In Sweeping Ruling, D.C. Circuit Declares NLRB Appointments Unconstitutional

AFTERNOON UPDATE In Sweeping Ruling, D.C. Circuit Declares NLRB Appointments Unconstitutional A federal appeals court in Washington has declared unconstitutional President Barack Obama's recess appointments to a labor board in a sweeping decision that curtailed executive power and undermined the legitimacy of a high-profile, controversial appointment to the administration's consumer financial protection agency. Ex-GC of USAID Caught Up in Investigation of Bid Rigging The former general counsel of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is leaving the agency amid an ongoing probe into alleged contract rigging. Seeking Nominations for Washington Legal Departments of the Year The National Law Journal is seeking nominations for Washington Legal Departments of the Year for 2013. We will recognize the Washington region's top in-house departments in six categories. To qualify, the departments must be led by lawyers from the D.C. metro area. More information is available here. Please send completed submissions to nljsurvey@alm.com, and include "Washington" and the company's name in the subject line. The deadline for submissions is January 31. If you have questions, please contact Sam Skolnik at sskolnik@alm.com or 202-828-0317. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT Need to transfer files from paper to mobile devices? Register today to learn more about Bridging the Mobile/Paper Gap to Increase Productivity . This informational webinar will review the trends, risks and challenges faced by law firms and corporate legal departments at the interface between mobile devices and paper. Then it will investigate the solutions designed by Canon U.S.A. to help mitigate those risks and challenges. Click here to register D.C. Circuit Upholds Conviction of Former Abramoff Lobbying Associate The distinction between legal lobbying and criminal conduct may be subtle, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled Friday, but it spells the difference between honest politics and corruption. Judge Rejects U.S. Government's Request for Civil Forfeiture of Motel A federal magistrate judge has rejected the Boston U.S. Attorney's request for civil forfeiture of a suburban Massachusetts motel, finding that owners are innocent of any illegal drug activity that occurred on the property. Preparing for a Congressional Investigation of Your Company When federal prosecutors investigate a company, corporate executives tend to react instinctively by “hunkering down.” But a congressional investigation requires the exact opposite behavior, attorney Michael Bopp told an audience on Friday. Obama Taps DOJ Official for White House Post President Obama will nominate Lisa Monaco today as the deputy national security adviser for homeland security and counterterrorism and assistant to the president, a White House official confirmed. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT Are you and your firm facing unprecedented change? Register today to view The Lawyer Personality: Four Strategies to Gain a Competitive Advantage. In this Webinar, Dr. Larry Richard, a leading expert on the lawyer personality, explains the most potent strategies that law firm leaders can employ now. Law firms that apply these strategies can gain a competitive advantage and learn how to apply change to their own practice. Click here to watch the Webinar On-Demand today! FTC Urges Tennessee Court to Ease Off Lawyer Ad Restrictions The Federal Trade Commission is urging the Tennessee Supreme Court not to adopt sweeping new restrictions on attorney advertising, calling the proposed new rules unnecessarily broad and not in the best interest of consumers. Chamber Adds Bingham McCutchen to Its Long List of Lobby Shops The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has added Bingham McCutchen to its lobbying cadre of about two dozen firms. D.C. Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Stealing $109K A now-disbarred Washington lawyer and former D.C. Council candidate, Deairich Hunter, pleaded guilty this week in federal court to stealing more than $109,000 in funds intended for his clients.		Get the BLT on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Available now in the App Store. If you have Twitter account, you can now follow NLJ Editor in Chief David L. Brown at twitter.com/davidlbrownjr. Follow him for links to key stories and updates from the NLJ newsroom. You can also track news on Twitter from the NLJ's Washington bureau at twitter.com/legal_times.
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