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Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Google taps top Obama Supreme Court lawyer for search antitrust appeal
Alphabet's Google has hired Donald Verrilli Jr, the U.S. solicitor general during the Barack Obama administration, to appeal a judge's ruling that the tech titan has an unlawful monopoly in online search, Google confirmed on Tuesday. Verrilli's hire is a key first step in Google's legal fight to undo the ruling, which it has said could pose a threat to its business. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta last year ruled Google holds an unlawful monopoly in online search and related advertising, and is considering proposals to make the tech titan sell off its popular Chrome browser, or share data that CEO Sundar Pichai says would allow competitors reverse engineer its search engine. Google has argued the DOJ failed to prove that competition was harmed by its exclusive agreements with device makers such as Apple to preload Google as the default search engine on new devices. The company has recently begun loosening its agreements to allow partners including Samsung to load rival apps. Verrilli, who as solicitor general was the Obama White House's top Supreme Court advocate, is known for his work successfully defending the Democratic president's signature domestic healthcare law. He will represent Google in its planned appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, where Democratic-appointed judges outnumber Republican ones 9 to 6. Verrilli is separately the lead lawyer for law firm Susman Godfrey in its lawsuit against the Trump administration over an executive order that restricted its business. A judge in April blocked key provisions of the order. Verrilli is representing hundreds of other firms that filed a court brief denouncing Republican President Donald Trump's attacks on prominent law firms. He is also representing U.S. Copyright Office Director Shira Perlmutter in a lawsuit challenging her firing, and the National Endowment for Democracy in a case accusing the Trump administration of illegally withholding funds. Verrilli's firm Munger Tolles has represented Google in other lawsuits. The firm, whose founders include the late Charlie Munger, has counted Berkshire Hathaway and Bank of America as some of its other clients.
The Hindu
3 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
Google taps top Obama Supreme Court lawyer for search antitrust appeal
Alphabet's Google has hired Donald Verrilli Jr, the U.S. solicitor general during the Barack Obama administration, to appeal a judge's ruling that the tech titan has an unlawful monopoly in online search, Google confirmed on Tuesday. Verrilli's hire is a key first step in Google's legal fight to undo the ruling, which it has said could pose a threat to its business. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta last year ruled Google holds an unlawful monopoly in online search and related advertising, and is considering proposals to make the tech titan sell off its popular Chrome browser, or share data that CEO Sundar Pichai says would allow competitors reverse engineer its search engine. Google has argued the DOJ failed to prove that competition was harmed by its exclusive agreements with device makers such as Apple to preload Google as the default search engine on new devices. The company has recently begun loosening its agreements to allow partners including Samsung to load rival apps. Verrilli, who as solicitor general was the Obama White House's top Supreme Court advocate, is known for his work successfully defending the Democratic president's signature domestic healthcare law. He will represent Google in its planned appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, where Democratic-appointed judges outnumber Republican ones 9 to 6. Verrilli is separately the lead lawyer for law firm Susman Godfrey in its lawsuit against the Trump administration over an executive order that restricted its business. A judge in April blocked key provisions of the order. Verrilli is representing hundreds of other firms that filed a court brief denouncing Republican President Donald Trump's attacks on prominent law firms. He is also representing U.S. Copyright Office Director Shira Perlmutter in a lawsuit challenging her firing, and the National Endowment for Democracy in a case accusing the Trump administration of illegally withholding funds. Verrilli's firm Munger Tolles has represented Google in other lawsuits. The firm, whose founders include the late Charlie Munger, has counted Berkshire Hathaway and Bank of America as some of its other clients.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Google taps top Obama Supreme Court lawyer for search antitrust appeal
Alphabet's Google has hired Donald Verrilli Jr , the U.S. solicitor general during the Barack Obama administration, to appeal a judge's ruling that the tech titan has an unlawful monopoly in online search, Google confirmed on Tuesday. Verrilli's hire is a key first step in Google's legal fight to undo the ruling, which it has said could pose a threat to its business. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta last year ruled Google holds an unlawful monopoly in online search and related advertising, and is considering proposals to make the tech titan sell off its popular Chrome browser, or share data that CEO Sundar Pichai says would allow competitors reverse engineer its search engine. