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Firms to Update Congress on Black Farmers' Claim Money
The lead class attorneys who helped secure a $1.25 billion settlement in 2011 for black farmers in a high-profile discrimination case have called on Crowell & Moring and Stinson Morrison Hecker for help on Capitol Hill, according to lobbying registration... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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Legal Services Corp. Adds Sidley Pro Bono Chairman
The head of Sidley Austin's pro bono and public interest law committee is heading to the Legal Services Corp. in Washington, the firm and the federal agency announced Tuesday. The LSC's board of directors yesterday unanimously approved Sidley senior counsel... Continue reading
Posted 3 days ago at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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After Controversy, Ex-Congressman Registers to Lobby
Former Representative Ron Klein (D-Fla.) has registered with Congress as a federal lobbyist at Holland & Knight for the first time since he left congressional lobbying rolls in February 2012 amid controversy. Klein, a Holland & Knight partner who maintains... Continue reading
Posted 5 days ago at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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The Morning Wrap
IRS: Receiving little direction, the Internal Revenue Service's Cincinnati outpost faced difficulties handling groups seeking tax exemptions, The New York Times reports. "The IRS is pretty dysfunctional to begin with, and this case brought all those dysfunctions to their worst,"... Continue reading
Posted 5 days ago at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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Mali Hires Davidoff Hutcher Lobbyists
As Mali fights to keep its northern territory and legendary city of Timbuktu out of rebels' hands, the West African nation has hired Davidoff Hutcher & Citron to lobby for it in Washington. The firm is planning to meet with... Continue reading
Posted May 17, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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At D.C. Circuit, Contractor Case Merits Take Backseat
Lawyers for the Federal Election Commission and government contractors on Thursday argued in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit over a law that forbids the contract holders from making federal campaign donations. The merits of the case,... Continue reading
Posted May 16, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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Business Roundtable Enlists Wilmer to Lobby on Trade
The leading association of U.S. chief executive officers has turned to an international trade lawyer at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr for lobbying assistance in Washington, according to lobbying registration paperwork filed with Congress on Tuesday. Business Roundtable has... Continue reading
Posted May 15, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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Benin Ambassador Fires Back at Arent Lobbying Client
Benin's ambassador to the United States has fired back at an Arent Fox client who is accused of plotting to assassinate the West African nation's president and overthrow its government. In a May 7 news release, Benin Ambassador Cyrille Oguin... Continue reading
Posted May 15, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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Nokia Taps Alston Lobbyists to Help with Trade Agency
Nokia Inc. has called on a former U.S. senator and three of her colleagues at Alston & Bird in Washington to help it with the U.S. International Trade Commission, according to lobbying registration paperwork filed with Congress on Monday. The... Continue reading
Posted May 14, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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Dentons Unveils Global Consulting Venture
Updated at 2:59 p.m. Within three months of its formation, Dentons announced last week that it has partnered with a consultancy to help clients with crisis management and international expansion. Dentons, which launched in March with the combination of SNR... Continue reading
Posted May 13, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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The Morning Wrap
Chevron Allegations: Chevron Corp. on Friday accused Patton Boggs of fraud in a case that ended in a $19 billion environmental pollution judgment against the oil company in Ecuador, The Litigation Daily reports. Ginsburg Roe: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth... Continue reading
Posted May 13, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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CSX Hires McDonald Hopkins to Lobby
As Congress debates reauthorizing two major rail laws that expire this year, the East Coast's largest railroad operator has tapped the lobbying arm of Cleveland-based law firm McDonald Hopkins for help in Washington. CSX Corp. enlisted McDonald Hopkins Government Strategies... Continue reading
Posted May 8, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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In D.C. Circuit, Lobbyists Fight Obama Lobbying Ban
Laying out their case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit for the first time, lawyers for a half-dozen lobbyists contend the Obama administration's prohibition on federal lobbyists from sitting on agency boards and commissions has "punished"... Continue reading
Posted May 7, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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Brown Rudnick Hires Senior White-Collar Defense Lawyer
The head of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck's white-collar criminal defense and investigations group has jumped to Brown Rudnick in Washington, the lawyer's new firm announced Monday. Stephen Best, who started at Brownstein in 2010, joined Brown Rudnick as a partner... Continue reading
Posted May 6, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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The Morning Wrap
More Jobs: The legal industry in April picked up 2,100 jobs, The Am Law Daily reports. Seeking Release: Robel Phillipos, the Dzhokhar Tsarnaev friend accused of lying to authorities probing the Boston Marathon bombing, will try to secure his release... Continue reading
Posted May 6, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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Senate Confirms Treasury General Counsel
The U.S. Treasury Department has its first Senate-confirmed general counsel since George Madison stepped down last summer. The Senate unanimously approved acting Treasury General Counsel Christopher Meade for the post. Meade joined the Treasury Department as principal deputy general counsel... Continue reading
Posted Apr 29, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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The Morning Wrap
Ricin Arrest: A Mississippi martial arts instructor is in police custody as part of a probe into ricin-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama and two other public officials, Reuters reports. Everett Dutschke, 41, faces maximum possible penalties of life... Continue reading
Posted Apr 29, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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Benin Mogul Tied to Alleged Murder Plot Hires Arent Fox
Updated at 3:52 p.m. While facing accusations of plotting to assassinate Benin's president and overthrow the West African nation's government, a Beninese businessman in exile in France has turned to former Senator Robert Bennett (R-Utah) and two of his Arent... Continue reading
Posted Apr 26, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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Bryan Cave Ends Keystone XL Lobbying
Updated 4/26 Bryan Cave has ended its lobbying for the Canadian company behind the $5.3 billion Keystone XL pipeline, the law firm revealed this week. The law firm filed a lobbying termination report with Congress on Monday, saying it finished... Continue reading
Posted Apr 25, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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Abbott Drops Two Law Firms from Lobbying Roster
After splitting into two companies in January, Abbott Laboratories has pulled the plug on lobbying work that two law firms did for it in Washington, lobbyists disclosed Monday. Foley Hoag and Williams & Jensen stopped advocating for Abbott on December... Continue reading
Posted Apr 23, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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After Privacy Fix, Law Firm's Netflix Advocacy Ends
A year after Greenberg Traurig revealed that it started lobbying for Netflix Inc., the law firm's work for the video subscription service ended. Greenberg Traurig filed a lobbying termination report with Congress last week, saying it stopped advocating for Netflix... Continue reading
Posted Apr 22, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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The Morning Wrap
Russian Warning: The FBI in early 2011 received a warning from Russian officials about suspected marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was killed in a firefight with police Friday morning, The Boston Globe reports. The Russian authorities said he may have... Continue reading
Posted Apr 22, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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ABA Descends on Washington for Lobbying Push
Despite American Airlines flight cancellations, suspicious packages in a U.S. Senate office building and a series of gun control legislation votes this week, the American Bar Association's annual lobbying spree in Washington went on. A group of 360 ABA members... Continue reading
Posted Apr 19, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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Halliburton Picks Patton Boggs to Lobby
Patton Boggs has started lobbying for an oil services company that became a household name during the George W. Bush administration. Halliburton Co., which made headlines for its lucrative contracts during the Iraq War and for its role in the... Continue reading
Posted Apr 18, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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American Heart Association Hires Olsson Frank to Lobby
The American Heart Association has called for reinforcements in its battle to decrease sodium amounts in food, turning to a Washington law firm as its first outside lobbying shop since 2008. Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz is helping draft "a... Continue reading
Posted Apr 17, 2013 at The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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