Prosecutor connected to Jan. 6 probe takes on lawyer for tech companies in mystery appeals court fight

- #Ari #Holtzblatt, an attorney with the high-powered firm WilmerHale — who has most recently represented #Twitter, #Google and #Meta — argued against Justice Department trial attorney #James #Pearce, according to filings lodged with the federal D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Holtzblatt has most frequently represented Twitter in recent months, including in a Supreme Court case in February that resulted in a significant victory for the social media company earlier this week.

Pearce is among the DOJ prosecutors working closely with special counsel #Jack #Smith’s team.

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