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,m9 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,mc,clain         
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,mr4 ,?an$>7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & 
,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !         
,comptroll] ,g5]al to report on         
settlem5ts ) cov]$ law firms4  #a4 ,%ort
 title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !       
,disclosure ( ,engagem5ts ) ,attorney   
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,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,report on settlem5ts
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?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all    
report on any settlem5t made ) a cov]$  
law firms to det]m9e if !re has be5 a   
violation ( section #ccjb7;b7 ( title   
#ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly kn[n 
z ! ,miscellane\s ,receipts ,act74  7b7 
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oral agreem5t1 arrangem5t1 memor&um (   
und]/&+1 or o!r commitm5t betwe5 any law
 firm & any (fic]1 employee1 or ag5t ( !
 ,executive ,bran*1 includ+ ! ,presid5t1
 t--  7#a7 provides ! deliv]y ( legal   
s]vices1 includ+ pro bono repres5tation1
 by ! law firm or its ag5ts2  7#b7      
implies t legal s]vices provid$ by ! law
 firm are direct$ t[>d causes1          
initiatives1 or b5efici>ies id5tifi$1   
approv$1 or jo9tly select$ by !         
,executive ,bran*2  7#c7 0 ent]$ into 9 
connection )1 or contemporane\sly )1 !  
)drawal1 rescission1 or non-en=cem5t (  
any executive ord]1 adm9i/ration action1
 or regulatory ?reat direct$ at ! law   
firm2  7#d7 has an e/imat$ value ( legal
 s]vices exce$+ #a1jjj1jjj ov] ! t]m ( !
 agreem5t2 &  7#e7 0 ent]$ into betwe5 !
 date ( ,febru>y #a1 #bjbe1 & ,april    
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