Wake Up Call: ABA President Speaks Out Against Trump’s Attacks

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• American Bar Association President William Bay in an interview warned against the Trump administration’s attacks on the legal industry and judicial independence. He said the administration’s efforts threaten due process, free speech, and the right to counsel. (NPR)
• Former Duane Morris partner Adam Beckerink was arrested on an outstanding Michigan warrant related to domestic abuse and assaulting police officers. The warrant stemmed from incidents at the home of his late wife, who was found dead in their building’s stairwell. Beckerink has not been charged with her death, but was referred to as a suspect by the prosecutor. (ABA Journal) Wake Up Call previously covered Beckerink’s dismissal from Duane Morris.
• Dutch DJ Tiesto’s former tax attorney, Frank Butselaar, is facing federal prosecution for orchestrating an illegal offshore tax shelter scheme that saved Tiesto $28 million in US taxes. While Tiesto was not accused of wrongdoing and has voluntarily paid $9.4 million, prosecutors are seeking $19 million in restitution from Butselaar, who is currently serving a 30-month prison sentence. (Business Insider)

Laterals, Moves, In-House

• Bryan Luchs joined Clifford Chance as a partner in its corporate mergers and acquisitions practice. He joins from White & Case.
• Margaux Poueymirou joined Boies Schiller Flexner as a partner in San Francisco. She joins from the Joseph Saveri Law Firm.
• Andrew Luger rejoined Jones Day as a partner in its investigations and white collar defense practice in Minneapolis. He joins from serving as the US attorney for the District of Minnesota.
• Benjamin Softness joined King & Spalding as a partner in its business litigation practice group in San Francisco. He joins from Google.
• Kyle Mach joined Sullivan & Cromwell as a partner in Palo Alto, Calif. He joins from the Federal Trade Commission.
• Michel Paradis joined Steptoe as a partner in its national security, international trade and regulatory compliance, and litigation practices in New York. He joins from the Defense Department.
• Scott D’Angelo will join UL Solutions as executive vice president and chief legal officer. He joins from CTS Corp.
• Gregory Newmark joined Duane Morris as a partner in its trial practice group in Los Angeles. He joins from Meyers Nave.
• Daniel Crowner joined Ogletree Deakins as a shareholder in Seattle. He joins from Jackson Lewis.
• Henry Baskerville joined Fox Rothschild as a partner in its litigation department in Denver.
• Timothy Rusche joined McGuireWoods as a partner in its employment litigation practice in Los Angeles. He joins from Seyfarth Shaw.
• Christopher Thomas and Andrea Driggs joined Holland & Hart as partners in its environmental practice in its new Phoenix office. They join from Perkins Coie.