Wake Up Call: Meet the Lawyer Behind Trump’s Midterms Takeover

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

• Little-known Florida attorney Peter Ticktin is working to persuade President Donald Trump to issue an executive order that would allow federal control over the midterm elections. Ticktin argues that foreign actors are manipulating voting systems and claims such an intervention is necessary. He has promoted conspiracy theories about global interference and has circulated a framework for an order that would ban voting machines and expand federal power. (Vanity Fair)
• Consumer Attorneys of California is backing new legislation to crack down on misconduct within the legal profession, including illegal client solicitation and outside investor influence. Bills introduced in the California legislature would impose stricter penalties, including mandatory disbarment for attorneys convicted of illegally recruiting clients, and limit the role of hedge funds and private equity in shaping legal strategy. (Los Angeles Times)
• Daniel Suitor, a tenants’ rights attorney in Minneapolis paused his private practice to join a growing network of lawyers filing emergency habeas corpus petitions to free detained immigrants after the fatal shooting of Renée Good. Despite lacking formal immigration law experience, he has taken on dozens of cases pro bono, successfully securing releases for many clients while urging other attorneys to step in. (Mother Jones)

Laterals, Moves, In-House

• Richard Grabowski, John Vogt, and Ryan Ball joined Goodwin Procter as litigation partners. They join from Jones Day.
• Jennifer Yoo rejoined Latham & Watkins as a partner in its health-care and life sciences practice in Los Angeles. She joins from Fenwick & West.
• Scott Snyder joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher as a partner in its energy and project finance practice in Los Angeles. He joins from O’Melveny & Myers.
• Andrew Averbach joined Womble Bond Dickinson as a partner in its business litigation practice group in Washington. He joins from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
• Ellie Heisler, Jessica Boardman, and Mike Lawhead joined Manatt, Phelps & Phillips as entertainment partners in Los Angeles. Heisler and Lawhead join from Nixon Peabody. Boardman joins from The Wolper Organization.