Wake Up Call: Colorado Lawyers Train to Fight Deportation Plans

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

• Attorneys in Colorado, many of whom don’t specialize in immigration law, are preparing to defend detained immigrants as the Trump administration looks to ramp up deportations. About 100 lawyers recently participated in a crash course on securing bond and release for those held at a detention center that face potential deportations under Trump’s “Operation Aurora.” (The Colorado Sun)
• Clifford Chance‘s lawsuit against Societe Generale over a $483 million gold deal can continue in London, a court ruled. The case stems from the bank’s negligence claim after Clifford Chance represented it in a failed lawsuit against a Turkish jeweler. Societe Generale had sought to move the dispute to France, but the Court of Appeal upheld a previous High Court decision to keep the case in London. (Reuters)
• Former Brunswick District Attorney Jackie Johnson has been charged with hindering the investigation into Ahmaud Arbery’s killing. Johnson is accused of trying to stop the arrest of three people who chased and shot Arbery, believing him to be a thief. Greg McMichael, one of the trio, had previously worked as an investigator in her office and was a former police officer. (NPR)

Laterals, Moves, In-House

• Steven Dettelbach joined BakerHostetler as a partner in its litigation practice group. He was previously the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tabacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
• Andrew Finch joined Cravath Swaine & Moore as a partner in its litigation department. He joins from Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison.
• David Harris joined Ropes & Gray as a partner in its mergers and acquisitions practice in New York.
• Peter Leary joined Troutman Pepper Locke as a partner in its white collar litigation and investigations practice in Atlanta. He was previously the US attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.
• Jesse Nevarez joined Morrison Foerster as a partner in its emerging companies and venture capital group in New York.
• Caroline Geiger and James Talbot joined Simpson Thacher & Bartlett as partners in its intellectual property and privacy and cybersecurity practice.
• Andrew Dean joined Weil, Gotshal & Manges as a partner in its securities litigation and white collar defense, regulatory and investigations practices in New York. He joins from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
• Susan Bennett was appointed as chief legal officer and secretary at e2open. She joins from Circana, where she was chief legal officer.
• Heather Antoine joined Stoel Rives as a partner in its technology and intellectual property group. She joins from Stubbs Alderton & Markiles.
• Zachary Jacobs joined Haynes Boone as a partner in its business transactions department. He joins from Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel.
• Daniel Levin joined Foley Hoag as a partner in its white collar crime and government investigations practice in Washington.
• Jennifer Santa Maria rejoined Ogletree Deakins as a shareholder in San Diego. She joins from the California Department of Justice.
• Aranpreet Randhawa joined Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson as a partner in its asset management practice. She joins from Proskauer Rose.