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National Law Journal: Selections from Legal Times Afternoon Update January 6, 2010

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, January 6, 2010.

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Criminal Antitrust Fines Skyrocket

"Antitrust enforcers at the Department of Justice collected a whopping $1 billion in criminal fines in fiscal year 2009, an increase of 48% over 2008. But don't just chalk it up to the Obama administration's get-tough stance on antitrust. According to an analysis released today by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, the majority of the fines came in the first half of the fiscal year. "

 

Howrey Partner, Son of Rex Lee, Announces Run for U.S. Senate

"Michael Lee, a partner at Howrey, former Supreme Court law clerk, and son of the late U.S. solicitor general Rex Lee, thinks his dad would be proud of the announcement he made yesterday, entering the race for the U.S. Senate from Utah as a challenger to Republican incumbent Bob Bennett"

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Wodka Takes Helm of Bracewell's D.C. Office

"After 12 years under Michael Pate, Bracewell & Giuliani has handed over leadership of its Washington office to Nancy Wodka. Wodka, who officially took the office helm on Jan. 1, is a partner in the firm's energy and finance practice."

 

Possible Dodd Successor Has Long Ties to Washington

"The Connecticut attorney general, who today entered the race for the U.S. Senate, is a former U.S. Supreme Court clerk who later had a prominent role in the Abscam investigation of congressional corruption."

 

DOJ Mulling Appeal in Blackwater Case in D.C.

"Federal prosecutors are still reviewing whether to appeal the Dec. 31 ruling that dismissed charges against a group of former Blackwater security guards charged in 2008 in the killing of Iraqi civilians. "

 

D.C. Court Extends Comment Deadline for IOLTA Changes

"The D.C. Court of Appeals has extended its deadline for submitting written comments on proposed changes to the District's trust account program. The court specifically pointed to the snow in late December as a reason to give extra time."

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on January 07, 2010 (boomark / email).