Tag: counsel
Ken Starr, Independent Counsel in Clinton Investigation, Dies at 76
Mr. Starr’s family said he died of complications from surgery.
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Justice Dept. Subpoenas Pat Cipollone, Trump White House Counsel
Pat A. Cipollone, the White House counsel under former President Donald J. Trump who tried to stop some of his more extreme efforts to overturn the 20 [...]
CFTC poaches Pantera Capital’s legal counsel, citing digital asset experience
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commissioner Goldsmith Romero cited Joe Cisewski’s experience in digital assets as a key reason behind on [...]
Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Pat Cipollone, Trump’s White House Counsel
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol issued a subpoena Wednesday for the testimony of Pat A. Cipollone, the [...]
Biden Makes Staff Changes as White House Counsel Departs, Midterms Loom
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Wednesday appointed Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta, as a senior adviser in the White House, further [...]
Ripple counsel slams SEC for trying to bulldoze and bankrupt crypto
Ripple general counsel Stu Alderoty has slammed the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for trying to “bully, bulldoze, and bankrup [...]
Hunter Biden Turns to Hollywood Lawyer for Financial Help and Counsel
WASHINGTON — Faced with financial pressure and a federal investigation into his taxes and foreign consulting work, Hunter Biden has turned for money a [...]
CFTC commissioner appoints crypto-experienced CME Group director as chief counsel
Kristin Johnson, one of five commissioners currently serving at the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, has announced that a [...]
N.L.R.B. counsel calls for a ban on mandatory anti-union meetings.
The general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board on Thursday issued a memo arguing that the widespread employer practice of requiring workers [...]
Aave General Counsel Rebecca Rettig Joins Silvergate Board and Says the Companies Could Collaborate
Speaking with CoinDesk, Rettig shared her interest in the two companies working together. “I think there will be lots of opportunities for Silvergate [...]
Bernard W. Nussbaum, Clinton Counsel and Defender, Dies at 84
Bernard W. Nussbaum, who as President Bill Clinton’s first White House counsel became a lightning rod in a rash of bitter controversies that plagued M [...]
Coinbase Taps SEC Counsel Thaya Knight to Manage Public Policy Team
Crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) has hired former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) employee Thaya Knight as its senior public policy manag [...]
Circle Names Devron Brown, Former US House Senior Counsel for Fintech, as Director for Global Policy — CoinDesk
Circle, the payment services company that operates stablecoin USDC, subsidiary crypto exchange Poloniex and equity crowdfunding platform SeedInvest [...]
Multicoin Capital Hires General Counsel as Talk of Crypto Regulation Ramps Up — CoinDesk
The New York-based Xethalis, formerly of Chapman and Cutler LLP, has long tackled crypto’s square-peg-round-hole regulatory status. He worked with [...]