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The Legal Intelligencer

Eckert Seamans Concedes Lack of Informed Consent in Alleged Gaming Conflict-of-Interest Suit

The lawsuit stems from POM's allegations that, during an ongoing dispute over the legality of its gambling devices, Eckert Seamans breached its duty to POM by simultaneously representing Parx Casino, which had been arguing that POM's devices should be outlawed as illegal gambling devices.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Money Talks: Lobbyists Pulling the Strings on Capitol Hill

From less than 100 in the 1960's to more than 10,000 today—the demand for lobbyists is booming like never before.
13 minute read

National Law Journal

Combined, Brownstein and Akin Gump Brought In $110M in DC Lobbying Revenue in 2021

Build Back Better, a massive infrastructure bill and COVID relief created a frenetic pace in Washington unlike anything firms have seen before.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

In Wolf's Last Year as Governor, Policy Point Man Joins Buchanan

Rob Ghormoz brings to the firm a decade of experience as a Democratic Party operative.
3 minute read

The Recorder

State Bar Taps Sacramento Mayor to Help With Troubled Nonlawyer Licensing Proposal

Key lawmakers have criticized the so-called regulatory sandbox proposal as "an open invitation for profit-driven corporations, hedge funds, or others" to provide legal services without oversight or appropriate training.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Balch & Bingham Expands Its Public Policy Practice to Austin With Greenberg Traurig Lobbyist

Greenberg Traurig associate Aaron Gregg has joined Balch & Bingham as a partner to build a public policy and government relations practice in the Texas capital city.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Arnold & Porter Deepens California Lobbying Bench

The impact of California legislation, rules and regulations have an outsized impact on the federal landscape.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Former Sen. Joe Donnelly Reveals Akin Gump Pay

Donnelly was nominated last month to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the Vatican.
2 minute read

Law.com

How I Made It to Law Firm Leadership as a Nonlawyer: 'Different Can Make a Difference,' Says Christopher Cushing of Nelson Mullins

"As a professional who is not an attorney and in senior leadership at an Am Law 100 firm, I am different. I firmly believe the 'different' can make a 'difference.' I know from experience that a single individual can change someone's life for the better, and everyone has something to contribute."
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lawmakers Get Started on Bills Aimed at Lobbyist Influence

One of the centerpiece bills would bar state officials, including lawmakers, from letting a lobbyist pay for their transportation, lodging, recreation or entertainment, and limiting gifts from lobbyists to $250 in value each year.
4 minute read

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