February 2008
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Biglaw, Fabulosity, Food, Gay
Glitter and Be Gay, at WLRK
It’s Friday afternoon, and things are kinda slow. So please forgive the randomness. Remember Kirkland & Ellis’s big gay party from last month, featuring cocktails and hors d’ouevres, but open only to LGBT lawyers? A source at our former firm writes: Hors d’ouevres? That’s nothing! At Wachtell Lipton, the gay partners (and whatever associates/summers are […] -
Crime, Lawyer of the Day, Sex, Weirdness
Lawyer of the Day: Lawrence J. Goldstein
UPDATE (5/14/2014): The charge discussed in this story was refused on April 28, 2008, and the arrest record was expunged; see end of story below. We do not intend to diminish the seriousness of attempted rape charges. But the bizarreness of this fact pattern cannot be denied. From WBRZ News: A New Orleans lawyer sporting […] - Sponsored
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Job of the Week
Job of the Week
Because Lateral Link does no cold-calling and is more efficient than traditional recruiting firms, successful candidates receive $10,000 upon placement. Position: Counsel (In-House) Location: Orange County, CA Description: A major computer hard-drive manufacturer seeks an in-house counsel. The individual will be expected to review, draft and negotiate contracts, agreements, licenses and other instruments on Company’s […]
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Romance and Dating
Lawyers in Love: Caveat Amator
With Valentine’s Day less than a week away, we thought we’d share with you a cautionary tale. It’s an example of how lawyers in love do the darnedest — and dumbest — things. From a tipster: See attached — yet another example of how law school can turn even the most well-intentioned guys in love […] -
English Grammar and Usage, Reader Polls
A Random Friday Poll: Your Favorite Email Sign-Off?
Today is Friday, and you know what that means at ATL: randomness and triviality! Not that this site doesn’t already wallow in randomness and triviality, of course. But on Fridays, we go the extra mile. In a prior random Friday poll, we asked for your views on “pleaded” versus “pled” (and “pled” won; results here). […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.08.08
* Some good news for Cadwalader: R. Ronald Hopkinson, former head of Latham & Watkins’s private equity practice, joins CWT. [New York Law Journal] * Hollywood writers’ strike to end any day now, thanks to some deft behind-the-scenes maneuvering. Will they work this into a future episode of Entourage? [New York Times] * The fabulous […]
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Sports
Sports and the Law: Could Yahoo Sale Kill Free Fantasy Sports?
Reading documents as part of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Second Request Process is often as boring as watching paint dry while listening to the soundtrack from Waterworld: the Musical. However, for junior associates tasked with reviewing HSR documents, there may finally be a Second Request worthy of a second chance—one involving fantasy sports. On Friday, February 1, […] -
Andrew Cuomo, Celebrities, Dan Markel, New York Times, Non-Sequiturs, Pets, Politics, Sex, Sports, Tax Law, Vicious Infighting
Non-Sequiturs: 02.07.08
* The NYT’s official statement on L’Affaire Berenson. [Starkman & Associates] * A slew of law school hypotheticals about sex with and between minors, triggered by Carl Stanley McGee, our Lawyer of the Day. [PrawfsBlawg] * Second runner-up for Lawyer of the Day? And a punitive damages award of $33 million. Ouch. [How Appealing] * […] - Sponsored
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Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: O'Melveny & Myers 'Denies Bad Times'
We previously reported on rumors of associate layoffs at O’Melveny & Myers. We’ve conducted some further investigation, and it’s pretty clear to us that OMM is doing more than just performance-based pruning. We’ll issue a more detailed report sometime soon, perhaps early next week. If you have information to share, please email us (from your […] -
Lawyer of the Day
Runner-Up Lawyer of the Day: Ben Kuehne
On a normal day, being charged in a federal indictment with laundering drug money would be enough to get you named ATL’s Lawyer of the Day. But allegations of going down on 15-year-old boys are tough to top. Nevertheless, Ben Kuehne deserves a shout-out in these pages. From the Daily Business Review: High-profile Miami lawyer […] -
Job Survey
Featured Job Survey: Got Clients?
Yesterday, we discovered that 38% of associates who cancelled plans to work had done so at the request of a client. We also received an interesting suggestion from a tipster: I wanted to suggest a survey of what law firms pay in bonuses for business brought to the firm. For instance, I know that Chadbourne […] -
Politics
Breaking: Another J.D.'s Candidacy Bites the Dust
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney — a proud graduate of Harvard Law School, and the Sullivan & Cromwell of presidential candidates — is suspending his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. See links below. Today is shaping up to be a bad day for HLS grads in Massachusetts state government. GOP sources: Romney to suspend […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2007, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Skaddenfreude
Associate Bonus Watch: Winston & Strawn (DC)(And a request for info about that Monday morning meeting)
We previously reported on bonuses in the New York office of Winston & Strawn. Now it’s Washington’s turn: Winston & Strawn’s DC associates recently received their bonuses. Associates received individualized bonus memos, so there is nothing that can be posted (this has been firm policy for years). Bonuses were up significantly over previous years, and […]
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Gay, Gay Marriage, Kids, Lawyer of the Day, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Politics, Sex, Sex Scandals
Lawyer of the Day: Carl Stanley McGee
The day is still young, but we already have our Lawyer of the Day — and we doubt that anyone we hear about later today can steal this honor away from him. Via the Boston Globe: A top official in the [Gov. Deval] Patrick administration has been placed on unpaid leave because he was arrested […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2007, Biglaw, Bonuses
Associate Bonus Watch: Dechert Sweetens Bonus Pot By 40 Percent Over Last Year
We were surprised by the strong, almost vitriolic commenter response to our recent post about Dechert LLP. The firm announced that it was reducing bonus amounts for associates who failed to enter their time in timely fashion. We weren’t the only ones who were taken aback by reader reaction. From a source at the firm: […] -
Law Reviews
America's Next Top... Law Review?
Mark your calendars for February 20, the season premiere of America’s Next Top Model: Cycle 10. Exciting! Meanwhile, National Jurist has issued a list of America’s top law reviews. To review the 100 law reviews in rank order, click here, then scroll down. We’re pleased to see the Yale Law Journal, in whose offices we […] -
Law Reviews
America's Next Top... Law Review?
Mark your calendars for February 20, the season premiere of America’s Next Top Model: Cycle 10. Exciting! Meanwhile, National Jurist has issued a list of America’s top law reviews. To review the 100 law reviews in rank order, click here, then scroll down. We’re pleased to see the Yale Law Journal, in whose offices we […] -
Advertising, Akhil Amar, CIA, Morning Docket, Pets, Richard Scruggs, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 02.07.08
[Ed. note: As we recently mentioned, we’re looking for someone to write Morning Docket, on an alternating-week schedule. To those of you who have already applied, thanks for your interest; we’ll review the applications and pick a writer this weekend. If you’d like to apply, there’s still time — just follow the application instructions contained […]
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A Shout-Out from the Good Folks at Debevoise & Plimpton
The law firms and lawyers that come across the best in these pages are those that don’t take ATL too seriously. This site is a good-natured legal tabloid, and the best way to react to it is with a smile or a laugh — not a meltdown or a witch hunt. This is something that […] -
Judge of the Day
Judge of the Day: W. Kennedy Boone
Baby, baby… where did our love your brain go? From Ms. JD: County Circuit Judge W. Kennedy Boone called three black female lawyers “the Supremes” in court. He also advised a defendant to get “an experienced male attorney.” Generously, Boone has recused himself from further cases tried by the three lawyers. Maryland judge calls trio […]