Gregory Craig, former White House counsel under President Obama, has joined Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom as a partner in its Washington D.C. office. Craig will lead Skadden’s new global policy and litigation strategy practice Group. Craig, a former partner in Williams & Connolly, has a long history of public service. Prior to joining the [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 7, 2009
In more Obamanomination news, the President has nominated three California lawyers to the United States District Court bench. Edward Chen has been nominated for the US District Court for the Northern District of California. Chen currently serves as a US Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of California. He was a staff attorney for the American [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 3, 2009
On Friday, President Obama nominated four lawyers as United States Attorneys. Daniel Bogden was nominated for the District of Nevada. He is a partner at McDonald Carano Wilson. He was previously US Attorney for the District of Nevada; Reno Division Chief in the US Attorney’s Office; and an Assistant US Attorney and member of the Organized [...]
Continue reading...Friday, July 31, 2009
The Obama administration has tapped two union lawyers for the Merit Systems Protection Board. Susan Grundmann is nominated for chairperson. She is general counsel to the National Federation of Federal Employees, which represents 100,000 federal workers. She was previously general counsel to the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. Her JD is from the Georgetown University Law [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 2, 2009
The Obama administration has released salary information for its 46 staff lawyers. The highest paid is Gregory B. Craig, whose tiles are Assistant to the President and Counsel to the President. The Yale Law School graduate, who held the same position in the Clinton administration, pulls down $172,200 per year. Rounding out the top five: Virginia R. Canter, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 18, 2009
The Obama administration has recently tapped three Biglaw bigwigs for ambassadorships. Howard Gutman, a partner at Williams & Connolly, was nominated to be ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium. He helped raise at least $500,000 for Obama’s campaign. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School. Last month, Williams & Connolly partner Laurie S. Fulton was chosen [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Obama campaign strategist Jeff Berman has joined the DC office of St. Louis, Missouri’s Bryan Cave. Berman is part of Bryan Cave’s new 25-member public policy & governmental affairs group. The group is made up of Bryan Cave Strategies LLC, the firm’s pre-existing government affairs affiliate, as well as the firm’s election law practice and Powell [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 4, 2009
From The BLT: Jenner & Block managing partner Thomas Perrelli, nominated as associate attorney general, is not the only Jenner lawyer leaving for the Obama Administration. The firm has just announced that Donald Verrilli, co-chair of the firm’s appellate and Supreme Court practice, will become associate deputy attorney general. The veteran Supreme Court advocate has argued telecom, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 29, 2009
Pelham, Alabama City Council members have approved a one-year contract tonight for professional legal services to assist city leaders with finding and obtaining state and federal grant money. Members unanimously approved an agreement with law firm Bradley Arant Rose & White, which recently became Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, for $7,000 a month. Council members want professional help [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 29, 2009
The American Lawyer reports that new Obama administration appointees Eric Holder Jr., Jeh Johnson, Ronald Kirk and Tom Vilsack raked in the cash while working for Am Law 100 firms. Holder, Obama’s nominee for attorney general, made $3.3 million at Covington & Burling last year… [he] stands to earn between $1 million and $5 million from [...]
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