Firm linked to Manafort settles with DOJ, registers as foreign lobbyist

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A top global law firm that was part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation has entered into a civil settlement with the Justice Department.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, which was hired by Paul Manafort in 2012 to work on a report for a Kremlin ally in Ukraine, will turn over the $4.6 million it made in fees and expenses for its work with Ukraine to resolve liability for violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

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