The Kirkland Network at the DOJ

Attorney General Bill Barr’s campaign to exert political control over the DOJ in advance of the upcoming election is also a story of corporate capture: a single law firm, Kirkland & Ellis, has a revolving door monopoly on the highest ranks of the Department of Justice that deserves far more scrutiny.
October 30, 2020
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The DOJ's highest ranks are dominated by former Kirkland attorneys