Wake Up Call: Northwestern Law Faces Congressional Investigation

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

• Northwestern University’s law school is facing an investigation from congressional Republicans over concerns that its legal clinics use taxpayer resources for “progressive-left political advocacy.” The committee requested detailed financial and personnel records, particularly targeting the Community Justice and Civil Rights Clinic, which works on over-policing and mass incarceration. (Chicago Sun-Times)
• A student group at Georgetown University Law Center pulled out of a recruiting event with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, saying the decision was made due to the firm cutting a deal with the Trump administration to revoke an executive order restricting its work with the federal government. The Georgetown Energy Law Group said the firm’s decision “represents a lack of moral courage” and capitulates to “political coercion.” (Above the Law)
• Mario Joseph, a Haitian human rights attorney, died at 62 following a car accident. As managing attorney at the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti and co-manager of the Bureau of International Attorneys, he spent his career defending victims of human rights abuses. (Associated Press)

Laterals, Moves, In-House

• Tom Hashagen joined Weil Gotshal & Manges as a partner in its corporate department in New York. He joins from Goldman Sachs.
• Amy Rubin joined Sidley Austin as co-head of its employee benefits and executive compensation group. She joins from Weil Gotshal & Manges.
• Adam Raviv joined Sidley Austin as global co-chair of its automotive and mobility industry group in Washington. He joins from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
• Nabil Khodadad and Alistair Wishart joined Baker Botts as partners in its project finance group in London. They join from Vinson & Elkins.
• Sarah Hale joined Davis Wright Tremaine as a partner in its labor and employment practice in Portland, Ore.
• Merrill Kramer joined Davis Wright Tremaine as a partner in Washington. He joins from Pierce Atwood.
• James Davidson joined Hogan Lovells as a partner in its capital markets and REIT practices in Washington and Houston. He joins from Hunton Andrews Kurth.
• Patrick Sandor joined Goodwin Procter as a partner in its private equity practice in San Francisco.
• Vadim Avdeychik joined Debevoise & Plimpton as a partner in its investment management group in New York.
• John Cooke joined Duane Morris as a partner in its trial practice group in Chicago. He joins from the US attorney’s office for the Northern District of Illinois.
• Greg Cage joined Massumi + Consoli as a partner in its private equity and mergers and acquisitions practice in New York. He joins from Goodwin Procter.
• Francis McCabe joined Hughes Hubbard & Reed as a partner in its project finance practice in Washington.
• John Wiktor joined Honigman as a partner in its private client practice group and corporate department in Chicago. He joins from Kilpatrick Townsend.
• Andrew McKeon rejoined Thompson Coburn as a partner in its business litigation practice group in Los Angeles.
• Allison Powers joined Blank Rome as a partner in its labor and employment group and luxury brands practice in Chicago. She joins from Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg.