Wake Up Call: Biden Names First Openly Gay White House Counsel

In today’s column, New York’s court system is lifting its mask mandate for Covid-vaccinated people; UK Magic Circle firms have opened their wallets to grab intellectual property talent in the US; US law schools are offering money and other help for Ukrainian lawyers to get Master of Laws degrees.

• Leading off, President Joe Biden is appointing deputy White House counsel Stuart Delery to replace White House counsel Dana Remus, who is stepping down, the White House said. A former partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and WilmerHale, Delery will be the first openly LGBTQ person to serve as White House ...