Wake Up Call: Lawyer for Renee Good Shooter Leaves Governor Race

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• A Republican lawyer who was running for governor of Minnesota dropped out of the race because he cannot support federal “retribution on the citizens of our state” following the second fatal shooting of a protester in Minneapolis. Chris Madel, the attorney who represented the ICE agent that killed Renee Good on Jan. 7, said he “cannot support the national Republicans’ stated retribution on the citizens of our state” in a video statement. (The Independent)
• David Goldschmidt’s career at Skadden is ending after 37 years, one that he says traces the evolution of Big Law from paper-heavy grind to AI-assisted practice. Grabbing attention with Regeneron’s IPO in 1990, he rose to become global head of the firm’s capital markets group, advising on landmark offerings for companies like Match Group and Rivian while overseeing hundreds of billions of dollars in deals. (Business Insider)
• Mississippi’s Department of Corrections quietly hired Butler Snow to oversee its prison medical contract amid mounting allegations of denied care. The firm received a one-year, $687,000 deal to monitor VitalCore Health Strategies. (Mississippi Today)

Laterals, Moves, In-House

• Ruta Kalvaitis Skučas joined White & Case as a partner in its global project development and finance practice and global energy industry group in Washington. She joins from Crowell & Moring.
• Katherine Celeste Speegle joined Duane Morris as a partner in its trial practice group in New York and Washington. She joins from the Justice Department.
• Brian Grieve joined Davis Polk as a partner in its tax practice in New York.
• Thomas Moyer joined Bracewell as a partner in its government enforcement and investigations practice in Washington. He joins from Akin.
• Matt O’Loughlin joined O’Melveny as a partner in its mergers & acquisitions practice group in Newport Beach, Calif. He joins from Proskauer Rose.
• David Horn rejoined WilmerHale as a partner in its trade, investment, and market access group in Washington. He joins from the Treasury Department.
• Blake Estes joined Gibson Dunn as a partner in its investment funds practice group in New York. He joins from Alston & Bird.