Musical Chairs: Last Call To Cash In Before The Election
The problem with being a government lawyer is that you don’t have a lot of control over which “government” you are working for. Even if you have a non-partisan, non-patronage position, anytime a new administration takes power there is the possibility of turmoil.
Like the swallows of Capistrano, now is the season we expect public sector birds to leave their mission and return to their Biglaw vacation grounds.
Yesterday Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher announced that she would be rejoining Latham & Watkins. You might remember Ms. Fisher from our former editor’s open crush on the “brassy, blonde, tough-talking Fisher.” I’m staring right now at the 3 golden locks of Fisher’s hair ATL has “acquired” under questionable circumstances.
Fisher’s new position at Latham will be “global co-chair of the white-collar and government investigations practice group.” It’s good work if you can get it.
More new hires after the jump.
Gibson Dunn netted a less sexy yet equally important hire. Mark Schonfeld had been the SEC’s chief enforcement attorney. He made his bones bending AIG over his knee and beating $800 million out of them.
We don’t yet know what role Schonfeld will fill at Gibson, but more importantly there is no word on who will replace Schonfeld at the SEC. Replacing Schonfeld will add just a little more uncertainty in the marketplace, so that should help things.
Luckily, there are still some people who don’t mind living off the public largess. It looks like Judge Loretta Preska is getting a promotion. Yesterday, Bush nominated her for a spot on the 2nd Circuit. Preska should be well known around these parts for smacking around Cleary Gottlieb, putting the New York Rangers on ice, and standing up for Borat.
We will continue to stalk cover all of our favorites as they move into their new positions of power and glory.
SEC’s Top New York Attorney Set to Leave [WSJ]
Latham Hearts the DOJ; Alice Fisher to Rejoin Firm [WSJ Law Blog]
In Wake of Borat Ruling, Judge Preska Nominated to 2d Cir. High Five! [WSJ Law Blog]
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meh.
Second!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I mean no ill will, but they look so cold and masculine.
elie - as usual - a day late!
DJ named "Loretta" and looking like Laura Bush = nomination to the Second Circuit.
Biglaw vacation grounds?
I see what you were going for, Elie - but government work is the vacation grounds. Returning to Biglaw is called "selling out."
5, I would have thought nomination to a library.
This just in .... Judge Halverson attempting to devour the entire DOJ. It is complete bedlam.
Preska's a fucking bitch.
There's no time for Preska to be confirmed this year. This nomination is purely for show.
Preska on 2d Cir. = lipstick on a pig.
Way to take a creepy turn, ATL.
Can we have increased moderation? Some of these comments are inappropriate.
Can we send them both to Bratislava?
I think you are way out of line # 13, stand down!
Number #9 (aka, Tony Soprano): Keep up the good work!
I'm still trying to figure out what 11 means.
Lipstick on a pig: Obama explained it on Letterman. He wasn't comparing Palin to a pig. The pig was McCain's policies. Palin was the lipstick.
I guess that makes sense. I gotta say, the more I hear from Obama himself, the more I like him.
The more I hear from his supporters, the less I like him. Shut up, Matt Damon, you're not helping.
So the 2d Cir. is the pig?
I bet Obama would look good with lipstick. Michele probably forces him to wear lipstick on the weekends when they role reverse anyway.
"SEC's chief enforcement attorney" or the chief enforcement attorney in the New York regional office?
Did the SEC eliminate its DC office and all of Schonfeld's bosses there, or was that ATL's work?
Guys in my class at UPenn-State used to put lipstick on pigs all the time. It was not a large deal.
Lipstick on a pig = GULC scholarship
How does the pork lobby feel about this insult? I'm sure that a few farmers in Idaho are outraged.
sidley snagged former EPA general couns.
24, that's weird. Sidley doesn't even do environmental work.
25, sounds like a good way to start.
Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.
- The Pig
25, don't be a douche. sidley has an environmental practice. douche.
Well, now they do. I'm still not sure why they let go of the environmental practice from White & Case when they merged.