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trading CFD dengan Teknologi dan Kecepatan Lebih Baik IC Markets Mendaftar Undo Google has argued the DOJ failed to prove that competition was harmed by its exclusive agreements with device makers such as Apple to preload Google as the default search engine on new devices. The company has recently begun loosening its agreements to allow partners including Samsung to load rival apps. Verrilli, who as solicitor general was the Obama White House's top Supreme Court advocate, is known for his work successfully defending the Democratic president's signature domestic healthcare law. Live Events He will represent Google in its planned appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, where Democratic-appointed judges outnumber Republican ones 9 to 6. Discover the stories of your interest Blockchain 5 Stories Cyber-safety 7 Stories Fintech 9 Stories E-comm 9 Stories ML 8 Stories Edtech 6 Stories Verrilli is separately the lead lawyer for law firm Susman Godfrey in its lawsuit against the Trump administration over an executive order that restricted its business. A judge in April blocked key provisions of the order. Verrilli is representing hundreds of other firms that filed a court brief denouncing Republican President Donald Trump's attacks on prominent law firms. He is also representing U.S. Copyright Office Director Shira Perlmutter in a lawsuit challenging her firing, and the National Endowment for Democracy in a case accusing the Trump administration of illegally withholding funds. Verrilli's firm Munger Tolles has represented Google in other lawsuits. The firm, whose founders include the late Charlie Munger, has counted Berkshire Hathaway and Bank of America as some of its other clients.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Former top government lawyers are jumping into the Big Law fight against Trump
Solicitors general from past administrations are emerging as some of the most prominent opponents of President Donald Trump's actions targeting the legal profession. In recent weeks, at least three of the nation's top advocates across Republican and Democratic administrations have spoken out against or challenged in court Trump's executive orders that seek to punish law firms. 'I think this is a moment to stand up,' former President Joe Biden's solicitor general Elizabeth Prelogar told students during an appearance at Harvard Law School last week. 'It has been key in our society and in our democracy to hold the executive to account. And there is a legal system that is designed to deal with an issue like this one.' Two prior solicitors general — Donald Verrilli and Paul Clement — have been instrumental in challenging Trump's orders in court. Verrilli, appointed by former President Barack Obama, represents the firm Susman Godfrey and Clement, appointed by former President George W. Bush, represents the firm WilmerHale. Both firms are fighting Trump's orders that cut them off from government contracts, strip their lawyers of security clearances and bar firm employees from interacting with government officials or entering government buildings. As Trump targets major law firms for employing attorneys who have investigated him or for taking on cases he views as opposed to his personal and political interests, nine firms, including some of the most profitable in the world, have opted to strike deals with the president instead of challenging him in court. But for firms who have chosen to fight the president's actions, there may be no greater advocates than those who previously spoke for the federal government at the highest level. 'You would think the first in line to defend the rule of law would be solicitors general,' said a former solicitor general granted anonymity to speak candidly. 'Every single former living solicitor general should be out in front of this.' The solicitor general is the Justice Department's top lawyer and is responsible for representing the executive branch before the Supreme Court. The position is sometimes known as the 'tenth justice' for how frequently they appear before the court and their influential role in shaping its docket. Verrilli has been especially active on the Trump matter, filing amicus briefs on behalf of hundreds of law firms who sought to take a public stand against his orders, calling the president's moves an 'unprecedented threat' to the rule of law. The president's orders are 'one of the most brazenly unconstitutional exercises of executive power in the history of this nation' and a 'direct assault on Article III courts and the independence of the judiciary,' Verrilli said during a Tuesday hearing where a judge granted his motion to temporarily block most of the sanctions against Susman Godfrey. (Susman Godfrey lawyers subject to the executive order wouldn't even be able to go to the post office to mail a letter, Verrilli said.) Clement, the first solicitor general to publicly take on the administration, filed a lawsuit on behalf of WilmerHale at the end of March. It came less than 24 hours after the president targeted the firm with an executive order due to its employment of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller and two of his deputies from the 2017 investigation into alleged Russian collusion with the Trump campaign. The order is 'as palpable a threat to the separation of powers as I've seen,' Clement said during a March hearing in that case. In the audience during that hearing: Seth Waxman, another former solicitor general under former President Bill Clinton and co-chair of WilmerHale's appellate practice who is representing a group of agency inspectors general fired by Trump. Clement has a history of standing up for the rule of law. In 2011, he quit his job at major law firm King & Spalding after the firm decided it would no longer represent the House of Representatives in a case concerning the legality of the Defense of Marriage Act. 'I resign out of the firmly-held belief that a representation should not be abandoned because the client's legal position is extremely unpopular in certain quarters,' Clement wrote at the time. 'Defending unpopular positions is what lawyers do. The adversary system of justice depends on it, especially in cases where the passions run high. Efforts to delegitimize any representation for one side of a legal controversy are a profound threat to the rule of law.'
