Wake Up Call: 39 State AGs Ask Congress For ‘Robust’ LSC Funding

Welcome to Bloomberg Law’s Wake Up Call, a daily rundown of the top news for lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel.

• A coalition of 39 state and US territory attorneys general has written leading congressional appropriators, urging them to provide “robust” funding for the Legal Services Corporation’s 2025 budget. LSC’s work “delivers much-needed results to almost two million individuals and families annually who otherwise would not have access to civil justice,” the letter says. (National Association of Attorneys General)
• “Trailblazing” lawyer Elicia Pegues Spearman has been named the new chief executive officer of the Girl Scouts of Connecticut. Spearman “has shattered glass ceilings as a leader at some of the state’s top corporations,” and most recently served as the first dual general counsel and vice president of HR for Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. (Patch.com)
• A coalition of at least 20 Biden administration lawyers is asking President Joe Biden to stop military aid to Israel, “the latest sign of dissent inside the administration over its Israel policy.” The group plans to send a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and administration general counsels “in the coming days.” (Politico)

Laterals, Moves, In-house

• Nathaniel Marrs has joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher as a partner and member of the asset management department in the Chicago office. He joins from DLA Piper.
• Domenico Fanuele has joined White & Case as a partner in the global mergers and acquisitions practice and global private equity industry group. He joins from Studio Legale Associato Shearman & Sterling.
• Sunny C. Lapera has joined Goldberg Segalla with the civil litigation and trial group in Baltimore.
• Robert Hudock has joined Husch Blackwell as a labor and employment partner in Los Angeles.
• Lloyd J. MacNeil has joined Troutman Pepper as a partner with the capital projects and infrastructure practice in Los Angeles. He joins from McDermott Will & Emery.
• Kelli L. Hayes has joined Thompson Hine as a partner with the immigration practice in Columbus, Ohio. She joins from Dinsmore & Shohl.
• Barry Kamar has joined King & Spalding as a partner with the special matters and government investigations practice group in Miami. He joins from Meland Budwick.
• Donald Lussier has returned to Saul Ewing in the Boston office.
• Neel Maitra has joined Dechert as a partner in the financial services practice group in Washington, D.C.
• Joshua W. Damm has joined Honigman as a partner with the corporate department in Detroit, Mich. He joins from Fenwick & West.
• Nick Allen has joined Ashurst as a partner in the global markets practice in New York. He joins from Fried Frank.
• Jennifer Crystal has joined Proskauer as a partner with the private funds group in New York. She joins from WndrCo Capital Management, a venture capital firm.