Bloomberg Law
April 23, 2018, 11:47 AM UTC

Wake Up Call: Williams & Jensen Chair Quits Amidst Pruitt Lobbying Questions

• J. Steven Hart, the Williams & Jensen lobbyist whose wife gave EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt a sweetheart rental deal on a Washington, D.C., bedroom, quit his firm, as new questions came up about a meeting he had with Pruitt in July. Hart, who was chairman of the law firm, said several of his corporate clients had matters pending before the agency, raising concerns about conflicts of interest. Hart’s name is no longer on the firm’s web site. ( Bloomberg )

• Kirkland & Ellis is using its strong revenue flow from private equity dealmaking to fund lateral partner recruitsaimed ...

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