White & Case and Covington & Burling have hired senior officials from the U.K. government’s Serious Fraud Office as firms continue to bolster their white-collar practices ahead of the introduction of a controversial new Bribery Act this April.
Baker Botts associates are learning this week about potential changes to their pay and bonus packages that become effective Jan. 1, 2011, says Maria Boyce, partner-in-charge of the firm’s Houston office. The firm is moving associates from lockstep promotions and pay to a merit-based system, she says
A congressional response to the Supreme Court’s controversial Citizens United ruling moved a little closer to reality Thursday with the introduction in the House and Senate of the DISCLOSE Act — Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections.