If you’re working in-house and dealing with bet-the-company litigation, you want the very best litigators in the world to be on your side. You want a firm with litigators so strong that opponents gasp in fear at the very mention of its name. You want a firm that is known internationally for going for the […]
I’ve been thinking a lot about retirement planning lately, especially as I work with more legal professionals. There’s something fascinating about how the brightest minds in law approach their own future planning. And it’s not always what you’d expect. When I talk with lawyers about retirement planning, I see incredibly smart people making the same […]
Bankrupt “anti-woke” financial technology startup GloriFi is shooting their shot against Biglaw. Via trustee Scott M. Seidel, they filed a complaint in Texas bankruptcy court against Winston & Strawn and one of its partners seeking $1.7 billion in damages, alleging malpractice and a breach of fiduciary duties. GloriFi purported to be an “anti-woke” financial services firm […]
It is usually a sad day when judges find themselves on the other side of the gavel, but this one is particularly bad. Judges are the societal bulwarks called to punish people who commit cruel crimes, especially those involving children. Judge James B. Gosnell failed to answer that calling in a major way. Wect covered […]
The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to pause a ruling by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that keeps Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, in office despite President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire her in the wake of allegations that she committed mortgage fraud before joining […]
* Rudy Giuliani owes lawyers roughly $1.3 million. [NY Times] * Late night host Jimmy Kimmel pulled off the air after FCC threatened ABC broadcast license. So go ahead and set that First Amendment crisis clock to midnight. [Variety] * Cadwalader losing talent, but not engaged in merger talks… yet. [American Lawyer] * Go “anti-woke,” […]
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This is going to be one of those moments where future generations will ask how we didn’t see the writing on the wall so much earlier. For some reason, the country laughed off one of the first big rhetorical shoes in the door: “alternative facts.” The constitutional threat implied by the phrase “fake news” got […]
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After a seven-year hiatus, I’m thrilled to return as a columnist for Above the Law, covering the solo/small firm beat. So much has changed in the years since I last wrote here. In addition to the celebrity status that I’ve garnered since this column catapulted me to a guest appearance on the Daily Show, the […]
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