#gibson dunn

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https://www.gibsondunn.com/former-exxonmobil-counsel-david-woodcock-joins-gibson-dunn-in-dallas/

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A federal judge gave the green light to lawyers for defendants in the George Washington bridge scandal to subpoena documents from the law firm hired by Gov. Chris Christie's office to investigate the lane closures in 2013. During a hearing over pretrial motions Friday in federal court, U.S. District Judge Susan Wigenton rejected a defense request that she order the law firm, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, to produce more information and remove redactions from records the firm has already produced. The defense contends the documents are not complete and have unnecessary redactions. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Feder did not object to the subpoena during the brief hearing. The defendants, former Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Deputy Director Bill Baroni and Bridget Anne Kelly, Christie's former deputy chief of staff, both attended the hearing. Kelly's lawyer, Michael Critchley Jr., characterized the approval of a subpoena as a "win," saying Gibson Dunn cannot be trusted. He noted that Wigenton has criticized the firm for deliberately overwriting notes taken during its investigation of the lane closures, so that the only record would be the final report.

Judge opens the door for attorneys to subpoena Bridgegate documents | NJ.com

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Christie, whose campaign had less money than eight of his rivals as of December 31, hinted this week that his persistently poor poll numbers may have been a factor in his fundraising woes. "Very few people in the fundraising business do it based on principle -- they're trying to predict a winner," Christie told NBC. Into the void left by the billionaires steps no fewer than 28 lawyers from the firm Gibson Dunn, which prepared the internal investigation exonerating Christie of wrongdoing in Bridgegate. Those attorneys, in addition to the firm’s political action committee, have given Christie's campaign $67,700 -- representing his biggest source of campaign funds in the fourth quarter of last year. Four Gibson Dunn lawyers who helped to lead the investigation, which Christie has repeatedly called "independent," were among the contributors. All former federal prosecutors, they interviewed witnesses, prepared a report that proclaimed Christie's innocence and have continued to represent the governor. A federal trial involving former Christie appointees looms in May. As of August, Gibson Dunn had billed taxpayers $8 million for its work. But the firm's methods have been slammed by a federal court judge and attorneys who represent the former Christie underlings charged in the scheme to close lanes at the George Washington Bridge.

Christie's Bridgegate Lawyers Pick Up Fundraising Slack As Billionaire Backers Fade Away - NJ Spotlight

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One of the lawyers who issued a taxpayer-funded report exonerating Gov. Chris Christie in the Bridgegate affair is co-hosting a $2,700-a-person Los Angeles fundraiser for the governor's presidential campaign, even as her firm continues to represent his office in the ongoing case. Debra Wong Yang has so far billed more hours as part of an internal investigation that Christie commissioned into the lane closures scandal than almost any other attorney at her firm, Gibson Dunn. Yang, a friend of Christie's who has vacationed with his family, personally helped to interview Christie as part of the investigation, which determined that the governor and his top advisers had nothing to do with the scandal. Christie has called the investigation -- known as the Mastro Report for lead Gibson Dunn attorney Randy Mastro -- "independent." Gibson Dunn is charging taxpayers $650 an hour, per attorney, for a total of $7.8 million through last April. Work is ongoing; the firm filed court papers on behalf of the governor's office as recently as last month in preparation for the trial of two former Christie aides, scheduled for next April.... Yang has known Christie for more than a decade, from the time when both served as U.S. Attorneys -- Christie in New Jersey, Yang in California. Their families once vacationed together at a game ranch in Texas, and after Yang left her position, she secured a lucrative contract through Christie's U.S. Attorney Office as a corporate monitor for a medical device manufacturer. Yang's daughter interned for Christie in the governor's office and Yang donated $500 to his reelection inaugural committee in 2014, just days before the Bridgegate scandal broke. On the day of Christie's second inaugural, Yang attended the swearing-in ceremony and then billed the rest of the day to taxpayers as she interviewed witnesses for the Mastro Report.... It is unclear how much work Yang continues to do for Christie. But her firm will likely be involved for the foreseeable future. The lack of information so far turned over by Yang and her colleagues has become a central part of this phase of the Bridgegate case. Lawyers for the two former Christie appointees who are to be tried are arguing that Gibson Dunn did not conduct a transparent internal investigation, and Gibson Dunn has fought a subpoena to turn over more information.

Christie's Bridgegate Lawyer Is Raising Money For 'Christie 2016' Presidential Bid - WNYC

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Red Cross claims some Hurricane Sandy spending information is a trade secret

Red Cross claims some Hurricane Sandy spending information is a trade secret

By: Debra Cassens Weiss

The American Red Cross fought a public records request for information on Hurricane Sandy fundraising and spending on the ground that some of the activities are a trade secret.

Pro Publica sought information provided by the Red Cross to the New York Attorney General’s office in its investigation of the charity, Pro Publica reports. The Red Cross objected, hiring “a fancy…

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AABANY congratulates its member, Aric Wu, litigation partner at Gibson Dunn's New York office as one of Crain's Best 40 Under 40.  Here's the opening paragraph from the article:

A hotshot plaintiff's lawyer was seeking $6 million in damages in a medical-malpractice suit against Aric Wu's father, an obstetrician in suburban Virginia. The Wu family was stunned. Though the medical evidence was in Dr. Wu's favor, the trial was harrowing to watch, especially for 14-year-old Aric. "The whole experience stuck in my mind," he said, and set him on the path to becoming a litigator.

Well done, Aric!