That's the subject of this fun little piece by Kim Isaac Eisler, in Washingtonian magazine. There aren't that many ways to write about law firms -- after a while, all the articles start to sound the same -- so new and quirky takes like Eisler's are especially welcome.

Here's an excerpt:

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Feuding brothers grow up in a dysfunctional household, constantly boxing and picking on each other. One, William Bennett, becomes a prominent Republican, while the other, Skadden's Robert Bennett, defends a Democratic president who bears some striking similarities to Eddie Haskell.

Show: Leave It to Beaver.

You can read the rest -- which features, among other Biglaw shops, Dickstein Shapiro, McDermott Will & Emery, Williams & Connolly, and WilmerHale -- by clicking here.

On the boutique firm front, there's a nice shout-out to Joe diGenova, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, and his fabulous wife, Victoria Toensing, of diGenova & Toensing. As we can attest from firsthand experience, they're a lot of fun to sit with at a dinner party, with Joe diGenova offering irreverent, under-his-breath running commentary on the dinner speaker.

Cue the Theme Song . . . If Law Firms Were Sitcoms [Washingtonian]