February 2007
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Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Gay, Media and Journalism, Robert Kolker
Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney: Do You Know Aaron Charney?
If so, then the MSM would like to speak with you. Here’s an email from Robert Kolker, of New York magazine (which we reprint with his permission): I’m a journalist working quickly on a long-form magazine feature story about Aaron Charney. Part of the story would benefit from some insight from people who know him, […] -
Antitrust, Bar Exams, BARBRI, Education / Schools, Money
Breaking: You Are Probably $125 Richer Right Now
This news isn’t as exciting as a holiday bonus or a pay raise. But it does mean that if you took the Bar/Bri bar review course between 1997 and 2006 — hey, that includes us! — you can buy a round of $12 martinis for you and a few friends. According to a tipster: According […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude, Tax Law
Skaddenfreude: Some Interesting Data, and Morning Open Thread
We’ve had a lot of debate in these pages concerning the cost of living in different U.S. cities. Folks have been arguing over whether the high cost of living in New York justifies the NYC pay scale of $160K and up, as opposed to the $145K pay scale that seems to have taken hold in […]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.06.07
* Pony up, you cheap bastards. You all like using the court, don’t you? [U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit via How Appealing] * Wittig gets 24 months at second resentencing. [Jurist] * Hopefully the publicity will be worth the $2 million. [CNN.com] * Homeless on homeless violence results in murders in scrap […]
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Aaron Charney, Biglaw, David Braff, Gay, Richard Klapper, Stephanie Wheeler, Stephen Kotran, Theodore Rogers, Zachary Fasman
Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney: Some Thoughts on the S&C Complaint (Part 2)
This post picks up where our last one left off, in a page-by-page review of Sullivan & Cromwell’s Complaint (PDF) in S&C v. Charney. Our earlier thoughts are available here. Now we’re up to the juiciest part: Paragraph 19. This paragraph concerns a certain confidential, internal firm document, which was leaked to the Wall Street […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Daniel Alterman, Gay, Vicious Infighting
Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney: A Few Thoughts on the S&C Complaint (Part 1)
We’ve now had a chance to read the complaint in Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney (PDF), the countersuit filed by S&C against its former associate, Aaron Charney. The Complaint itself is only ten pages, so it’s a quick read. Last month, Charney sued S&C, alleging anti-gay discrimination and retaliation. Last Thursday, the firm filed its […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Gay, Wall Street Journal, WSJ Law Blog
Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney: S&C's Complaint
The WSJ Law Blog has just posted a copy of the Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney complaint. You can access it by clicking here (PDF). How exciting! We’ll have some thoughts on it shortly. If you’ve already read the S&C Complaint, please opine in the comments. Lavi Soloway’s already all over the story. As Soloway […] -
Cyberlaw, Deaths, Intellectual Property, John Edwards, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Trademarks, Violence
Non-Sequiturs: 02.05.07
* I won’t comment on trial lawyers in general, but I’ll admit to instant suspicion of boyish-looking politicians. I’d rather trust creepy-looking John Edward. [Crime & Federalism] * Wiki is as wiki does. [TaxProfs Blog] * I have a lot of questions… Like how could the impact of Valle’s body force the elevators door open? […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: Bingham, McDermott, End of Day Open Thread
This will probably be our last salary-related post of the day, so you can treat it as the end-of-day open thread. We’ll post any memos we receive later today sometime tomorrow morning (unless they’re extraordinary for some reason). Here’s a good short item about D.C. pay developments, by Nate Carlile of the Legal Times. According […] -
Biglaw, Money, Reader Polls, Skaddenfreude
ATL Poll Results: We Know How Much You Make. But How Hard Do You Work?
Whoops! This reader poll has been closed for a while, but we forgot to report back to you about the results. Here’s what we asked you, and how you voted: And here’s a reminder of why we conducted the poll. A reader wrote to us: Would you consider a poll asking how many hours people […] -
Aerobics, John Roberts, Old People, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, Sandra Day O'Connor, SCOTUS, Sports, Supreme Court, William Rehnquist
Justice O'Connor: Retired, But Not Reclusive
Newsweek has an interesting article about retired Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O’Connor. The gist of the piece is that even though Justice O’Connor is longer on the Court, she’s still extremely busy. Since her SCOTUS retirement, she has served on the Iraq Study Group, which published its report not too long ago; sat by […] -
Aaron Charney
Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell: More About S&C's Suit
Bloomberg News has a very good article about Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney, the lawsuit filed by mega-firm S&C against its former associate, Aaron Charney. It’s more detailed than the New York Sun and TheLawyer.com articles that we mentioned this morning. Some highlights: Sullivan & Cromwell said in their complaint, filed in New York State […] -
Canada, Lawyer of the Day, Legal Ethics, Porn Names, Sex, Sex Scandals
Lawyer of the Day: George Hunter
If Aaron Charney’s lawsuit against Sullivan & Cromwell is to be believed, some S&C lawyers think that Canadians are “irrelevant.” Feel free to debate the relevance in Canadians in the comments. One thing that can be said for them, though, is that their lawyers have pretty good sex scandals. From an article in the Toronto […]
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Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: Orrick, and Lunchtime Open Thread
Here’s the lunchtime open thread for discussion of associate salary developments. In the morning thread, there are rumors about various announcement that allegedly have (or have not) been made. Please send us whatever info you have, so we can verify and post. After the jump, the Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe announcement, which made the rounds […] -
Aaron Charney, Attorney Misconduct, Biglaw, Gay, Reader Polls, Zachary Fasman
Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell: Polls Are Still Open
We’re still trying to get the motion papers in Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney, the lawsuit S&C has filed against its (former) associate. Unfortunately, we haven’t had any luck just yet. We’ve contacted some MSM friends who have been following the case, but they either don’t have the documents or aren’t willing to share them. […] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Rudeness, Shanetta Cutlar
More About Docket Review With Shanetta Cutlar
Last month we wrote about how Docket Review is conducted over at the Justice Department’s Special Litigation Section (SPL). Attorneys who have worked under Shanetta Cutlar, chief of the section, have described Docket Review with her as an excruciating experience. Since then, we’ve received some more information about the process. A recent email from a […] -
Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: Morgan Lewis & Bockius, and Morning Open Thread
The latest round of associate pay raises is coming to a close. Most of the biggest shops have already announced, and the salary scales in the different cities are become fairly clear. The pace of announcements is also slowing down — a sign that we’re in the endgame. Even though things are winding down, we […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Gay
Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell: Morning Newswrap
As previously discussed in these pages, Sullivan & Cromwell isn’t taking Aaron Charney’s lawsuit lying down. To the contrary, they have turned around and filed their own suit against Charney. We summed up this development as follows: “Aaron, Biglaw is about to get medieval on your ass. You’re going to be bending over for Messrs. […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.05.07
* What’s DNA anyway? Just three little letters. Probably stands for “did not attack”. [New York Times via How Appealing] * It’s called the first f***ing amendment; look into it. [CNN] * Switzerland allows physician-assisted suicide for sufferers of incurable mental disorders (but they must first establish the rational and “well-considered” basis for their decision). […]
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Admin, Technology
A Quick Comment on Comments
As some of you have noticed, several reader comments posted over the weekend have mysteriously vanished. A few people wondered whether they were deliberately deleted. For the record, these reader comments were not removed on purpose. We are in the process of upgrading the technology behind the site — a process that’s still ongoing. Unfortunately, […]