Those actions -- all to collect a fee judged to be exorbitant -- are cause for suspending Ledingham from practice for three months, says New Jersey's Disciplinary Review Board. Steptoe & Johnson Bolsters Lobbying Practice With Acquisition of Scott Group Legal Times In an effort to expand its lobbying presence, Steptoe & Johnson has acquired the Scott Group, the spinoff lobby shop from the April merger of Collier Shannon Scott and Kelley Drye. [read post]