Wake Up Call: Lawyer for False Trump Elector Eyes Michigan AG

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• A defense lawyer representing one of 15 Michigan Republicans charged for falsely certifying Donald Trump as the 2020 election winner announced his campaign for Michigan attorney general. Running on a platform of election integrity, fighting corruption, and opposing “lawfare,” Kevin Kijewski is the first Republican to officially enter the race. (The Detroit News)
• Lawyers for MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell face potential disciplinary action after using AI to write a legal brief, resulting in a document containing almost 30 defective citations. Christopher Kachouroff and Jennifer DeMaster of McSweeney Cynkar and Kachouroff, who represent Lindell in a defamation lawsuit, were ordered to explain why they should not be referred to disciplinary proceedings for violating professional conduct rules, as well as sanctioned with Lindell and their firm. (Mashable)
• Two California attorneys were charged in a $14.5 million workers’ compensation fraud scheme. State investigators found that Michael De La Garza and Antony Gluck purchased hundreds of fraudulently obtained workers’ comp claims from a call center targeting Spanish-speaking workers, with De La Garza and his business partner paying $168,750 for 320 clients and Gluck paying $388,500 for 798 clients. (The Mercury News)

Laterals, Moves, In-House

• Ashley Callen joined Jenner & Block as co-chair of its congressional investigation practice group. She joins from US House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office, where she was general counsel.
• Andrew Callaghan joined Morgan Lewis as a partner in its tax practice in London. He joins from Milbank.
• Piero Carbone joined Jones Day as a partner in its corporate practice in London.
• Josh Brody joined Cleary Gottlieb as a partner in its US restructuring group in New York.
• David Long-Daniels joined Reed Smith as a partner in its labor and employment group in Atlanta. He joins from Squire Patton Boggs.
• David Holland joined Pillsbury as a partner in its private capital and investment funds practice in Washington. He joins from Kirkland & Ellis.
• Amanda Copsey joined Baker Donelson as a shareholder in its health law group in Baltimore. She joins from the Health and Human Services Department’s Office of Inspector General.
• Brian Soares joined Carlton Fields as a shareholder in its business transactions practice in Tampa, Fla. He joins from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance.
• Joseph Gambino joined Schulte Roth & Zabel as a partner in its finance practice in New York. He joins from Linklaters.
• Seana Azad joined Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani as a partner in its environmental and toxic tort practice in Walnut Creek, Calif.
• Cameron Stewart joined Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani as a partner in its employment practice in Los Angeles.
• Jeffrey Makin joined Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani as a partner in its commercial litigation practice in Salt Lake City.
• Damian Petrovic joined Kramer Levin as a partner in its corporate department in New York. He joins from Schulte Roth & Zabel.
• Jilan Kamal joined Kramer Levin as a partner in its litigation department and white collar and government investigations group in New York. She joins from the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.