This is well worth a read if you want to get an idea of the legal stranglehold Jones Day will have over the new administration
Here’s the introduction to their report
Jones Day definitely bet on the right horse. There may have been some controversy surrounding the blue-chip firm’s work for the Donald Trump campaign, but now that the election results are in, they seem to have made the smart decision. There are the huge legal bills they’ve sent to the Donald, there’s partner Gregory Katsas and associate James Burnham serving on the Department of Justice transition team, and now, over the long weekend, it was announced that partner Don McGahn has been tapped as White House counsel for the incoming administration.
McGahn’s appointment isn’t much of a surprise. His area of expertise is government regulation and politics law, he served on the Federal Election Commission from 2008 to 2013, and he was chief counsel for the National Republican Congressional Committee before that. He’s led Jones Day’s work for the campaign and his uncle, Patrick McGahn, was also one of Donald Trump’s attorneys — one with a reputation for “getting things done” in Trump’s previous Atlantic City stomping grounds.
Biglaw Partner To Be Trump Administration’s White House Counsel
