ATL Party Crash: The Survivor Premiere Party
Lawyer turned Survivor contestant Charlie Herschel, right, with your above-signed writer (in the yellow Survivor do-rag).
As previously reported in these pages, Charlie Herschel -- a 29-year-old, openly gay associate at Weil, Gotshal & Manges in New York -- is a contestant on Survivor: Gabon, which had its two-hour season premiere last night. We're pleased to report that Charlie is still in the running for the one million dollars. To read more about our handsome hero, including details of his friendship with fellow gay Clay Aiken, check out this interesting interview with Herschel in The Advocate.
Last night, we headed over to Professor Thom's in the East Village, to attend a "Survivor" premiere party in Charlie's honor. It was hosted by his employer, Weil Gotshal -- which is doing well in the downturn, thanks in large part to its top-flight bankruptcy practice.
Correction: The party was not officially hosted by Weil, although many WGM attorneys were in attendance.
More discussion, plus a slideshow of party pics, after the jump.
Many firms are laying off attorneys, or even -- in the case of Heller Ehrman -- shutting their doors. But Weil is thriving, and was even doing a little recruiting at the event. One Weil partner was overheard talking, in dulcet tones, to a young lawyer currently at a nonprofit: "So... any interest in working for a law firm?"
The party attendees were a young and good-looking group (and a fair number were not lawyers). Check out the slideshow below, and judge for yourself.
Update: Yes, eagle-eyed commenters, we took the liberty of doing a little forehead photoshopping on ourselves. If you want to see the original, undoctored photo, we've added it to the slideshow as the final slide (or just click here).
Gay Survivor Spills a Reality Secret [Advocate.com]
Earlier: Another Law Firm 'Survivor': Meet Charlie Herschel
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Pretzels?
"Fellow gay." Awesome.
Those dudes look gay.
Why are the gay ones always so damn HOT?
4 - How do you know who is gay (other than Charlie)?
Lat---you know how I know you're gay? You photo-shopped hair over your forehead. No straight dude would do that.
Lat---you know how I know you're gay? You photo-shopped hair over your forehead. No straight dude would do that.
How do I land a weil gay guy?
5 - well clearly I am talking about Charlie...
Thanks,
-4
Wow, 7's right. That's some old school Paintbrush-touch-up.
Good catch 6-7! ROFL - photoshopping hair???
7, good eyes. My monitor barely barely picked that up.
Where was Kash?
Lat, thank Gawd you're back! Listen, dude: something horrible happened while you were out partying. This guy named Elie (yeah, i don't what kind of fuckin' spelling that is either) and this wannabe bimbo named Hope took over your site and made it really, really shitty. You gotta fix this. You gotta kick their asses to the curb, please.
does he have clear braces?
I had to tilt my POS Dell to see it. LOL, thats great!
7 is mostly right. My suggestion would read insertions in allcaps below:
You OBVIOUSLY photo-shopped hair over your forehead USING A BLACK RECTANGLE.
Where was Kash?
Why do the gay ones always color their foreheads with sharpie markers?
Sigh.....
hey 8, trust me, it's not hard at all ~ at least to get them for a night LOL
Professor TTThoms.
Please don't leave us here with Elie. He beats and waterboards us when you're gone. Please, Lat!
Why are gay guys so queer?
Wow. That Jordan girl at Weil is HOT! Please tell me she is straight...?
Why do 23's have no sex life?
24 - Jordan is straight. and very hot.
I find it strange that people flog Elie for basically anything posts, but nobody criticizes Lat for this pretty frivolous piece.
Hey Lat, this sucks.
Suck it!
Sincerely,
Elie Mystal
Great find on the photoshop thing. Man, if that'd been a picture of MysTTTal, I'd have suggested simply pasting over his entire face with Denzel's.
I went to law school with Schmalo -- he was a figure skater. Weil seems to have a colorful mix of gay ones.
I've learned a lot from ATL over the years...like if you want a quality product, stick to hiring straight white men.
That Asian guy with the bandana is totally gay, right?
Lat replaced the bad photoshop with a better one.
Lat has found a soulmate
4:30 - The commenters always complain about whoever is writing for this site (but it seems to be doing just fine despite the complaining).
anyone else watch the episode?? how dumb is danny...."I was a lawyer for five years and now I'm finding myself"
"I dont think my management style would work for this tribe"
THAT GUY IS A MORON
I bet he worked at some free legal clinic and got fired from that for being a jackoff before going on the show...he's giving a bad name to real lawyers.
That Asian guy with the bandana is totally gay, right?
This post is all about gay dudes. Definitely not Cravath material.
Chuck Norris' Penis
IS LAT GAY?
Why did Herschel go to law school at Fordham instead of continuing on at Penn? State school good enough for undergrad but not for JD?
It stinks like sex in here.
24/26 - I know y'all probably work big firm hours and don't see the daylight that often, but seriously? Hot? C'mon.
24- you're joking right?
I'd let Herschel batter and circumcise my penis any day.
Elie Mystall
ATL to professional airbrushing!
27, the reason why people give Elie flack for posting "frivolous pieces" is because the vast majority of his posts are frivolous. Lat has earned the right to post non sequitur topics. Elie hasn't earned anything yet (although he has been getting "better" with his last few posts).
figure skaters and survivor contestants -- who is recruiting at weil these days?
24- you're joking right?
Sometimes I like to batter my balls like pancakes, cover them in syrup and t-bag Mrs. Butterworth.
Why Do All These Homosexuals Keep Sucking My Cock?