July 2007
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Bankruptcy, Correspondence, Perks / Fringe Benefits, Weddings
Couple of Clarifications
We have heard from the subjects of a couple of today’s posts, and would like to post a couple of clarifications based on what they told us. First, a source from Davis Polk wants to make it very clear that the marriage bonuses are not “bonuses” per se, but are instead gifts from the partnership, […] -
Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Biglaw Pay Raise Watch: Paul Hastings to 180 In London
We previously had an open thread on London salaries, when Weil and Cleary went to 180 and Latham went to 190. Now TheLawyer.com reports that Paul Hastings has raised to £90k, or roughly $180k, in its London offices. So we’ll ask again: does this make London more attractive than New York? Will the London raises […] - Sponsored
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Sexual Harassment
McDade Has Been In Trouble Before
We have been pointed to an opinion from the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in a sexual harassment case filed against the subject our earlier post, Douglas County District Attorney David McDade, back in 1999. (See Lewis et. al. v. McDade, 54 F.Supp.2d 1332 (1999)). The descriptions of the allegedly harassing behavior […]
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Bankruptcy, Malpractice
Court-Appointed Examiner Blows The Whistle on Mayer Brown In Refco Case
This can’t help the whole equity partner situation at Mayer Brown. A court-appointed examiner in the Refco bankruptcy case has there are grounds to sue Mayer Brown for malpractice in the case. Ernst & Young and Weil might be on the hook too, but these are “close calls” according to the examiner (with the obvious […] -
Department of Justice, Harriet Miers, House Judiciary Committee, Politics, White House Counsel
Harriet Miers Stands Up Her Date With Destiny
Earlier we covered Harriet Miers impending date with destiny in the form of the House Judiciary Committee. Well, it looks like Miers needed some more time to polish up on her French. From the report from AP via the Reno Gazette-Journal on the hearing that went down sans Miers: A House panel cleared the way […] -
Lawyer of the Day
Lawyer Biography of the Day: Kevin A. "Happy Feet" Gliwa
Kevin A. Gliwa, a shareholder in real estate practice at Otten Johnson, does not take his job seriously. At least not the part of it where he drafts his official bio for the Otten Johnson website. Either that, or he’s experienced one of the most interesting human lives ever. From the bio: Kevin, a Shareholder […] -
Biglaw, Money, Perks / Fringe Benefits, Weddings
Does It Pay to Be Married In Biglaw?
A rather odd rumor recently came across our desk that Davis Polk hands out marriage bonuses of $500. That’s right, $500 for being married (and if you’re married to someone at Davis Polk, you each get $500, according to the rumor). We hadn’t heard of this at Davis Polk or anywhere else previously, so we […] -
Fashion, Shameless Plugs
Do You Heart David Lat?
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Michael Nifong, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Sex, Sex Scandals, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Sex, Laws, and Videotape: Is David McDade The New Michael Nifong?
