Patton Boggs, Squire Sanders Talk Merger

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON • Patton Boggs, Squire Sanders Talk Merger • Consumer Agency Sues For-Profit College Chain • Wiley Rein Partner Advocates for Ex-Ukrainian Prime Minister • Acting Head of DOJ Criminal Division to Step Down • Appeals Court Won't Tackle D.C. Attorney General Spat, For Now • Cost of Target Data Breach: $61M—So Far Patton Boggs, Squire Sanders Talk Merger Patton Boggs and Squire Sanders today announced the firms are in preliminary merger talks. Read More » Consumer Agency Sues For-Profit College Chain The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today brought its first lawsuit against a for-profit college, charging ITT Educational Services Inc. with predatory lending. Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: Attend the Largest Conference for Legal Career Professionals Seattle sets the stage for NALP's 2014 Annual Education Conference & Resource Center Exhibition as attendees shop for ideas in an eye-opening 'Marketplace of Ideas' April 9 - 12, 2014. NALP's Annual Education Conference offers almost 100 sessions on topics such as diversity and inclusion, lateral recruiting and hiring, and lawyer professional development. This year's plenary speakers are Brad Smith, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Microsoft, and Steven J. Harper, author of The Lawyer Bubble. Register before the early bird deadline ends on March 7. Wiley Rein Partner Advocates for Ex-Ukrainian Prime Minister When former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko left prison on Saturday, former Rep. Jim Slattery (D-Kan.) had reason to celebrate. Read More » Acting Head of DOJ Criminal Division to Step Down Mythili Raman, the acting head of the U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division, will step down in March, the department announced today. Read More » Appeals Court Won't Tackle D.C. Attorney General Spat, For Now In a dispute over when the District of Columbia should hold its first election for an attorney general, the city's highest court is staying out of the fray, at least for now. Read More » Cost of Target Data Breach: $61M—So Far The recent massive data breach at Target Corp. so far has saddled the retail giant with a $61 million tab—one that could rise in the future, the company said Wednesday. Read More »

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