Representations

• During his service on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Mr. Lazarus participated in hearings on a number of nominations to the Supreme Court, the so-called “Saturday Night Massacre” (involving President Nixon’s firing of Independent Prosecutor Archibald Cox), numerous legislative matters and the Federal Rules of Evidence.
• While serving as a White House counsel, he assisted President Ford in his historic testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on the Nixon pardon and also managed the nomination of John Paul Stevens to the Supreme Court.
• He represented a vice president of American Petroleum Institute in federal litigation that resulted in a ruling barring federal Inspectors General from issuing subpoenas to compel testimony by non-governmental witnesses. See U.S. v. Iannone, 610 F.2d 943 (D.C.Cir.1979).
• He represented a major participant in the so-called “Iran-Contra Affair” in both Congressional and criminal investigations. See In Re North (Gadd Fee Application), 12 F.3d 252 (D.C.Cir.1994).
• A substantial portion of his practice is devoted to representations of the economic interests of physicians. See, e.g., Nilavar v. Mercy Health System, (exclusive dealing antitrust case), opinions reported at 254 F.Supp.2d 897 (S.D.Ohio 2003), 210 F.R.D. 597 (S.D.Ohio 2002), 142 F.Supp.2d 859 (S.D.Ohio 2000).
• Mr. Lazarus represents the American Medical Association, the American Osteopathic Association, a number of medical specialty colleges and other physician entities relevant to ongoing efforts to modify the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Federal Rules of Evidence, in accordance with the Rules Enabling Act (28 U.S.C. §§ 2071-77).