White House Counsel
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D.C. Circuit, Elena Kagan, Quote of the Day, White House Counsel
Quote of the Day: With Age Comes Wisdom
[Elena Kagan] would be considered very young and inexperienced for this highly prestigious judgeship. — Former White House Counsel Charles Ruff, evaluating the qualifications of Elena Kagan, at the time just 38 years old, for a seat on the D.C. Circuit (for which she was nominated but not confirmed). -
Attorney Misconduct, Crime, Divorce Train Wrecks, Legal Ethics, Lindquist & Vennum, Scott Rothstein, White House Counsel, White-Collar Crime
A Trio of Misbehaving Lawyers: Some Updates
For some reason, today brings lots of news about lawyers and the criminal justice system. And we’re not talking about lawyers representing clients, but lawyers who are the clients: John Michael Farren, the former White House lawyer accused of attempting to murder his wife; Scott Rothstein, the Florida attorney who ran a massive Ponzi scheme; […] - Sponsored
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Gregory Craig, Quote of the Day, White House Counsel
Quote of the Day: Different L Word
I am a lawyer, not a lobbyist. Goldman Sachs has hired me as a lawyer — to provide legal advice and to assist in its legal representation — and that is what I am doing. — Greg Craig, former White House Counsel and now a partner at Skadden, explaining why he is not bound by […]
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Attorney Misconduct, Crime, Divorce Train Wrecks, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Legal Ethics, Slideshows, Violence, White House Counsel
All You Ever Wanted to Know About John Michael Farren, The Ex-Bush Lawyer Charged With Attempted Murder Of His Skadden Counsel Wife
In January, a former Bush Administration lawyer was charged with attempted murder after allegedly strangling and beating his wife, a counsel at Skadden Arps. John Michael Farren, 57, served as deputy counsel to the president under President George W. Bush, as general counsel at Xerox Corp., and as Under Secretary of Commerce under President George […] -
Gregory Craig, Guantanamo Bay, Musical Chairs, Politics, White House Counsel, Williams & Connolly
Musical Chairs: Greg Craig Out as White House Counsel, Bob Bauer In
The rumors circulated back in August, but now it looks like it’s finally happening. From Marc Ambinder, shortly before 11 on Thursday night: Sources in government say that White House Counsel Gregory Craig has decided to resign, and that the president’s personal lawyer, Robert Bauer, will take his place. A formal announcement is slated next […] -
Gregory Craig, White House Counsel
Is White House Counsel Gregory Craig Getting Played in a Washington Parlor Game?
Last night, the Wall Street Journal (subscription) sent out a news alert claiming that President Obama’s White House counsel, Gregory Craig, is getting kicked to the curb: Obama administration officials are holding discussions that could result in White House counsel Gregory Craig leaving his post, following a rocky tenure, people familiar with the matter said. […] -
Federal Judges, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, White House Counsel
The Sotomayor Nomination: A Bit of Backstory
This morning we covered the announcement by President Barack Obama of his intention to nominate Judge Sonia Sotomayor, of the New York-based Second Circuit, to serve as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. This afternoon, we participated in a conference call between a senior Administration official and several reporters, to discuss the Sotomayor […] -
New York Times, UVA Law, Weddings, White House Counsel
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 2.15: First-Rate
There was no LEWW last Friday because last week’s wedding pages were even bleaker than the Biglaw employment news. We’ve bounced back nicely, though, because Valentine’s Day fell on a Saturday this year, making this week’s weddings section a February feast of premium nuptial news. We present three outstanding couples for your consideration: 1. Parisa […] - Sponsored
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
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Barack Obama, Cass Sunstein, Celebrities, Federal Government, Law Professors, Samantha Power, White House Counsel
Musical Chairs: Now Power and Sunstein Can Carpool To Work
Back in July, when we covered the nuptials of celebrity professors / Obama advisers Cass Sunstein and Samantha Power, we wrote: “We look forward to seeing the heights to which they will ascend, together, in the administration of President Obama.” Well, now we know. Both have snagged important positions in the White House. As previously […] -
Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Federal Government, Politics, White House Counsel
Musical Chairs: More Additions to the White House Legal Dream Team
Yes We Can…. Hire lots and lots of Supreme Court clerks? In prior posts (here and here), we reported on the impressive legal team that President Barack Obama has assembled to staff key positions in his administration. Like many of the Bush Administration lawyers they’re replacing, the Obama lawyers have impressive pedigrees: degrees from top […] -
Barack Obama, Department of Justice, Federal Government, Musical Chairs, Supreme Court Clerks, White House Counsel, Williams & Connolly
Musical Chairs: The Obama White House Counsel's Office(And ODAG picks, too.)
