Aaron Charney, Anna Schneider-Mayerson, Biglaw, Gay, Gera Grinberg, New York Observer

Brokeback Lawfirm: Gera Grinberg — Who Is This Guy?

By David Lat

Does the copy editor of the DuPage Daily Herald, like Professor Jeffrey Rosen, think that Justice Antonin Scalia “is a huge dick”? If so, it would make sense. Animus towards Justice Scalia might explain this amusingly salacious headline: This innocent little headline, just seven words long, makes it sound like Justice Scalia has a mistress. […]

Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Charles Stillman, David Braff, Fashion, Gay, Laura Schnell, Shoes, Zachary Fasman

Brokeback Lawfirm: A Runway Report (Part 1)

By David Lat

Move over, Bryant Park. The real fashion show was going on here: New York Supreme Court, 60 Centre Street. Last week, of course, was New York Fashion Week. Our little sister, Fashionista, covered the events extensively. Meanwhile, downtown from the tents in Bryant Park, we too had fashion on the brain. But instead of watching […]

Crime, Holidays and Seasons, Lawyer of the Day, New Jersey, Romance and Dating

Lawyer of the Day: Malik Cupid

By David Lat

We’re bestowing this honor upon Malik Cupid, and not just because today is Valentine’s Day. He actually did something to earn this award. From the NJ Blog (emphasis in original): Malik Cupid, an attorney, Democrat party activist and current aide to Governor Jon S. Corzine’s administration, was arraigned in Westchester County (New York) Supreme Court […]

Ann Banaszewski, Antonin Scalia, Bad Ideas, Cars, Crime, Drinking, Eugene Scalia, Kids

Justice Scalia’s Daughter Joins the Ranks of Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, and State Court Judges

By David Lat

If your mom or dad is a federal judge, that makes them perfect (by definition). But Article III infallibility does not extend to you, their offspring. Do YOU have a commission signed by the President? Where’s your fancy black robe? In fact, federal judicial kids get into all sorts of embarrassing scrapes. For example, sometimes […]

Biglaw, Cheapness, Money, Partner Profits, Skaddenfreude

Sally Struthers Asks: ‘What About the Children Partners?’

By David Lat

Happy Valentine’s Day! * Miss Brazil wins lawsuit competition. [CNN] * ABA: Pay the judges! [Law.com] * Cheney and Libby will not testify in CIA leak trial. [CNN] * What makes a good or bad law school exam answer? [Volokh]

Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude

Skaddenfreude: A Few More Dechert Memos

By David Lat

We have more associate base salary information, from different Dechert offices around the country, to share with you. Alas, these pay scales aren’t as interesting as the Dechert DC memo, which announced what one commenter described as “a caste system” within that office. But some of you did request compensation information for Dechert offices other […]

Contests, Hotties, Libraries / Librarians, Reader Polls

Hottest Law Librarians: Please Send Us Your Nominations

By David Lat

Yesterday we announced our next hotties contest here at Above the Law: Law Librarians!!! If there’s a hot legal librarian that you’d like to nominate, we are now accepting your submissions. To learn about how to make a nomination, please click here. Since we announced the contest yesterday, nominees have been rolling in like book […]

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 02.13.07

By Stella Q

Love is in the air. (It’s tomorrow, so get on those plans already!) * You can imagine management pressing office couples for more detailed descriptions of their amorous couplings during drafting of “love contracts”…you know, like the usual corporate due diligence, which I know always gets me off. [Los Angeles Times] * You’ve heard it […]

Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Money, Skaddenfreude

A Question for Biglaw Associates: Your Money, or Your Life?

By David Lat

The interesting comment thread to our recent post about the Seyfarth Shaw memo — aka “We’re on the List of Shame, and We’re Telling You We’re Not Going” — reminded us of something we meant to link to earlier. It’s an article, from this month’s ABA Journal, reporting the results of a survey of young […]

Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Crime, Insider Trading, Securities and Exchange Commission, Thacher Proffitt & Wood, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime

When Smart Lawyers Do Stupid Things: Insider Trading By Biglaw Attorneys

By David Lat

Via our financially-minded big sibling, Dealbreaker, we just learned about an interesting (and bizarre) insider trading case. It’s about a family that set up its own hedge fund in order to trade on insider information. And as it turns out, a friend of ours appears to be involved. From today’s CCH Wall Street: The SEC […]

Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude

Skaddenfreude: Seyfarth Shaw Makes Itself At Home on the List of Shame

By David Lat

The buck — or bucks, as the case may be — had to stop somewhere. And one would expect it to stop well before Seyfarth Shaw, the lowest-ranked law firm on our LIST OF SHAME. (It’s #100 on the Vault 100 list, but higher on the AmLaw 100 — #66.) Recently the firm sent around […]

Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Charles Stillman, Daniel Alterman, Fashion, Gay, Herbert Eisenberg, Laura Schnell, Pictures

Brokeback Lawfirm: A Photo Essay (Part 2)

By David Lat

60 Centre Street, home to the New York State Supreme Court, where Aaron Charney and Sullivan & Cromwell did battle last week. Last Thursday, we trekked up to New York City, to cover a hearing in the cases of Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell and Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney (collectively, “Brokeback Lawfirm”). We took […]

Emily Goodman, Federal Judges, Money, Politics, Skaddenfreude, State Judges

What About State Judicial Pay? Some Celebrity Correspondence from Justice Emily Goodman

By David Lat

We agree that federal judicial pay needs to rise. But despite our sympathy for the cause, we’re getting tired of hearing about the need to raise salaries for federal judges. (The latest voice to weigh in on the debate, former Federal Reserve Chair Paul Volcker, is pretty random.) So enough about federal judicial compensation. What […]

Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude

Skaddenfreude: Tuesday List of Shame

By David Lat

Yesterday we posted ATL’s official LIST OF SHAME. The table showed which major law firms have not yet stepped up to the plate in terms of raising base salaries for their associates. Posting the list had what highfalutin legal academics call an “information-forcing effect.” We received a bunch of emails from firms that we hadn’t […]

Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Gay, Media and Journalism

Brokeback Lawfirm: A Morning Newswrap

By David Lat

Since last week’s hearing, things have been quiet on the Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell front. Perhaps the parties are working diligently towards a settlement. But the airwaves aren’t completely dead. We have more coverage on the way, including additional photographs and the long-awaited fashion write-up. And here are recent news and blog items from […]

7th Circuit, Dahlia Lithwick, Death Penalty, Feeder Judges, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Law Firm Mergers, Money, Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.13.07

By B Clerker

* Dahlia Lithwick on SCOTUS and the death penalty. [Slate] * A panel of the Seventh Circuit is made up entirely of Sixth Circuit judges sitting by designation. Of course, recusal seems to make sense when the defendant plotted to attack the Seventh Circuit’s courthouse. [How Appealing] * Novak testifies: he got the info from […]