Jonathan Becker

Oct 9, 2024 | mayerbrown.com | Jonathan Becker

Please join us for a luncheon on November 13, featuring keynote speaker Jonathan Martin, Politics Bureau Chief and Senior Political Columnist at POLITICO, and Mayer Brown's US Public Policy, Regulatory & Government Affairs group. We'll delve into the public policy forecast following the 2024 general election, and what it may mean for the economy, the regulatory environment in Washington, geopolitics and the future of business.

Apr 1, 2024 | mondaq.com | Kimberly Hamm |Andrew Olmem |Howard W. Waltzman |Jonathan Becker

Two developments last week threaten to weaken Republican control over the investigative agenda of the US House of Representatives. First, House Republicans' narrow majority continues to shrink, with Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the House Select Committee on the CCP, announcing he will leave Congress in mid-April. Second, a Republican member threatened to use a procedural tactic to remove Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

Mar 8, 2024 | airmail.news | Jonathan Becker

When the photographer Douglas Kirkland died, in October 2022, he left behind a legacy of kindness and romance. Anyone who crossed his path can attest to the former, and Françoise, Doug’s mate of 56 years, volunteers passionate memories unprompted in support of the latter. His photographs remain a shimmering testament to both qualities. Even among artists, who often become more absorbed with the characters in their field of endeavor than with their own families, Doug was exceptional.

Feb 9, 2024 | airmail.news | Jonathan Becker

After 25-odd years of photographing le Bal des Débutantes at the behest of AIR MAIL’s loyally committed co-editor Graydon Carter, I wonder if he should be so committed. Or whether, given my encouragement and complicity, we might both be candidates for an asylum attended by debutantes. Inasmuch as my enduring presence raises questions, I’ve become an unquestionable fixture at le Bal.

Jan 17, 2024 | mondaq.com | Adam Hickey |Timothy J. Keeler |Jonathan Becker |Mickey Leibner

With recent high-profile prosecutions continuing to draw attention to the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and related political laws, and a number of notable announcements by Department of Justice (DOJ) officials at a recent conference for practitioners,1 we anticipate continued focus on this enforcement area in 2024. This Legal Update details several issues to watch for. 1.