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White House Announces Intent to Nominate Two Republicans to FDIC Board

On September 20, the White House announced President Biden’s intent to nominate two Republicans, Travis Hill and Jonathan McKernan, to the FDIC Board. It has also been reported that President Biden will nominate a permanent...more

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Senate Banking Committee Clears Three Financial Regulatory Nominations, Including Michael Barr for Fed Vice Chair of Supervision

Recently, in a welcome glimmer of bipartisanship, the Senate Banking Committee voted to move three of President Biden’s financial regulatory nominees to the full Senate. ...more

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Sarah Bloom Raskin Withdraws from Fed Nomination

Earlier this week, Sarah Bloom Raskin withdrew her nomination to be Vice Chair of Supervision and a Governor at the Federal Reserve Board. The withdrawal follows the boycott of Ms. Raskin’s nomination, along with four other...more

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Kathi Vidal Nominated for USPTO Director

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On October 26, 2021, President Biden nominated Kathi Vidal – the managing partner of Winston and Strawn’s Silicon Valley office – as Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).  ...more

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Chopra Takes the Reins at the CFPB

On September 30, 2021, the U.S. Senate, on a party-line vote, confirmed the nomination of Rohit Chopra to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau). This action solidifies the Biden administration’s...more

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Three Takeaways from “Navigating the New Antitrust Enforcers”

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Corporate acquirers accustomed to government inertia in antitrust reform are navigating a sea change in Washington, according to Craig Seebald, a Washington, D.C.-based Partner and leader in the global Antitrust Group at...more

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Labor Update: What Got Our Attention in the Past Three Months

There has been a lot of labor activity in the past three months. President Biden announced the two appointees who would join National Labor Relations Board Chair Lauren McFerran to create a majority of Democrats on the Board....more

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Senate Confirms Pair of Appointees to National Labor Relations Board

In a package deal, the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointments of two members to the National Labor Relations Board (“Board” or “NLRB”). Lauren McFerran, who previously served as a member of the NLRB for five years until her...more

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The Theological Roots Of Advice And Consent

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The United States Constitution vests the executive power of the federal government in the president, but his or her power is not entirely autonomous. Notably, Article II, Section 2 notably endows the president with the power...more

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EEOC Leadership Shift: A New EEOC Chair Confirmed By Senate

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Who sits as Chair of the EEOC unquestionably has a significant impact for all employers interacting with the Commission....more

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Mugno Nomination for OSHA Administrator Again Back Before the Senate

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Due to Senate Rules, the Trump nomination of Scott A. Mugno, for the Assistant Secretary of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health, has now again been “returned” to the Senate for consideration....more

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With the phrase “humiliating defeat” being bandied about quite freely by opposition leaders and Tory backbenchers alike, PM May delayed a parliamentary vote for her EU-backed Brexit plan that had been set for today. The...more

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Breaking: Bernard McNamee Confirmed as FERC Commissioner

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The U.S. Senate voted 50-49 to confirm Bernard McNamee as a FERC commissioner, restoring the Commission to full strength and Republicans’ 3-2 majority. ...more

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Senate confirms Kraninger as CFPB Director

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Thursday afternoon, by a vote of 50-49, the Senate confirmed Kathy Kraninger as CFPB Director. Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, the CFPB Director has a five-year term. ...more

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Kraninger Nomination Advances in Senate

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Yesterday afternoon the Senate voted 50 – 49 to invoke cloture and proceed to debate and a final vote on the nomination of Kathy Kraninger to be the next Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (“BCFP”).  ...more

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Senate Banking Committee approves Kraninger nomination

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By a 13 to 12 party-line vote today, the Senate Banking Committee approved President Trump’s nomination of Kathy Kraninger to serve as CFPB Director. When the full Senate will consider her nomination and whether it will be...more

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CFPB Commotion Continues: Leandra English Resigns from CFPB Deputy Director Post

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On July 6, 2018, Leandra English, through her attorney via Twitter, announced she would be resigning from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”)....more

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Democratic Senators seek documents from Kraninger about her role in “zero-tolerance” policy

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Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown have sent a letter to Kathy Kraninger, President Trump’s nominee for CFPB Director, seeking documents and other information about Ms. Kraninger’s role in the development...more

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President Trump’s expected nomination of Kathy Kraninger as CFPB Director extends Mick Mulvaney’s Acting Director tenure

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According to numerous media sources, the White House announced on Friday, June 16, that President Trump plans to nominate Kathy Kraninger as CFPB Director later this week. ...more

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FTC approves appointment of Andrew Smith to head Bureau of Consumer Protection

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I was pleased to see the announcement by FTC Chairman Joseph Simons that the FTC has approved the appointment of Andrew Smith to serve as Director of the agency’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, beginning next week....more

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D.C. Circuit Questions English’s Standing To Challenge CFPB Control

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The battle for control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) raged on last Thursday during oral argument before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in English v. Trump....more

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Senate Banking Committee Probes Mulvaney’s Leadership at the CFPB

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On April 12, 2018, Mick Mulvaney, the Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs regarding the Bureau’s Semi-Annual Report...more

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D.C. Circuit panel questions Mulvaney’s dual CFPB/OMB roles in English appeal oral argument

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On April 12, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held oral argument on the appeal brought by Leandra English, CFPB Deputy Director, of the district court’s denial of her application...more

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With Senate Confirmation of NLRB Member John Ring, NLRB Shifts to Republican Majority

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Yesterday, the Senate, voting along party lines 50 to 48, confirmed John Ring as a member of the National Labor Relations Board. With Ring’s confirmation, the five-member NLRB is now fully staffed with a 3-2 Republican...more

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President Trump nominates BWC administrator, Ohio Common Pleas Court judge for federal judicial roles

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On April 10, 2018, in his 12th wave of judicial nominees, President Trump nominated Ohio’s Administrator and Chief Executive Officer of the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Sarah Daggett Morrison. ...more

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