Wake Up Call: Robert S. Mueller III Earned $3.4M at WilmerHale

• Robert S. Mueller III gave up partnership at WilmerHale where he earned $3.4 million since the beginning of 2016 to take the job as special counsel investigating possible collusion between Russia and President Donald Trump’s election campaign, according to a financial disclosure released by the Justice Department. ( Politico )

• Other lawyers on Mueller’s team also left behind substantial compensation. James L. Quarles III, who left WilmerHale with Mueller, earned more than $5.8 million as a partner. Jeannie Rhee, another partner, drew more than $2 million, and Aaron Zebley, who was Mueller’s chief of staff at the FBI ...