey-Flynn imbroglio and its potential legal ramifications for President Donald Trump suggest it may be time—or past time—for the embattled president to "lawyer up" with outside counsel, veteran white-collar defense lawyers say.

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National Law Journal

Here's Some Advice for Trump From the White-Collar Bar

By Marcia Coyle | May 17, 2017

The daily Trump-Comey-Flynn imbroglio and its potential legal ramifications for President Donald Trump suggest it may be time—or past time—for the embattled president to "lawyer up" with outside counsel, veteran white-collar defense lawyers say.

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