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National Law Journal

Can Law Firms Avoid Landing on 'Enemy' List During the Trump Administration?

Large law firms appear to be keeping their heads down for now, not looking to make waves with the incoming administration.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Trump Names FTC Chair Who's Been Thorn in Side of Lina Khan

President Donald Trump said Andrew Ferguson "has a proven record of standing up to Big Tech censorship. and protecting Freedom of Speech in our Great Country."
5 minute read

National Law Journal

'Close Our Borders?' Senate Judiciary Committee Examines Economics, Legal Predicate for Mass Deportation Proposal

"I fear the consequences of mass deportation on a personal level, on a community level and on a society level," Foday Turay, an assistant prosecutor in the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, told the Senate Judiciary Committee as a DACA immigrant.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

After Fining Investment Firms Billions for Lost Text Messages, Regulators Turn Scrutiny to Audio Recordings

"Audio continues to be an important form of communications, and you have retain and preserve those communications," said James Sherer, a partner at BakerHostetler.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Veteran DOJ Antitrust Litigator Kenneth Dintzer Heads to Crowell

Kenneth Dintzer led the DOJ's case in United States v. Google.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Employers Scramble to Get Immigration Records in Order Ahead of Trump Crackdown

"To be honest, you're cutting it close on time if you haven't already looked at it because the new administration is right around the corner," Littler Mendelson shareholder Jorge Lopez said.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Carrier Legal Chief Departs for GC Post at Defense Giant Lockheed Martin

Kevin O'Connor is taking the legal reins of the nation's largest defense contractor, with $68 billion in revenue and 122,000 employees.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Wilkinson Stekloff Tops Big Law, Doles Out 150% Above-Market Bonuses

The litigation boutique will give its associates above-market bonuses starting at $22,500 for the class of 2024 and topping out at $172,500 for the class of 2017 and beyond, in addition to special bonuses starting at $6,000 running up to $25,000.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Nation's Largest Utility Parts Ways With CLO Who Helped It Navigate Bribery Scandal

Exelon Chief Legal Officer Gayle Littleton is handing off her legal duties to Colette Honorable and will serve as an adviser until she leaves the company in March 2025.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Deluge of Trump-Leery Government Lawyers Join Job Market, Setting Up Free-for-All for Law Firm, In-House Openings

"There’s a palpable sense of sadness and fear now—about losing autonomy, facing uncertainty, or changes to their agency’s mission," said Sarah Van Steenburg, a Washington, D.C.-based recruiter for Major, Lindsey & Africa.
4 minute read

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