We are pleased to announce that Super Lawyers has named Debra S. Katz, David J. Marshall, Lisa J. Banks and Daniel B. Edelman on its prestigious list of D.C. Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is [...]
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Legal Times Discusses KMB Amicus Curiae Brief in Doe v. Rumsfeld
The Legal Times published an article in their blog today discussing the case of Doe v. Rumsfeld, in which an American defense contractor seeks to hold Donald Rumsfeld personally liable for his illegal detention and torture in Iraq. The case will be heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit [...]
Debra S. Katz Files Amicus Curiae Brief in Case of Doe v. Rumsfeld
KMB partner Debra S. Katz has filed an amicus curiae brief on behalf of the Project on Government Oversight (“POGO”) in the case of John Doe v. Rumsfeld, No. 11-5209 (D.C. Cir). John Doe, an American citizen who filed his case anonymously, was working as a contract translator in Iraq for the Marine Corps when he [...]
David J. Marshall Encouraged by Decision to Subpoena Penn State
MSNBC reported today that federal prosecutors have subpoenaed documents and computer hard drives from Penn State University (“PSU”) in connection with the criminal investigation of alleged sex abuse of children by former PSU assistant football coach, Jerry Sandusky. The subpoenas appear to seek information showing whether PSU engaged in any sort of cover-up of Sandusky’s [...]
Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP partner David J. Marshall Quoted In Law360
Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP partner David J. Marshall responded yesterday to criticisms from corporate lawyers of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s interim final rules for the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX”). As Law360 reported, the proposed rules expand employee protections under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The months-long comment period for the proposed rules, prompted by changes [...]
David J. Marshall Submits Comments on OSHA’s Changes to Sarbanes-Oxley Regulations
In a written comment to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), attorney David J. Marshall, from the whistleblower law firm of Katz, Marshall & Banks in Washington, DC, strongly urged OSHA to implement its proposed rule strengthening employee protections under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”). Marshall’s comments were directed to Dr. David Michaels, [...]
David J. Marshall Interviewed by Washington Post Regarding Sandusky, Second Mile
Katz, Marshall & Banks partner was quoted in the Washington Post in an article on the Penn State University child sex abuse scandal. The article reported that five former board members of Second Mile, the charity founded by Jerry Sandusky, claimed that they were kept in the dark about allegations of sexual abuse against Sandusky. Marshall [...]
Debra S. Katz Interviewed by Roll Call Regarding LGBT Rights
Katz, Marshall & Banks partner Debra S. Katz was quoted by Roll Call and the Huffington Post today regarding the potential difficulties faced by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (“LGBT”) Congressional staffers. Roll Call reports that “gay and lesbian employees on Capitol Hill say they still worry about a lack of legal protection against discrimination.” [...]
Sex Abuse Victims’ Lawyers Tell Penn State and Others to Preserve Evidence
Lawyers representing victims of former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky’s alleged sex abuse sent letters today warning Sandusky and Pennsylvania State University against destroying evidence that they may need in the lawsuits they expect to file soon on behalf of one or more victims. The letters, written by Katz, Marshall & Banks partner David J. Marshall, notified the recipients [...]
Sex Abuse Victim’s Lawyers Respond to Jerry Sandusky’s New York Times Interview
Attorney Andrew Shubin, who is a part of a legal team representing one of the Sandusky victims stated, “Once again, Jerry Sandusky has chosen to provide the national media with an entirely unconvincing denial and a series of bizarre explanations. If he had any compassion for his victims or our community, he would immediately accept [...]