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The Recorder

State Bar Remains Mum on Reported Job Offer to Longtime Statehouse Lawyer

Allies of Fredericka McGee seized on a public comment session to offer more than an hour of endorsements of her ability to run California's state bar.
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National Law Journal

Kasowitz Benson Firm Registers as 'Foreign Agent' for Israeli Businessman

Clarine Nardi Riddle in Washington, the leader of the government affairs and strategic counsel group at Kasowitz Benson Torres, is on the new engagement, according to filings at the U.S. Justice Department made under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
5 minute read

The Recorder

California Bar Is Said to Have Offered, and Rescinded, Leadership Post to Veteran Statehouse Lawyer

Former longtime legislative attorney Fredericka McGee and the bar were in contract negotiations when the bar's board of trustees withdrew its offer, sources told The Recorder. The president of the bar's board of trustees called it an "evolving situation," but declined to elaborate.
5 minute read

Law.com

Higher Law: Catch Up With Kutak Rock's Cannabis Business Services Chair | What Law Firms Are Saying About DEA's Interim Hemp Rule | Who Got the Work

Welcome to Higher Law! Scroll down for our Q&A with Kutak Rock's cannabis services chair, and we've rounded up what major US law firms are saying about the DEA's interim rule on hemp derivatives. Thanks for reading, and please keep sending me tips and feedback.
9 minute read

Law.com

Compliance Hot Spots: Questioning SEC Enforcement | DOJ Presses PPP Borrower Secrecy | Who Got the Work: Covington's Lead for TikTok | NY Squeezes Trump Org

Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots, our weekly comprehensive roundup of white-collar, regulatory and compliance news and trends. Thanks for reading, and please keep the emails coming with feedback and tips!
8 minute read

Texas Lawyer

COVID-19 Pandemic Used to Challenge Oil and Gas Development in Texas

In Texas, given state preemption of local regulation under HB40, it is yet to be seen how successful those efforts will be.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

O'Melveny, Wilmer and Arnold & Porter Take Roles in Vetting Harris, Biden's VP Pick

The vetting team put together by the Biden campaign employed as many as 12 to 15 lawyers.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cozen O'Connor Adds Former Uber Lobbyist to Public Strategies Group

Kevin Kerr was at Uber Technologies for four years, first as the company's community operations manager for Pennsylvania and New York, and then as Uber's head of state and local public policy in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan.
4 minute read

Law.com

Compliance Hot Spots: For CFPB Affairs, a New Uncertainty | Robust White-Collar Hiring | Who Got the Work: Squire Patton's New China Contract | Who Is Returning PPP Loans?

Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots, our white-collar and regulatory dispatch. Thanks for reading, and we welcome your feedback. Let's get started!
8 minute read

Law.com

Higher Law: California Rebuffs DEA Demand for Records | New SEC Cannabis-Related Action | Who Got the Work: Davis Wright Tremaine, and More | Headlines: Managing Marijuana Data Breach Risks

Welcome to Higher Law. California pushes back against the DEA's marijuana records subpoena. The SEC's brought a new cannabis-related action. Plus: Scroll down for Who Got the Work, headlines and more. Thanks for reading!
10 minute read

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