Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which actress negotiated as part of her contract keeping the wardrobe of the fictional lawyer she was portraying? Hint: Said wardrobe reportedly included 77 pairs of Jimmy Choo shoes. See the answer on the next page. The post Hollywood Contract Negotiation 101 appeared […]
Biglaw Firm Loses One Of Their Most Experienced Lawyers: The first of many to come? Jenner And WilmerHale Keep The Fight Going: They want the whole executive order to be enjoined. Susman Godfrey Targeted By Latest Executive Order: That isn’t even the worst news. Jay-Z Isn’t Letting Up Off Tony Buzbee: Defamation or SLAPP? The […]
Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Supreme Court blocks order requiring Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal workers (Mark Sherman, The Associated Press) Was the supreme court’s deportation ruling a win for Trump or immigrants? (Alice Speri, […]
Share Calling the situation “untenable,” the Trump administration came to the Supreme Court on Wednesday afternoon, asking the justices to block orders by federal judges in Washington, D.C., that instructed government officials to allow board members at two independent agencies to remain in office despite President Donald Trump’s attempts to fire them. Soon after, Chief […]
Barred by regulator A chartered legal executive has been barred from the profession after fabricating documents — including a medical report, a witness statement, and even a letter that falsely claimed a defendant had admitted liability in a case she was handling. Personal injury outfit Hodge Jones & Allen (HJA) launched an investigation into Claire […]
Following reports of disruptions Judges and court officials are set be issued with new guidance on allowing emotional support animals in court, following reports of disruptions caused by barking, growling, and even defecation. An alert on the handling of emotional support animals was recently circulated to judges and will be followed by an official update […]
Last night, all nine members of the Supreme Court assured us that the Trump administration can’t send masked secret police to sweep up everyone with an “I HEART MOM” tattoo and spirit them away to El Salvadoran slave gulags without due process. Fans of law, order, or basic human decency might take this as good […]
(Photo by Jabin Botsford /The Washington Post via Getty Images) There’s a growing list of Biglaw firms willing to sell out the rule of law in order save their own skin. And those firms will have some ‘spaining to do. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and Rep. […]
(Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) A new amicus brief dropped today in the case filed by Perkins Coie challenging the Executive Order issued by Donald Trump targeting the firm. While lots of folks are getting into the amicus game in this case, this one has a bipartisan group of former senior national security, […]
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! After a disappointing 2023, which Biglaw firm saw a 19.7% increase in revenue to $1.62 billion and a profits per equity partner bump of 32% to $5.34 million last year.? Hint: This NYC-based firm was founded in 1931. See the answer on the […]
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