Ex-Skadden Lawyer Wins Dismissal of Charge in Setback to U.S.

Former Skadden partner Gregory Craig won a dismissal of one of two criminal counts in a case accusing him of failing to register as a foreign agent, a boost just days before his trial is set to begin.

The ruling may complicate the government’s case against Craig, who is accused of violating the Foreign Agent Registration Act by not registering as an agent of the Ukrainian government for work he did in 2012 for Paul Manafort, who later because Donald Trump’s campaign chair. The case grew out of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election. ...