Wake Up Call: ICE Lawyers Lied to Justify Detainment, Files Show

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

• Lawyers for ICE provided false information to justify arresting and detaining thousands of people who had attended immigration courts, according to court documents. Federal prosecutors said lawyers for the agency acknowledged that a DHS memo gave no authorization for arrests, despite previously citing it to justify the arrests. (The Guardian)
• Pope Leo XIV tapped Australian church lawyer Bishop Anthony Randazzo to serve as the Holy See’s chief legal expert. Randazzo succeeds Archbishop Filippo Iannone, whom Leo named to take over his old job at the Vatican office that vets bishop nominations. (Associated Press)
• Kansas legislators want the state to pay local law students a stipend if they promise to practice in rural areas upon graduation. Legislators also want to repay the student loans of working rural attorneys. Eligible students can receive up to $3,000 each school year for tuition, fees, books, supplies, or other school-related expenses. (Kansas Reflector)

Laterals, Moves, In-House

• Daniel Nam joined King & Spalding as a partner in its corporate practice in New York. He joins from White & Case.
• Perham Gorji joined Alston & Bird as a partner in its FDA compliance and enforcement team in Washington. He joins from DLA Piper.
• Siobhan Cole joined Holland & Knight as a partner in its litigation practice in Philadelphia. She joins from White & Williams.
• Lori Brown joined Jackson Lewis as a principal in Phoenix. She joins from Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani.
• Derek Smith joined Barnes & Thornburg as a partner in its litigation department in Chicago. He joins from Venable.
• Ruth Mattson joined Nixon Peabody as a partner in its private clients practice in Boston. Mattson joins from Verrill.