February 2007
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Arent Fox, Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Heller Ehrman, Keker & Van Nest, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: Arent Fox; K&L Gates; Heller Ehrman; Keker & Van Nest; Friday Afternoon Open Thread
As we move into the weekend, we have a few more associate pay raise announcements to share with you. After the jump, there’s confirmed compensation news about Arent Fox, K&L Gates, Heller Ehrman, and Keker & Van Nest. We’ve also heard the rumors about Jones Day (Dallas) raising to $150K, from multiple sources. But we […] -
Aaron Charney, Charles Stillman, Daniel Alterman, Pictures, Racism, Ridiculousness, Shanetta Cutlar
ATL Picture of the Day
HOLY CRAP!!! What the hell was SHANETTA CUTLAR doing at yesterday’s hearing in Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney? Has the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division decided to intervene in the case on Aaron Charney’s behalf? (Okay, seriously: Leaving New York Supreme Court yesterday were Charles Stillman, counsel to S&C; Daniel Alterman, counsel to Aaron Charney; […] - Sponsored
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Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Federal Government, Litigatrix, Shanetta Cutlar, Ty Clevenger
Shanetta Cutlar: The Perspective of an SPL Escapee
We feel like we’re running an online group therapy session. Pretty much every week, another ex-employee of the Justice Department’s Special Litigation Section (SPL) writes in to us, so he or she can vent their justifiable frustrations whine about the horrific challenging experience of working under super-diva Shanetta Y. Cutlar. Writing in to ATL seems […]
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Aaron Charney, Anna Schneider-Mayerson, Biglaw, David Braff, Media and Journalism, Nathan Koppel, New York Observer, Pictures, Robert Kolker, Wall Street Journal, WSJ Law Blog
Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney: A Photo Essay (Part 1)
Here is the first set of our photographs from yesterday’s hearing in New York Supreme Court in the lawsuit(s) between Aaron Charney and Sullivan & Cromwell (litigation nickname still to be determined). We’ve taken a page from the Lavi Soloway playbook: these photos are thumbnail images. If you click on the thumbail, you’ll be able […] -
Aaron Charney, Admin, Biglaw, Blogging, Gay, Media and Journalism
Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell: A Brief Linkwrap
More ATL coverage of yesterday’s proceedings in Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney will be appearing shortly. Be patient. Normally we’d apologize for the delay and beg your kind indulgence. But we have taken the advice of this commenter to heart. Having discovered our inner diva, we now say to you: You’ll get it when you’ll […] -
Anna Nicole Smith, Celebrities, Deaths, Hotties, J. Howard Marshall, Old People, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Trusts and Estates
Anna Nicole Smith: 'Our Princess Di'
As we mentioned yesterday, victorious Supreme Court litigant Anna Nicole Smith has passed away. She was 39, and the circumstances of her death are still being investigated. Here were some of your comments: “ANS, we’ll miss you. We celebrate your reunion with your son, and we mourn your separation from your newborn daughter. Thanks for […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Gay, Reader Polls
Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell: Case Nickname Vote, Take Two
Yesterday we opened a reader poll, asking for your help in picking a nickname for the ongoing litigation between megafirm Sullivan & Cromwell land its gay ex-associate, Aaron Charney. Upon further review of the options offered and the interim results, we’ve decided to run a second poll. It’s a pseudo-runoff, in that it includes two […] -
Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: What Will Friday Bring?