Billy Merck here, once again filling in for Lat while he squeezes out some more vacation before the summer gets away from us. We’ll be here today and Laurie Lin will be here tomorrow; Lat’s back next week. We start today with an update on a case from Georgia with which you’re all probably at […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.12.07
* Now that’s what I call deliberation. [BBC] * Texas execution delayed. [CNN] * Technicalities: Australian for justice. [The Daily Telegraph] * Bush tells Miers to ignore subpoena, then starts laughing to himself about the word subpoena. [CNN] * Take your happy asses out of Times Square! [NYT]
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Bar Exams, David Vitter, Perverts, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Scandals
Updates on Those Horny Boys from the Bayou
We’ve appended short updates to the original posts. But in case you didn’t see them, here are postscripts to the stories of two Louisiana lawyers with possibly problematic sexual appetites: Senator David Vitter, and recent UGA law grad Philip Pirie. With respect to Senator Vitter, a source notes: Check out this NOLA.com post. The owner […] -
Animal Law, Fashion, Federal Judges, Free Speech, Holland & Knight, Kids, Non-Sequiturs, Sports, Violence
Non-Sequiturs: 07.11.07
* According to a lawsuit filed by fellow blogger David Oscar Markus, you have a First Amendment right to cocks on the internets. [Althouse; Volokh Conspiracy] * In other odd legal news from Florida, Holland & Knight has discovered a new practice area: “suing Little League back to the Stone Age.” [St. Petersburg Times via […] -
Announcements, Fashion, Reader Polls
Summer Fashion Poll Results
The results of our summer fashion polls are in (see our original posts here and here), and the message is loud and clear: ATL readers don’t like arms. You gave emphatic thumbs-down to spaghetti-strap tops for women and short-sleeved dress shirts for men. The latter was the object of much mockery: “i feel like telling […]
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3rd Circuit, Books, Clerkships, Dolores Sloviter, Judicial Divas, Saira Rao
Judicial Clerkships From Hell: Submissions, Please
Check out the woman at right. She is the Honorable Dolores K. Sloviter, and she sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Judge Sloviter seems like a kindly old lady, doesn’t she? We’ve seen her on the bench, at multiple oral arguments. Based on her grandmotherly appearance, we once quipped to […] -
Fashion, Pictures, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee, White House Counsel
The Sara Taylor Testimony: A Photo Essay
One of the biggest legal and political stories today is the congressional testimony of Sara Taylor, former White House political director. Taylor declined to answer a number of questions, based on executive privilege. We’ll leave substantive discussion of the Taylor testimony to others, and focus instead on matters of style. From a tipster: “Check out […] -
David Vitter, Deborah Jeane Palfrey, Politics, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Scandals, Violence
A Vitter Video Worth Watching
Here’s a quick follow-up on yesterday’s Lawyer of the Day — Senator David Vitter (R-LA), who recently confessed to having been a client of the escort service run by the so-called “D.C. Madam,” Deborah Jeane Palfrey. Check out this video, put together by the TPM crew. These were our favorite parts: 1. Vitter’s daughter: “Way […] -
Bad Ideas, Fashion, Media and Journalism, Nina Totenberg, Real Estate
Nina Totenberg's All-Too-Open House
The interesting anecdotes about NPR’s Nina Totenberg, the grande dame of the Supreme Court press corps, continue to fill our inbox. And just as in the case of Peter Barta, it’s fascinating to see how little stories can come together, like pieces of a puzzle, to give you a more complete portrait of a person. […] -
David Boies, Education / Schools, Erwin Chemerinsky, Fabulosity, Federal Judges, Laurence Tribe, Law Professors, Merrick Garland, Peter Barta, Samuel Alito, Supreme Court Clerks, Thomas Goldstein
Our Apologies to All Former Policy Debaters (Except the Creepy Ones)
In a recent post about Peter Barta, the Legal Aid lawyer who allegedly videotaped his female colleagues as they were getting undressed, we ranked on policy debaters. Maybe we should take it back. From a highly informative reader email: Not all former policy debaters are creeps. Here’s a list of former policy debaters who are […] -
Food, Milberg Weiss, Plaintiffs Firms
People Who Live in Gingerbread Houses Should Not Throw Jujubees
In the wake of name partner David Bershad’s guilty plea, the schadenfreude over the fall of Milberg Weiss continues. Even ex-paralegals at Milberg Weiss are getting in on the fun. Check out this excerpt, from a comment posted at Roger Parloff’s blog: [F]or anyone who argues that theirs were essentially victimless crimes, how about the […] -
Cocaine / Crack, Crime, Drugs, Trials
Trial Transcripts Don't Lie: Crack Really Is Wack
The following comes from a trial in the Southern District of Alabama, Chief Judge Ginny Granade presiding. It’s from an assistant U.S. attorney’s examination of an accomplice in a bank robbery: Q: Well, let me just as an aside right now, what kind of a high, what kind of feeling do you get from smoking, […]