President Trump invoked presidential privilege in a lawsuit over law firm orders; Tom Goldstein wants out of jail while he appeals his tax crimes conviction; Morgan & Morgansued the Florida Bar over its celebrity advertising ban; and your weekly Career Tracker.
President Trump named nine federal judicial nominees this week. With Senate control potentially up for grabs after the November midterms, confirmations may be pushed into the lame-duck session, raising the stakes for Trump's effort to reshape the federal bench.
Sidley brought on life sciences transactions partner Jiqiang Lin from Cooley … Lowenstein Sandler hired capital markets and securities partner Ivan Blumenthal from Mintz … Structured finance partner Steve Lozner moved to Orrick from DLA Piper … Restructuring and insolvency partner Oksana Lashko joined Squire Patton Boggs as partner and national co-chair of the firm’s creditors’ committee practice from Morrison Foerster … Ned Kirk moved to Norton Rose Fulbright’s global insurance practice as a partner from Clyde & Co … Akerman added real estate partner Lisa Lim as chair of its affordable housing transactions group from Rosenberg & Estis.
In D.C.:
Former senior Treasury Department official Derek Theurer joined Venable as partner in the firm’s legislative and public policy group … Environmental and PFAS partner Reza Zarghamee moved to O’Melveny from Pillsbury … John Magruder joined Reed Smith’s global regulatory enforcement practice as partner from Paul Weiss … K&L Gates added broker-dealer regulatory partner Tim Foley from Linklaters … Jennifer Loeb left Freshfields to join Steptoe’s investigations, white-collar defense and compliance group as partner … Charlotte-based Moore & Van Allen opened an office in D.C. with national security partner Erica Bakies who moves over from Seyfarth Shaw … Litigation partner Eric Brucejoined DLA Piper from Freshfields … Dentons added FDA regulatory partner
