AG Mukasey: He'll Be Back

With all the focus on folks transitioning into the new administration, we sometimes forget to keep track of the folks leaving the last one. This morning brings news of Michael Mukasey's next stop: Debevoise & Plimpton, a high-powered D.C. litigation outfit.

Possibly worth noting is Mukasey's reason for joining Debevoise, rather than his old firm, Patterson Belknap. Per an interview with the WSJ Law Blog:

Why did you choose Debevoise?

It’s particularly strong in litigation and in conducting major corporate investigations and preparing reports to boards. Also, it has many former government lawyers, including Mary Jo.

Yeah, I guess that should keep him pretty busy for the next decade or so.