Wake Up Call: Dentons Lawyer to Join White House Counsel’s Office

• The head of Dentons’ political law practice, Stefan Passantino, is said to be leaving his Republican Party posts in Georgia to take a job in the Office of White House Counsel in the Trump administration. ( Daily Report via America Lawyer )

• James Quinn is leaving Weil Gotshal & Manges after more than 40 years that saw him try some of the firm’s biggest cases, serve on its executive committee, and head its litigation department. But Quinn, who is 71, said he is joining a small plaintiff’s firm and plans to keep practicing law in New York. ( BLB )

• President Barack ...