The SEC chair installs a corporate defense lawyer to run the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
revolving door
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Will Biden’s FDA Be Led by a Pharma Guy?
Robert Califf—who’s worked and lobbied for the big drug companies—looks to be the front-runner for the job.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Who’s Really Running Justice?
Uncovering a long-running effort to obscure a BigLaw alum’s power within Garland’s DOJ
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
FERC Nominee Willie Phillips Has a Pro–Corporate Utility Record
In his time on D.C.’s Public Service Commission and before that as a corporate lawyer, Phillips consistently sided with utilities over the public interest.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Closing the Revolving Door in Antitrust
Economic consulting firms hire former officials to undermine antitrust efforts. Here’s how to stop that.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Why We Must Monitor the Sale of Surveillance Tech
Learning about the Pentagon’s drone program through FOIA requests and public filings
Posted inEconomic Policy
A Fintech Fox in the Regulatory Henhouse
Adrienne Harris, an industry-friendly fintech adviser, takes over New York’s powerful financial regulator.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Biden’s Oil-Friendly Appointees
The newly installed State Department energy adviser joins a group of administration officials who appear wedded to fossil fuels.
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Meet the Consulting Firm That’s Staffing the Biden Administration
WestExec represented major corporations throughout the Trump years. Now it’s in the White House.
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Manchin Profits From Coal Sales to Utility Lobbying Group Members
Here’s what we found about the Manchin family coal brokerage and its business with members of the powerful Edison Electric Institute.