Politico
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Politico
Former top government lawyers are jumping into the Big Law fight against Trump
Solicitors general from past administrations are emerging as some of the most prominent opponents of President Donald Trump's actions targeting the legal profession . In recent weeks, at least three of the nation's top advocates across Republican and Democratic administrations have spoken out against or challenged in court Trump's executive orders that seek to punish law firms. 'I think this is a moment to stand up,' former President Joe Biden's solicitor general Elizabeth Prelogar told students during an appearance at Harvard Law School last week. 'It has been key in our society and in our democracy to hold the executive to account. And there is a legal system that is designed to deal with an issue like this one.' Two prior solicitors general — Donald Verrilli and Paul Clement — have been instrumental in challenging Trump's orders in court. Verrilli, appointed by former President Barack Obama, represents the firm Susman Godfrey and Clement, appointed by former President George W. Bush, represents the firm WilmerHale. Both firms are fighting Trump's orders that cut them off from government contracts, strip their lawyers of security clearances and bar firm employees from interacting with government officials or entering government buildings. As Trump targets major law firms for employing attorneys who have investigated him or for taking on cases he views as opposed to his personal and political interests, nine firms, including some of the most profitable in the world , have opted to strike deals with the president instead of challenging him in court. But for firms who have chosen to fight the president's actions, there may be no greater advocates than those who previously spoke for the federal government at the highest level. 'You would think the first in line to defend the rule of law would be solicitors general,' said a former solicitor general granted anonymity to speak candidly. 'Every single former living solicitor general should be out in front of this.' The solicitor general is the Justice Department's top lawyer and is responsible for representing the executive branch before the Supreme Court. The position is sometimes known as the 'tenth justice' for how frequently they appear before the court and their influential role in shaping its docket. Verrilli has been especially active on the Trump matter, filing amicus briefs on behalf of hundreds of law firms who sought to take a public stand against his orders, calling the president's moves an 'unprecedented threat' to the rule of law. The president's orders are 'one of the most brazenly unconstitutional exercises of executive power in the history of this nation' and a 'direct assault on Article III courts and the independence of the judiciary,' Verrilli said during a Tuesday hearing where a judge granted his motion to temporarily block most of the sanctions against Susman Godfrey. (Susman Godfrey lawyers subject to the executive order wouldn't even be able to go to the post office to mail a letter, Verrilli said.) Clement, the first solicitor general to publicly take on the administration, filed a lawsuit on behalf of WilmerHale at the end of March. It came less than 24 hours after the president targeted the firm with an executive order due to its employment of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller and two of his deputies from the 2017 investigation into alleged Russian collusion with the Trump campaign. The order is 'as palpable a threat to the separation of powers as I've seen,' Clement said during a March hearing in that case. In the audience during that hearing: Seth Waxman, another former solicitor general under former President Bill Clinton and co-chair of WilmerHale's appellate practice who is representing a group of agency inspectors general fired by Trump. Clement has a history of standing up for the rule of law. In 2011, he quit his job at major law firm King & Spalding after the firm decided it would no longer represent the House of Representatives in a case concerning the legality of the Defense of Marriage Act. 'I resign out of the firmly-held belief that a representation should not be abandoned because the client's legal position is extremely unpopular in certain quarters,' Clement wrote at the time . 'Defending unpopular positions is what lawyers do. The adversary system of justice depends on it, especially in cases where the passions run high. Efforts to delegitimize any representation for one side of a legal controversy are a profound threat to the rule of law.'
