*
Ashurst
and
Perkins
Coie
agree
to
merger.
[Financial
Times]
*
Law
firms
who
pushed
back
against
Trump
bullying
win
joint
Law
Firm
of
the
Year
award.
[American
Lawyer]
*
The
chaser
to
the
above
shot:
ABA
considers
repeal
of
diversity
standard.
[Law.com]
*
Justice
Department
will
attempt
to
dig
into
Epstein’s
connections
to
Democrats
as
executive
furiously
tries
to
deflect
scrutiny
from
Trump’s
involvement.
[Reuters]
*
DOJ
finalizing
deal
to
give
$50
million
in
taxpayer
money
to
Michael
Flynn
to
apologize
for
prosecuting
him
for
a
crime
he
pleaded
guilty
to
committing.
[ABA
Journal]
*
Lawyer
who
served
in
Ulysses
Grant
cabinet
admitted
to
the
New
York
bar.[Fortune]
*
SMU
Law
professor
Charles
Hosch
has
been
missing
since
Tuesday.
[CBS
News]