USTR Nominee Lighthizer Pledges to Divest Holdings, Retire From Skadden
U.S. Trade Representative nominee Robert Lighthizer committed to retire from Skadden Arps after nearly 30 years with the law firm, and pledged to divest his interest in 56 companies within 90 days of his confirmation for the position, according to…
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filings with the Government Ethics Office dated Jan. 31. Lighthizer also vowed not to participate “personally and substantially” in any matter involving specific parties with which he knows the firm to be associated, either directly or through representation, unless he obtains legal authorization to participate, he said in a Jan. 31 letter to a USTR ethics official (here). Lighthizer may need a waiver to be legally confirmed, after he represented the Brazilian government in 1985, the first year he worked at Skadden (see 1701250061).