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The Recorder

Fisher & Phillips Launches Lobbying Subsidiary Amid 'Weinstein Effect'

With leadership based in Sacramento and Philadelphia, FP Advocacy will focus on federal regulation and California, where almost two-dozen antisexual harassment bills are before the state legislature.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Fisher & Phillips Launches Lobbying Subsidiary Amid 'Weinstein Effect'

With leadership based in Sacramento and Philadelphia, FP Advocacy will focus on federal regulation and California, where almost two-dozen antisexual harassment bills are before the state legislature.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Salary History Ban Laws Aim to Close Gender Pay Gaps

Although these laws could expand some risks for employers, employers are well-advised to take a proactive approach to pay equity.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Sunshine State Voters Could Get Say on Government Ethics

The Florida Constitution Revision Commission advanced a sweeping ethics package, which includes a proposed six-year lobbying ban for former state lawmakers, agency heads and local government officials.
5 minute read

International Edition

Akin Gump Involved in Korean Corruption Scandal Implicating Former President Lee

Longtime client Samsung is alleged to have paid the U.S. firm $3.7 million in legal fees on behalf of another company in exchange for a presidential pardon for group chairman Lee Kun-hee.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Venable's Tracking Cannabis for New Digital Money Lobbying Client

Cryptocurrencies and alternative payment companies are eyeing the state-legal cannabis industry, a market that remains shunned by traditional banks.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

It's Showtime: What to Watch at AT&T-Time Warner Antitrust Trial

The AT&T-Time Warner trial, set to begin Monday in Washington federal district court, is a blockbuster on many levels. Here's what to watch.
7 minute read

The Recorder

The Challenges of Cannabis Lawyering in Nevada

"It's been a pretty wild ride and the last seven months have been no exception. Generally there's a lot of things Nevada does really well, and at the top of that list are just a number of highly regulated industries," says Melissa Waite of Jolley Urga Woodbury Holthus & Rose.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

McDonald Squeaks By in House Vote Amid Partisan Battle

Historically blue Connecticut's opportunity to confirm the nation's first openly gay Supreme Court chief justice is on the thinnest of lines this week, having just passed the state House of Representatives by a 75-74 vote.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

A #MeToo Movement For Gun Control

Ultimately the students of today will become the voters of tomorrow, Candidates for office will realize that.
1 minute read

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