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Texas Lawyer

Reform to Mexican Electricity Law to Come Into Effect

On March 2 the Mexican Federal Senate approved a bill that will modify Mexico's Electricity Industry Law, effectively reversing rights granted to private investors in that sector, say Roberto Aguirre-Luzi, Isabel Fernandez de la Cuesta, Lauren Friedman and Fernando Rodriguez-Cortina, attorneys with King & Spalding.
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Law.com

Compliance Hot Spots: Steve Ryan Takes His Next Shot | New Lawyer Hires at Biden White House | Twitter Turns to Wilmer to Sue Texas | Many New Moves: Full Roundup

Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots, our weekly snapshot on white-collar, regulatory and compliance news and trends. Thanks for reading! Let's jump in.
10 minute read

National Law Journal

After Leaving Big Law, Steve Ryan Takes His Next Shot

"Well, it's semiretirement," the longtime Washington lawyer is quick to note. The veteran congressional investigations lawyer opens up about his career, and what's now on his plate.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

More Midwest-Born Big Law Firms Establishing Foothold in DC

Taft Stettinius & Hollister and Frost Brown Todd are taking a bipartisan approach as they expand their regional lobbying capabilities and add a federal government presence.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Lobbyist Gets Shareholder-Like Privileges as Florida Bar Reconsiders Law Firm Ownership

A midsize firm's new position for a lobbyist -- which mirrors the pay of equity partners -- comes as D.C. loosens its rules on non-attorney law firm partnerships and the Florida Bar reconsiders its rules on law firm ownership.
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Law.com

Compliance Hot Spots: DOJ Is 'Loaded for Bear' In White-Collar Push | Former Mueller Prosecutor Expects Stepped Up FARA Enforcement | Davis Polk Takes on the SEC, and More Who Got the Work | All the Big Moves

Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots, our weekly snapshot on white-collar, regulatory and compliance news and trends.
11 minute read

National Law Journal

Brandon Van Grack, Former Mueller Prosecutor and DOJ 'Foreign Agent' Chief, Joins Morrison & Foerster 

Van Grack, who led the Foreign Agents Registration Act unit at Main Justice, is joining the firm as co-head of the crisis management practice.
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National Law Journal

DOJ Names New Chief for Team Policing Foreign Influence in US

Career prosecutor and former Goodwin Procter associate Jennifer Kennedy Gellie succeeds Brandon Van Grack, a longtime prosecutor who served on the Robert Mueller III special counsel team. The head of the DOJ's national security division said "Van Grack was central to the department's strengthened focus on combating malign foreign influence through the use of FARA and other tools."
6 minute read

Law.com

Compliance Hot Spots: Biden's DOJ Takes Shape: Meet the Early Arrivals | Who Got the Work | Headlines: Bracing for Corporate Prosecutions | All the Big New Moves

Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots, our weekly snapshot on white-collar, regulatory and compliance news and trends. Thanks for reading!
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Biden's Immigration Policies and What They Will Mean for Millions of Illegal Texas Workers: Essential Yet Deportable?

President Joe Biden plans to send groundbreaking legislative packages to Congress to address immigration reform, including what's sure to be a controversial centerpiece: a pathway to citizenship for an estimated 12 million immigrants in the country without legal status.
6 minute read

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