Wake Up Call: Venable Hired by Lawyers Charged with Bribery

• Federal prosecutors charged two lawyers from Alabama law firm Balch & Bingham and a coal company executive with bribing a state legislator to oppose an environmental cleanup plan. ( Washington Post ) Balch & Bingham hired W. Warren Hamel, chairman of Venable’s investigations and white-collar defense group, to represent it in the case. ( Am Law Daily )

• Investigating sex abuse at elite private schools has grown into a lucrative practice area for Big Law firms including Cozen O’Connor, Day Pitney, Holland & Knight, and Covington & Burling, among others. ( New York Times )

• In the months since Robert Mueller was named ...