Subpoenas Are Coming: Washington Law Firms Are Getting Ready For A Congressional Probe Boom

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Congressional investigations will be the busiest area of law in Washington over the next two years.

— Brian Nieves, a partner at Holtzman Vogel and former deputy counsel to the House Oversight Committee, in comments to Reuters. Democrats’ victories in both chambers mean they’ll take control of Congress, and gain subpoena power, in January. They’ve already signaled plans to investigate the Trump administration, its allies, and companies that did business with them. “Bottom line, there will be more investigators and more investigations,” said Mark Epley, who co-leads Arnold & Porter’s congressional investigations practice. Cooley’s Susanne Sachsman Grooms warned the volume of probes could double. Among the potential targets: nine major law firms that collectively agreed to provide Trump $940 million in free legal services. House Oversight’s incoming Democratic chair, Rep. Robert Garcia, has already offered a succinct preview: “Lawyer up.”

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