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| AFTERNOON UPDATE Obama Nominates DOJ's Civil Rights Chief as Next Labor SecretaryPresident Barack Obama today nominated Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez, who has led the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division since 2009, to serve as the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor. Kagan, Holder Address the Five Decades Since Historic 'Gideon' DecisionIndigent defendants aren't entitled to "the best defense money can buy," U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan said on Friday at a U.S. Justice Department event marking the 50th anniversary of the high court's landmark Gideon v. Wainwright decision, which guaranteed that people accused of crimes have the right to a lawyer even if they can't pay.
House Republicans: Fast and Furious Settlement Talks 'Waste' of TimeAfter several months of trading settlement offers, House Republicans filed notice Friday with a District of Columbia federal judge that they believe Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. "is not serious" about reaching an agreement to release information on a controversial gun trafficking operation and that future talks "would be a waste of everyone's time." Former Patton Boggs Employee Ends Retaliation LawsuitA lawsuit against Patton Boggs that made headlines for its description of a firm with a purported drinking culture has ended, according to recent court filings. The plaintiff, a former business development coordinator at the firm, dropped her claims against the firm in January and settled claims against a former firm employee last week.
Kilpatrick Townsend Names New Managing Partner in D.C.Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today that it has named a new managing partner for the firm's D.C. office. Danny Marti, the firm noted, is the first Hispanic to lead a Kilpatrick Townsend office. Daily D.C. Lateral Roundup: Wilmer Cutler; Oblon SpivakA former partner at Ropes & Gray has moved to Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr's Washington office. Bruce Manheim joins the firm as partner in the regulatory and government affairs department. |
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