September 2008

  • Drinking

    Summons of the Day: Get Your Government Off Of My Stoop

    Open container laws are both massively annoying and haphazardly enforced. The mere concept of it offends the notion of freedom and remains the single best reason to move to New Orleans. The law prevents anyone from drinking in public, which unfortunately requires lawyers to haggle over the definition of “public space” instead of going home […]
  • Sullivan & Cromwell Goetz With the Program

    When it comes to law firm swag — and compensation, and prestige — Sullivan & Cromwell has long been a market leader. Remember their famous bonsai trees? Last year, S&C made an appearance at the Lavender Law conference, an annual gathering for LGBT lawyers and law students. To improve their standing in the gay community, […]
  • Divorce Train Wrecks

    Alternative Dispute Resolution By Frat Stud?

    SideTaker.com might be the best example of schadenfreude ever created. It is ostensibly a form of alternative dispute resolution for divorcing or generally unhappy couples. The concept is pretty simple. A disgruntled lover pays a $12 fee and posts his or her grievance on the website. Then he/she invites their partner to do the same. […]

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