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COVID-19 Drives Federal Lobbying for California Companies and Agencies

First-quarter disclosures show dozens of Golden State corporations, cities, transit districts, hospitals and trade groups lobbied on matters related to the coronavirus pandemic.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

How Hogan Lovells Has Lobbied for Saudi Arabia During Coronavirus Crisis

New filings made under the Foreign Agents Registration Act at the U.S. Justice Department offer a glimpse at some of the advocacy the firm has conducted for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia amid the coronavirus outbreak.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Akin Gump, Brownstein Dominate as Pandemic Fuels Federal Lobbying Uptick

The firms remained Capitol Hill's lobbying leaders in Q1, with the coronavirus helping to boost demand and revenues.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

US Judge Won't Force Open Coronavirus Relief to Lobbyists, Political Consultants

"The court does not seek to understate the financial hardships that political consultants, lobbyists and their staff are experiencing. These are trying times," U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth wrote in denying a temporary restraining order.
4 minute read

Law.com

Compliance Hot Spots: DOJ Publishes List of Active Compliance Monitors | Catching Up With Cozen's Biz Van Gelder | SEC Pressed on E-Signatures | Who Got the Work

Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots, and we hope you are safe. The Justice Department's published a list of active compliance monitors, a move boosting transparency. Scroll down for Who Got the Work, major headline and much more. Thanks for reading!
11 minute read

Law.com

Compliance Hot Spots: 'It's Just Been Unreal': Wilmer's Jamie Gorelick Dishes on Covid-19 Crisis Management | CFIUS Reviews Slow Down | Lobbying Boom | Who Got the Work

Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots, and we hope you are safe and well. We caught up with Wilmer Hale's Jamie Gorelick for her views on the crisis, and scroll down for reporting on CFIUS, major compliance headlines, Who Got the Work and much more. Thanks for reading, and be well.
10 minute read

The American Lawyer

Without Leverage, Private Equity Firms Missing Out on Stimulus Funds

Portfolio companies have thus far been excluded from the CARES Act and the Paycheck Protection Program, leaving private equity firms to lobby for a life raft.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Lawyer-Lobbyists Saw Big Payday in 2019, See Uncertainty For 2020

"Regarding the ballot question on marijuana, if we had spoken a month and a half ago, I would have predicted record spending," ELEC executive director Jeff Brindle said. "Now with the pandemic, it will be interesting to watch."
14 minute read

National Law Journal

Covington Hands Over More Files to Mike Flynn, After 'Inadvertently' Missing Them Earlier

The sentencing of the former Trump national security adviser, who pleaded guilty in 2017, has been delayed for months as a federal judge in Washington weighs whether to allow Flynn to withdraw his guilty plea.
5 minute read

Law.com

Compliance Hot Spots: Meet Brian Miller, Trump's Pandemic IG Pick | False Claims and Covid-19 | Kathy Ruemmler's Leaving Latham | Who Got the Work

Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots, and we hope you, colleagues and family are safe. Brian Miller, the White House lawyer up for special inspector general for pandemic recovery, has said a lot about independence and congressional oversight. Plus: the False Claims Act and COVID-19. Thanks for reading, and be well.
9 minute read

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