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By C. Ryan Barber | October 31, 2017
A Washington federal district judge this month ordered a former lawyer for Paul Manafort to testify before the grand jury convened as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election, according to a court ruling unsealed Monday. U.S. District Chief Judge Beryl Howell rejected the argument that the testimony, from an Akin Gump partner in Washington, would violate two shields that provide some protection to attorney communication and work product.
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By C. Ryan Barber | October 30, 2017
“There is no evidence that Mr. Manafort or the Trump campaign colluded with the Russian government," Kevin Downing, formerly of Miller & Chevalier, told reporters after his client, Paul Manafort, pleaded not guilty in Washington court to conspiracy and other charges.
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By Charles Toutant | October 27, 2017
The judge in the corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, is expected to rule Monday on a defense motion for a mistrial.Thursday's…
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By Josefa Velasquez | October 25, 2017
General Motors stepped up campaign contributions to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and members of the state Legislature this year, as Albany was considering allowing self-driving cars to begin operating in New York—something the company has lobbied on since January 2016. The company is set to start testing autonomous cars in New York City next year.
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By Mike Scarcella | October 25, 2017
Andrew Wheeler, nominated on Oct. 5 as deputy administrator under Secretary Scott Pruitt, revealed his law firm compensation and clients in an ethics pledge and a financial disclosure posted by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.
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By Jim Turner | October 25, 2017
A bipartisan group of lawmakers embarked on a road that has resulted in a dead end in the past: getting the House and Senate to make texting…
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By C. Ryan Barber | October 25, 2017
"What the legal system is terrible at is remedying individual injuries because it's so expensive," Mayer Brown partner Andrew Pincus said Wednesday at a U.S. Chamber litigation conference. Pincus was a lead attorney in a suit the Chamber filed to challenge a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule to restrict the use of mandatory arbitration clauses that keep consumers out of court. The U.S. Senate late Tuesday blocked the rule.
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By Roy Strom | October 25, 2017
President Donald Trump's first Chief of Staff Reince Priebus is headed back to Michael Best as the firm's president and chief strategist. He'll also serve as chair to the firm's lobbying arm, Michael Best Strategies.
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By C. Ryan Barber | October 23, 2017
Facebook, Google and Twitter spent a combined $7.14 million on lobbying in the three months ending Sept. 30,
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By Josefa Velasquez | October 19, 2017
Uber Technologies Inc. was New York's largest lobbying spender in the first half of 2017, according to a report issued by the state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics released yesterday. Other big spenders included the Greater New York Hospital Association and the Rent Stabilization Association.
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