Team to play central role in vetting judge picks
Attorneys to oversee return of Obama lobbyist ban
January 11, 2021 11:50 AM
By Courtney Rozen and Dean Scott
(Adds information about Megan Ceronsky in final two paragraphs.)
President-elect Joe Biden named more than 20 lawyers to his White House counselâs office, where they will help the new president revise ethics standards and put his imprint on the federal bench.
The attorneys draw on expertise in civil rights, health, and environmental law, all topics that Biden has also said will be focal points in his administration. They offer a broad array of firm, in-house, and government experience, including in President Barack Obamaâs Justice Department and firms such as WilmerHale LLP, OâMelveny & Myers LLP, and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.