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Akin announces National Law Journal article on executive privilege and private advisers
Akin announced that three partners had authored a National Law Journal article examining an Office of Legal Counsel opinion on executive privilege and private advisers. The firm said the article considered presidential communications with outside advisers and potential implications for congressional investigations and responses to subpoenas.
Key points
- Akin named Marcus Childress as an author and co-lead of its congressional investigations practice.Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
- The firm said fellow congressional investigations co-lead Abigail Kohlman also co-authored the article.Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
- Akin identified Supreme Court and appellate partner Julius Chen as the third author.Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
- The announcement said the authors emphasized that applying the opinion depended on the facts of particular communications.Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld