Wake Up Call: Skadden Faces DOJ Questions Over Work for Manafort

• New York-based Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom faces Justice Department scrutiny for work it did for Paul Manafort five years ago, when Manafort was lobbying for a former pro-Russia leader of Ukraine. The DOJ’s interest in Skadden comes as special counsel Robert Mueller zooms in on Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, in the context of his investigation into Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential election. ( New York Times )

• Uber hired Hogan Lovells for its legal challenge of a London regulator’s refusal to renew its license to operate in the city. ( The Lawyer )

• Swedish telecom giant Telia Co AB agreed to pay close to $1 billion to U.S. and international authorities to resolve a long-running ...