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Months after planting a flag in the nation's capital, Cole Schotz PC has relocated to 1875 K Street NW, a move it says solidifies its presence in the D.C. market, according to a Monday announcement.

Democracy Forward on Thursday announced the addition of four attorneys, including a former U.S. Department of Justice appellate leader and a longtime assistant U.S. attorney in Virginia.

When the online publishing platform Typepad launched more than two decades ago, it became a hub for a then-growing community of law professors and legal bloggers. Its closure this week marked the end of an era that has found some bloggers looking for new homes or opting to call it quits.

A former Baker McKenzie tax attorney who publicly accused the firm's Washington, D.C., managing partner of sexual assault was previously in a relationship with the managing partner's son, the firm has said in a revised defamation complaint.

A former Baker McKenzie tax attorney who publicly accused the firm's Washington, D.C., managing partner of sexual assault was previously in a relationship with the managing partner's son, the firm has said in a revised defamation complaint.

A former Baker McKenzie tax attorney who publicly accused the firm's Washington, D.C., managing partner of sexual assault was previously in a relationship with the managing partner's son, the firm has said in a revised defamation complaint.

A former Baker McKenzie tax attorney who publicly accused the firm's Washington, D.C., managing partner of sexual assault was previously in a relationship with the managing partner's son, the firm has said in a revised defamation complaint.

Perkins Coie LLP has brought on a tax attorney who worked in the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Tax Policy, where he handled work related to laws such as the Inflation Reduction Act and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the firm announced Monday. 

Bracewell Hires Energy Atty From Baker Botts In DC

A number of former U.S. Department of Justice officials moved to law firms in recent weeks, including former Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, who headed back to Cooley LLP to chair its U.S. Supreme Court and appellate practice. Here are the latest moves around the Beltway.

Eversheds Sutherland has brought on a former top lawyer in the U.S. Department of Commerce to help lead its congressional investigations practice, the firm said Thursday.

Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook filed suit in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday challenging President Donald Trump's "unprecedented and illegal attempt" to remove her from her position.

Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook filed suit in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday challenging President Donald Trump's "unprecedented and illegal attempt" to remove her from her position.

A regulatory attorney who focused on emerging technologies at the Federal Aviation Administration has joined Adams & Reese LLP, the firm announced this week.

A regulatory attorney who focused on emerging technologies at the Federal Aviation Administration has joined Adams & Reese LLP, the firm announced this week.

As she steps into her new role as president-elect of the American Bar Association ahead of a one-year term as president that will begin next summer, Barbara J. Howard told Law360 Pulse in a recent interview that defending democracy and the rule of law remains top of mind.

Wisconsin business attorney Michelle A. Behnke began her one-year term as president of the American Bar Association on Tuesday, saying the organization "must be ready to lead and focus on the mission of defending liberty and pursuing justice every day." 

The launches of new firms to take on the Trump administration were among the latest developments in the Washington, D.C., legal world to garner headlines in recent weeks.

The American Bar Association's policymaking body is set to take up a wide range of topics next week, including measures addressing the Trump administration's targeting of law firms, the growing use of artificial intelligence by law students and immigration enforcement.

Lobbying practices at BigLaw firms in Washington, D.C., saw their revenues continue to climb in the second quarter, fueled by work related to President Donald Trump's megabill, tariffs and other hot-button issues, according to figures shared by firms recently.