IGI President Arun G. Rao serves as Master of Ceremonies for APABA-DC’s Annual Awards & Installation Gala
IGI President and APABA-DC Board Member Arun G. Rao served as the Master of Ceremonies for APABA-DC’s 2018 Annual Awards and Installation Gala at the National Museum for Women in the Arts on September 27, 2018. Details about the event can be found here.
IGI’S LEADERSHIP TRANSITION PROFILED IN THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL
IGI’s leadership transition was profiled in The National Law Journal. In the article, Tom Wendel and Arun G. Rao discussed both the firm’s past and future.
TOM WENDEL AND ARUN RAO ASSUME NEW LEADERSHIP ROLES AT IGI, AS JON LENZNER RETURNS TO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
As IGI enters its 35th year in business, CEO Jonathan F. Lenzner is leaving the company to assume an executive leadership position in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland, where he will serve as First Assistant to United States Attorney Robert K. Hur. Lenzner’s departure comes at a time of growth across IGI’s business, staff, and offerings. Expanding their leadership roles, President Tom Wendel will become CEO, and Arun G. Rao, who joined the firm last year as executive vice president, will become president.
IGI’S DOUG GRAHAM QUOTED IN WASHINGTON POST REGARDING WHITE HOUSE VETTING
Douglas Graham, IGI’s Managing Director, was quoted in The Washington Post regarding the White House vetting process.
Graham, who worked on vetting senior officials in the Obama administration, said that “Obama White House staffers, after receiving a job offer and before their first day at the White House, were interviewed by a staff member in the office of the White House counsel who asked them to disclose any criminal, drug-use, ethical or professional issues that could be problematic to obtaining a clearance or serving the president.”
Law360 Publishes Arun G. Rao’s Analysis on Vetting Lessons from President Trump’s Judicial Nominations
Law360 has published IGI Executive Vice President Arun Rao’s analysis on the vetting of President Trump’s judicial nominations.
On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced 12 new judicial nominations. In the coming weeks, we will discover whether these candidates have learned from the mistakes made by the three judicial nominees who were forced to withdraw in December after serious bipartisan concerns arose regarding their qualifications (or lack thereof). What lessons about the selection and vetting process can potential nominees learn from the three high-profile failures in 2017?
Having previously served on the vetting team in the White House during the Obama Administration, three important points come to mind. First, think carefully before accepting a nomination – there is no substitute for basic qualifications. Second, disclose early and disclose broadly. Third, understand your weaknesses and be prepared to respond.
As the mid-term elections approach, the challenges faced by Trump Administration judicial nominees will only increase. Potential candidates who fail to heed the lessons provided by the recent spate of failed nominations risk meeting similar fates.
Read the article below, view it online at Law360, or download it as a PDF..
Arun-Rao-Lessons-From-President-Trumps-Failed-Judicial-Nominations-Law360Jon Lenzner Discusses Media Strategy for Lawyers on NAPABA Panel
On November 4, CEO Jon Lenzner spoke on a panel at the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) Convention about media strategy for lawyers representing clients in litigation or under investigation. Joining Lenzner on the panel, titled The Legacy of Serial: The Evolving Relationship of Media and Legal Practice, were Adnan Syed’s lawyer, Justin Brown, S. Mitra Kalita, Vice President of Programming for CNN Digital, and Rabia Chaudry, author and creator of the Undisclosed podcast. Lenzner is a former federal and New York prosecutor with a background in earned media and strategic communications who helps clients navigate the intersection of law, media and investigations.
Arun Rao, Former Federal Prosecutor and White House Lawyer, Joins IGI
Arun G. Rao joins IGI as Executive Vice President after more than a decade of service as a federal prosecutor, most recently as the Chief of the Southern Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland. Drawing on his background at the U.S. Department of Justice, the Office of the White House Counsel, the New York County District Attorney’s Office, and in private practice, Rao brings expertise and management experience to match the growth of the firm’s work for new and existing clients.
The Washington Post Interviews IGI’s New Executive Vice President, Arun Rao
On November 13, 2017, Arun G. Rao joined IGI as Executive Vice President. Rao, who was most recently the Chief of the Southern Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland, reflected on his time as a federal prosecutor in an interview with The Washington Post.
IGI Managing Director Doug Graham Quoted in Washington Post Regarding Political Donations and Government Investigations
Douglas Graham, an IGI Managing Director, was quoted in The Washington Post in an article about political donations and government investigations.
