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These Companies and Trade Groups Spent Millions Lobbying on Net Neutrality

As the Federal Communications Commission considered repealing net neutrality under new FCC chairman Ajit Pai last year, telecom and tech companies, internet service providers and consumer and open-internet advocacy groups poured millions of dollars into lobbying the commission and members of Congress, spending that continued into the first quarter of 2018. Here are some law firms that benefited.
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New Jersey Law Journal

BAR REPORT - NJSBA Town Hall

Legislative town hall program set for June 18
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Immigration Firm Seems to Thrive After Trump Lawyer's Help

When Nicholas Mastroianni II hooked up with President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen last year, his business was threatened by a looming regulatory crackdown on the federal EB-5 program that offers foreigners permanent residency visas if they invest in certain U.S. real estate projects.
1 minute read

Law.com

Compliance Hot Spots: Dark Days for the Consumer Complaint Database? | Behind Sanofi's Viral Tweet | Plus: Who Got the Work

Business advocates are pressing their wishes to end or restrict the CFPB's consumer complaint database. Plus: Get the inside story behind Sanofi's viral tweet responding to Roseanne Barr. And: scroll down for who got the work in some big cases making headlines.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Behind Florida's 'Imperfect' Payments to Victims, Links to Lobbyists

The success of the well-connected lobbying firm in winning approval for claims bills adds to a persistent debate among legislators as to who does — and doesn't — get paid.
1 minute read

National Law Journal

Hogan Lovells Lobbying Team Went to Bat for ZTE in Sanctions Row

ZTE USA Inc. hired Hogan Lovells regulatory partner Aaron Cutler and former Republican U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman of Minnesota, now a senior counsel at the firm, to lobby on national security issues, a U.S. lobbying disclosure shows.
1 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

BAR REPORT - Capitol Report

Recent activity in Trenton of interest to state bar members
1 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Movers: Saluting Heroes of Pro Bono Assistance

"Robinson & Cole continually demonstrates significant and longstanding dedication to the delivery of pro bono legal services,” said SLS Pro Bono Attorney Manager Ashleigh M. Backman.
1 minute read

Law.com

Compliance Hot Spots: White-Collar Prosecutions Wither | DOJ's Foreign Lobbying Guidance | Plus: Who Got the Work

White-collar cases are approaching a new 20-year-low. What's driving the trend? Plus: The U.S. Justice Department is preparing to post online, for the first time, guidance memos about the Foreign Agents Registration Act, the lobbying law in focus now as part of the prosecution of Paul Manafort.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Gun-Reform Activists Spur Voter Registration at High Schools

David Hogg, a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, says all the rhetoric on gun reform is worthless unless voters oust lawmakers who are beholden to the National Rifle Association.
5 minute read

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