Agencies Pledge Cooperation in Volcker Rule Enforcement

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON • Agencies Pledge Cooperation in Volcker Rule Enforcement • Government to Pay $41K in Legal Fees for 'Egregious Misconduct' • White House Touts Diversity in Judicial Nominations • More Congressional Focus on Corporate Cybersecurity • Pennsylvania Law Dean Named President of Tulane • Court Ruling May Hurt Veterans with Disabilities Agencies Pledge Cooperation in Volcker Rule Enforcement Interagency working group. That was the most-repeated answer from the leaders of five federal financial regulatory agencies testifying today before the House Financial Services Committee about how they'll jointly implement and enforce the Volcker Rule. Read More » Government to Pay $41K in Legal Fees for 'Egregious Misconduct' The federal government will pay more than $41,000 in legal fees and expenses after a Washington federal judge found U.S. Department of Justice lawyers committed "egregious misconduct" in their handling of discovery. Read More » White House Touts Diversity in Judicial Nominations President Barack Obama today nominated five lawyers for trial and appellate courts, including Dechert partner Cheryl Krause for a spot on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and a state judge in Florida who would be the first openly gay male African-American on the federal bench. Read More » More Congressional Focus on Corporate Cybersecurity For data security expert Phillip Smith, the proliferation of news about consumer data breaches isn't media hype: Hackers are a growing problem that companies can't fix, only mitigate. Read More » Pennsylvania Law Dean Named President of Tulane Longtime University of Pennsylvania Law School dean Michael Fitts has been named president of Tulane University in New Orleans. University officials unveiled their selection of Fitts during a press conference on Tuesday, although the word had leaked earlier in the day. Read More » Court Ruling May Hurt Veterans with Disabilities Veterans will face a higher hurdle in proving the severity of certain service-connected disabilities because of recent rulings by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Read More » SUPREME COURT CASES

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