February 2007
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Aaron Charney, Admin, Announcements
Programming Note: Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney
In about an hour, we’re leaving D.C. for New York. We’re bound for Justice Bernard Fried’s courtroom at 60 Centre Street, New York Supreme Court, to attend this morning’s hearing in Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney. It’s where all the cool kids will be today. We are terribly excited! Because of our coverage of the […] -
Crime, Education / Schools, Free Speech, Intellectual Property, Kids, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Perverts, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 02.07.07
* Music without DRM is like Esperanto, a worthwhile dream that had its moments, but never gained enough momentum to carry it through globalization. So isn’t I-Tunes, like English, close enough? [CNET News] * I applaud StopSylviaBrowne.com’s creator for exercising his First Amendment rights, but part of me hopes he is forced to shut down […] - Sponsored
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John Roberts, Law Schools, Racism
Un-PC Law Student Leader Mauled By Northwestern Wildcats
We’re not sure we “get” this story. We agree, in part, with this comment: [The Northwestern Law School controversy] sounds very boring to me. The SBA president offends the Latinos Students association, people ask him to resign, he resigns. End of story. Where’s the “scandal”? Who cares…. Our only observation, which the WSJ Law Blog […]
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Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: Kirkland & Ellis, Paul Hastings (Atlanta)
A Kirkland & Ellis memo and a table were posted in the comments recently. We have verified them with sources at the firm; they’re the real deal. Accordingly, we have reprinted them after the jump. Also, Paul Hastings — which previously announced pay raises for a bunch of its offices — has now announced what […] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Religion, Shanetta Cutlar
Shanetta Cutlar's Defender: We're Not Sayin', We're Just Sayin'
Late last month, one “Thailour Preston” posted an awesome defense of Shanetta Cutlar, the high-powered chief of the Justice Department’s Special Litigation Section. It read, in pertinent part, as follows: I am sick and tired of all of you jelly-backed spineless weasels who write in with your “anonymous” monikers. Even you cowards who used to […] -
Biglaw, Chadbourne & Parke, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: Chadbourne, A Word on Wilson Sonsini, and an Open Thread
Earlier today, we published salary data for Wilson Sonsini. We quoted a poster who was disappointed that the raise was retroactive only to February 1st. We then received this clarification from a source at the firm: Our raise was made retroactive to February 1 rather than January 1 because we have a February 1 fiscal […] -
D.C. Circuit, Fabulosity, Federal Judges, Federalist Society, Harry Edwards, Janice Rogers Brown, Judicial Divas, SCOTUS, SCOTUS Potential, Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court
Dining With a Diva: Lunch with Judge Janice Rogers Brown (Part 2)
“I wouldn’t call Harry Edwards a ‘judicial divo,’ per se. He’s just really irritable, that’s all.” This is a continuation of our earlier post about a luncheon talk by the fantabulous Judge Janice Rogers Brown. Judge Brown sits on the D.C. Circuit, the most prestigious appellate court in the country after the U.S. Supreme Court […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Cheapness, Gay, Money, Nude Dancing, Plaintiffs Firms
Charney v. S&C: Some VERY Juicy Rumors
Yesterday we invited those of you with firsthand knowledge of Aaron Charney to share what you know with us — whether pro- or anti-Aaron. We received some absolutely intriguing responses. Neither of these comments is “firsthand firsthand,” so please file them under “rumor” rather than “news.” But they are both extremely interesting. Both are somewhat […] - Sponsored
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
SCOTUS Clerk Hiring: Two More for October Term 2007
In a comment appended to our last post on Supreme Court clerk hiring for October Term 2007, one of you wrote: Not 100% certain, but I think that the last RBG hire is Tom Saunders (Yale 2004 / Leval), and that Breyer hired Michael Bosworth (Yale 2003 / Rakoff (SDNY) & Katzmann). We did some […] -
Blogging, Law Professors, Law Schools
Wherein We Suffer From an Existential Crisis as Gossip Bloggers. Or Not.
