WilmerHale LLP was honored for Practice Group of the Year, with Kirkland & Ellis LLP taking top honors in the category FCPA Trailblazers. Kobre & Kim LLP was honored for Trial Firm of the Year.
West has been in the position on an interim basis since Tom Perrelli left the department in March.
Stuart Delery, a senior counsel to the Attorney General, will take Tony West’s place overseeing the Civil Division.
One Wilson Sonsini partner submitted his comments on the proposed rules to govern the Securities and Exchange Commission’s new whistleblower program as a limerick.
Several lawyers who served in the Solicitor General’s office during the Clinton administration have been mentioned as possible candidates for Solicitor General if Elena Kagan is confirmed to the Supreme Court.
"Are you saying there was no paper trail here?" - Rep. Tom Marino (R-Pa.) to AG Eric Holder about his undocumented recusal in the Associated Press leak probe.
- Florida Woman Indicted on Conspiracy for Role in Bringing 143 Haitian Nationals to the United States on Fraudulently Obtained Guest Worker Visas
- Alabama Women Receives Four Years in Prison in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme
- Army National Guard Captain Charged for Alleged Role in Bribery and Wire Fraud Scheme and Two Former Soldiers Sentenced for Their Roles in a Related Scheme
- Two Foreign Nationals Sentenced in Houston to Prison for Human Smuggling
- United States Sues Brooklyn Fish Processors in Food Safety Case
- Individual Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Id Fraud and Impersonating an Osha Official in Wake of Gulf Oil Spill
- Acting Associate Attorney General Tony West Speaks at the Department of Justice Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Event
- Alabama Man Pleads Guilty for Involvement in a Large Scale Stolen Identity Refund Fraud
- Justice Department Reaches Fair Housing Settlement with Design Professionals in Disability Lawsuit
- Oregon Man Indicted for Alleged Role in $50 Million Securities Fraud Scheme