Last night we wrote about some of the top-notch talent that will be filling senior legal positions in the Obama Administration. These are big names, and you probably also read about them in big publications, like the Legal Times or the Wall Street Journal. ATL is willing to drill down deeper. We now bring you […] -
Contests, Fred Fielding, Pictures, Politics, White House Counsel
ATL Caption Contest Finalists: Mr. Easter Bunny and POTUS
Some of you have wondered about the delay in choosing finalists for the ATL Caption Contest. We did not forget about it; we just wanted to save a little Easter for April, the proper month for the holiday. Easter in March is just plain wrong. As a refresher, this is the photo of President Bush […] -
Contests, Fred Fielding, Pictures, Politics, White House Counsel
ATL Caption Contest: Mr. Easter Bunny, White House Counsel Fred Fielding
Here’s a photo of President Bush and his White House Counsel — Fred Fielding, former senior partner at Wiley Rein (fka Wiley Rein & Fielding), dressed up as the Easter Bunny — at the White House Easter Egg Roll earlier this week: Quips our tipster: “One can only hope Fielding isn’t splitting hares. Or giving […]
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Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls.
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Department of Justice, Michael Mukasey, Politics, S.D.N.Y., U.S. Attorneys Offices, White House Counsel
Mr. Mukasey Goes to Washington
We’ve done relatively little about the nomination of former judge Michael Mukasey to serve as attorney general. While the WSJ Law Blog was dredging up his third-grade book reports — okay, not quite, but some college newspaper articles that he may or may not have written — we didn’t have much. But now we’d like […] -
Fabulosity, Fred Fielding, Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate, White House Counsel
Lawyerly Lairs: A Report from D.C.
Lawyers are living large, not just in Miami and New York, but in Washington, too. The Luxury Homes column, in the current issue of Washingtonian magazine, features the recent real estate purchases of two prominent lawyers. First up: political and legal commentator Laura Ingraham, who has a pretty amazing resume (UVA Law, Clarence Thomas clerkship, […] -
Department of Justice, Harriet Miers, House Judiciary Committee, Politics, White House Counsel
Harriet Miers Stands Up Her Date With Destiny
Earlier we covered Harriet Miers impending date with destiny in the form of the House Judiciary Committee. Well, it looks like Miers needed some more time to polish up on her French. From the report from AP via the Reno Gazette-Journal on the hearing that went down sans Miers: A House panel cleared the way […] -
Fashion, Pictures, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee, White House Counsel
The Sara Taylor Testimony: A Photo Essay
One of the biggest legal and political stories today is the congressional testimony of Sara Taylor, former White House political director. Taylor declined to answer a number of questions, based on executive privilege. We’ll leave substantive discussion of the Taylor testimony to others, and focus instead on matters of style. From a tipster: “Check out […] -
Department of Justice, Harriet Miers, House Judiciary Committee, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Attorneys Offices, White House Counsel
Harriet Miers: Her Date With Destiny
We recently got to meet former White House counsel Harriet Miers, up close and personal. And it seems we’re not the only folks who will get to spend quality time with the onetime (and ill-fated) Supreme Court nominee. This just in, from the AP: Two congressional committees are issuing subpoenas for testimony from former White […] -
Federal Government, Fred Fielding, Musical Chairs, White House Counsel, William Burck
Musical Chairs: More White House Counsel Hires
Some hiring news from the White House counsel’s office, via the WSJ Law Blog: Though many of these White House hires have been reported already elsewhere, its press office issued an official release — dateline “Rostock, Germany” — announcing nine lawyers White House Counsel Fred Fielding has added to his “great little law firm.” President […] -
Eyes of the Law, Fabulosity, Harriet Miers, Supreme Court, White House Counsel
The Eyes of the Law: A Thrilling Lunchtime Sighting
We’re about to sit down and enjoy a sandwich we just picked up from Cosi. If it’s good enough for the Chief Justice, it’s good enough for us. Normally we’d wash our hands first. But not today. Why? Because we just met Harriet Miers — and shook her hand! We were crossing the street at […]