We’re a little late in commenting on this; we’ve been overwhelmed by a tremendous amount of news and gossip, on multiple fronts. But if you have an interest in blogging, or blogging about blogging, you should definitely check out this most interesting PrawfsBlawg post (if you haven’t done so already): An Online Experiment: Take the […] -
Biglaw, Fred Fielding, Larry Sonsini, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: 'W' Firms, and Morning Open Thread
We don’t have memos, but we can confirm associate pay raises at two large law firms: (1) D.C. powerhouse Wiley Rein & Fielding, former home of the new White House counsel, Fred Fielding; and (2) Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, home of Silicon Valley legal god Larry Sonsini (although a god who, in the past […] -
Advertising, Drugs, Feminism, Gay, Gender, John Roberts, Morning Docket, Racism, Wal-Mart
Morning Docket: 02.07.07
* Lower wages for women? Always. [MSNBC] * Trial date set for only charged Abu Ghraib officer. [Jurist] * Racial controversy: the breakfast of champions. [WSJ Law Blog] * Gay groups not really satisfied about Super Bowl ad; Snickers pulls it. [AP via Findlaw] * North Dakota, now slightly less boring, but not really, issues […]
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Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Conspiracy Theories, Free Speech, Gay, Media and Journalism, Peter Lattman
And Lindsay Lohan Really Was Suffering From 'Exhaustion'
One of the allegations in Sullivan & Cromwell’s countersuit against its former associate, Aaron Charney, is that Charney leaked sensitive internal documents to the Wall Street Journal. The firm’s Complaint implies that Charney physically removed — i.e., stole — confidential documents from the files of a partner. S&C alleges that Charney then leaked these materials […]
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Biglaw, King & Spalding, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: A Few Announcements, End of Day Open Thread
Today was a little more interesting than yesterday. A few announcements were made — or were finally brought to our attention and confirmed, if they were made previously. After the jump, more information about DLA Piper, Katten Muchin Rosenman, King & Spalding, and Jones Day (Atlanta). (And, of course, your comments.) -
Advertising, Anna Nicole Smith, Celebrities, Cyberlaw, Intellectual Property, Non-Sequiturs, Nude Dancing, Sex Scandals, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 02.06.07
* The only diet aid that couldn’t be accused of false advertising is heroin, so lay off Anna Nicole. What can I say, I always root for the underdog. [Yahoo! News] * You’d think he’d be immune to this kind of alleged ridicule, having had his name his entire life. Pecker, embrace it the way […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Continuing Legal Education / CLE, Education / Schools, Eric Krautheimer, Gay, Theodore Rogers, Zachary Fasman
Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell: Best. CLE. Ever.
(Yes, we know. According to Gawker, the formulation “Best. [X]. Ever.” is a blog-media cliché. But we don’t care. And we doubt that this cliché has ever been deployed in the context of Continuing Legal Education — so we get a free pass.) If you’re (1) short on New York CLE credits, and (2) as […] -
Biglaw, Canada, Job Searches, Music, Sex, Tim Wu, Videos, YouTube
Canadians Really ARE Funnier Than Americans
According to the recent lawsuit filed by Aaron Charney, Sullivan & Cromwell thinks that Canadians are “irrelevant.” We have a different view of our neighbors to the north. We think Canucks are horny. And pretty damn funny. This music video, Promiscuous Firm, is from the 2007 University of Alberta Law Show. And it’s far more […] -
Aaron Charney, Anna Schneider-Mayerson, Fashion, H. Rodgin Cohen, Media and Journalism, Nathan Koppel, New York Times, Peter Lattman, Robert Kolker, Zachary Fasman
Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney: More MSM Coverage
Rumor has it that Sullivan & Cromwell’s chairman, banking law god H. Rodgin Cohen, was “pretty angry” when he learned that the New York Times would be covering Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell, the anti-discrimination lawsuit filed against S&C by a gay former associate, Aaron Charney. (The NYT story was pretty even-handed. But it was […] -
D.C. Circuit, Fabulosity, Federal Judges, Federalist Society, Janice Rogers Brown, Judicial Divas, SCOTUS Potential, You Go Girl
Dining With the Diva: Lunch with Judge Janice Rogers Brown (Part 1)
Ed. note: Fans of diversity will be pleased to note that this post has nothing to do with (1) Aaron Charney, (2) Biglaw pay raises, or (3) Shanetta Cutlar. “I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again: I am NOT a judicial diva!!!” (Okay, she didn’t say it quite this emphatically. But Judge Brown did […] -
Alston & Bird, Biglaw, Media and Journalism, Money, Partner Profits, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: Midday Open Thread
Sorry, we don’t have any new memos or emails to share with you. We can’t post what we haven’t been emailed. We’re not the only ones on the money beat. The MSM continues to follow increasing base salaries for law firm associates quite closely. Here’s a linkwrap of four articles, published yesterday or today, concerning […]