Thank God it’s Friday. In addition to the imminent arrival of the weekend, Friday also means more associate pay raise announcements (or at least that’s our guess). Which big firms have not yet announced increases in base salaries for their associates? We’d expect to see a few of the stragglers move today, probably in the […] - Sponsored
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Morning Docket: 02.09.07
* Spector trial may be on tv. [CNN] * WSJ Law Blog on the death of Anna Nicole Smith. [WSJ Law Blog] * Press, meet the cross-examination. [AP via Findlaw] * Thank you for suing. [AP via Findlaw] * And you too. [The Boston Globe via lexisONE]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 02.08.07
* Between the carrot and the stick, it’s always the stick that prevails. [Truth on the Market] * One could hardly confuse Keith Urban the New Jersey oil painter with Keith Urban the Australian country singer. One paints, and the other sings is married to Nicole Kidman. [AOL Music] * I wonder what the Lithuanian […] -
Anna Nicole Smith, Celebrities, Deaths, Hotties, J. Howard Marshall, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Trusts and Estates
Breaking: Anna Nicole Smith, Successful Supreme Court Litigant, Has Passed Away
Please observe a moment of silence for one of the most celebrated litigants in the history of the Supreme Court. Anna Nicole Smith was a fascinating personality, and one of the great beauties of our time. From the Associated Press: Anna Nicole Smith, the former Playboy playmate whose bizarre life careened from marrying an octogenarian […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Gay
Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell: Vote for a Case Nickname
Thanks for all your great suggestions. We’ve narrowed it down to five finalists. We have a favorite, but we’re leaving this matter up to you. Please, cast your vote: Get Free Opinion Polls -
Biglaw, Holland & Knight, Money, Sheppard Mullin, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: Anyone Out There?
Today has been quiet in terms of associate salary news. Perhaps pay raise developments have been overshadowed by Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell. Also, since so many places have already announced, it’s only natural for the pace to slow down. But there have been a few new announcements. Per the Daily Report, Holland & Knight […]
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Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Federal Government, Kids, Litigatrix, Rudeness, Shanetta Cutlar
A Digression from Aaron Charney: An Update on Shanetta Cutlar
We’ll get back to Aaron Charney and Sullivan & Cromwell in a minute. Here’s a quick update on our coverage of Shanetta Cutlar, the embattled fantabulous chief of the Justice Department’s Special Litigation Section. After our last post, we received some interesting tips: “When SYC brought her sons into work, one walked around the floor, […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Charles Stillman, Daniel Alterman, Gay, Plaintiffs Firms
Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney: Quotes of the Day (Part 3)
This is the third post in our post-hearing coverage of Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney. Our prior posts are available here and here. In this post, we collect our favorite quotations from our morning at 60 Centre Street, New York Supreme Court. Here they are: Before the hearing: “Uh-oh, it’s the big guy!” — Daniel […] -
Aaron Charney
Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney: More Coverage of the Hearing (Part 2)
We need to grab some lunch. The good thing is that, since we got most of the icky substantive discussion out of the way in our last post, future posts will be mostly gossip and fashion commentary. (Coming attractions: our bathroom encounters with David Braff and Zach Fasman; meditations upon Charles Stillman’s shoes and Laura […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Charles Stillman, Daniel Alterman, David Braff, Gay, Technology, Zachary Fasman
Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney: Hearing Highlights (Part 1)
We got enough material from this morning’s hearing in Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney to fill several posts. Eventually we’ll do something for more organized (and fashion-focused). For now, in no particular order, here are some highlights. We will update this list until we feel this post is “complete” (and then we’ll open a new […] -
Aaron Charney
Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney: We're Back
We have returned from the preliminary injunction hearing in Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney, which ended about an hour ago. We’re back online and in the process of working on a write-up. There were a bunch of other reporters and bloggers at the hearing. We will add links to their coverage as they become available. […] -
Biglaw, Blank Rome, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: Winston & Strawn, Blank Rome, and Morning Open Thread
A few more announcements have floated in, including ones from Blank Rome and Winston & Strawn. More details, plus a memo (in the case of Blank Rome), after the jump. (These were the announcements that were into us and confirmed by the time we left for New York this morning. If you submitted confirmation of […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.08.07
* Thou shalt keep the church and the state separate. [The Saginaw News via How Appealing] * Mistrial in court-martial of war-opposing officer. [Jurist] * Ah, mercury made him do it. [ CNN.com] * They speak English in Tennessee? Could’ve fooled me. [AP via Yahoo!] * Alito can’t explain dwindling SC docket. [WSJ Law Blog]