The new group comprises "veterans from the communications battlefield" as Brownstein seeks to grow its D.C. presence.      

Tuesday's hearing marked the first time the Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel partner handled questioning for House Democrats under new rules.      

The new rules would expand requirements for review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, the interagency panel, to include minority stakes in investments in more industries and additional real estate transactions, under the law enacted by Congress last year.      

"I cannot deny that there are instances where Chairman Simons' and my time is wasted on those types of squabbles," Makan Delrahim, the leader of DOJ's antitrust division, said.      

Five firms will collaborate, sharing their success and failures, as each strives to achieve its own robust diversity goals.       

"Let's not pretend that Morgan Lewis is the only law firm making deep staffing cuts," said Eric Seeger, a principal at law firm consultancy Altman Weil.       

While a former Insys sales executive insists he was kept in the dark about alleged conflicts at Weil, the firm argues that there was no conflict and it took steps to prevent even the appearance of a conflict.       

Cannon, a lobbyist and former legislator, succeeded Mayanne Downs in September. He spoke with the Daily Business Review about the firm's individualistic culture and plans for its new Washington, D.C. office.