NEWS FROM WASHINGTON • D.C. Businessman Charged in Campaign Finance Probe • Coalition Pushes Cameras in U.S. Supreme Court • Retailers Critique MasterCard/Visa Card Security Group • Gross Revenue Up at McGuireWoods • U.S. Cuts Legal Tab in Half • Patton Boggs Will Survive, Even With More Reductions, Managing Partner Says Jeffrey Thompson, a Washington businessman and government contractor, was charged today with funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal campaign contributions to local and federal candidates, including the D.C. mayor and a presidential candidate. Read More » A coalition of media and public interest groups on Sunday urged Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. to allow the video recording and broadcast of U.S. Supreme Court proceedings. Read More » A new payment card security group formed by MasterCard Inc. and Visa Inc. after the massive data breaches at Target Corp. and Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. is drawing criticism from retailers, with the National Retail Federation expressing concern about the organization's focus. Read More » At McGuireWoods, managing partner Thomas Cabaniss is counting his blessings after his firm posted another positive financial performance in 2013. Read More » The federal government spent about half as much to resolve lawsuits as it did during 2012, doling out $1.7 billion from the Judgment Fund — an open-ended account that the Treasury Department uses to pay legal judgments and settlements. Read More » Nearly two dozen Patton Boggs partners will leave the firm in the coming months, while those who intend to stay have pledged allegiance to management as they tackle a possible merger and continue to revamp the Washington-based law and lobbying brand. Edward Newberry, Patton Boggs managing partner, said Friday that his firm would survive—healthy and profitable. Read More » | 
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