Morning Docket 10.14.08
* Simpson Thacher chosen as the legal advisers on the $700 billion bail-out. [The Lawyer]
* Google and Yahoo are in talks with the Justice Department to avoid an antitrust suit. [CNet]
* Pet owners whose furry little friends were sickened by contaminated pet food traced to China expected to get a settlement as high as $32 million. [Associated Press]
* Signs of a slowdown at your firm. “Partners doing legal research and writing memos and briefs in longhand is a sign of the apocalypse.” [Fulton County Daily Report]
* The adventures of a Georgetown law student set up on a blind date. Are D.C. roots and a shared interest in law school enough to seal the deal? [Washington Post]
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Wow, first. You lazy bitches.
firsty
"As high as" $32 million. That's not enough. That's actually little more than a slap on the wrist.
STB to $700 billion!
MysTTTal
Alright, PARNES!
I mean, the pic is sort of dorky, but good deal nonetheless.
5: It's a Kash post. MysTTTal is still gorging on turkey.
Finally, no cats. The puppy is cute.
Are we going to get a new post out of this site? Or are they just posting a couple times a week now?
I thought I went to the ATL website, but this looks like a bad version of my RSS feed. The URL looks correct. Help?
For new posts see:
http://www.endofesq.com/
Hope Winters is writing for the Washington Post now?
Do a story on her:
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2008/10/11/a-conversation-with-elizabeth-wurtzel-author-and-first-year-lawyer/?mod=googlenews_wsj
I wish my dog had died so I could collect. Filthy muTTT . . .
13: Okay.
That chick who wrote Prozac Nation and some other shit has a third-of-life crisis and decides to go to law school because, I guess, sitting at home with the dog and watching the local news by yourself every night isn't that fulfilling.
She tries to "have it all," balancing her love of law and love of writing, and ends up being pretty mediocre at both. Her newest book is going to be an adaptation of her law school thesis on how the Constitution's intellectual property protections helped shape Hollywood. I shit you not.
For most of us, spending late nights at the office with a bunch of wound-up lawyers is one of the worst aspects of the job. For her, it's a huge boost to her quality of life. And, even if things don't work out for her in the big law world, she'll at least have some new friends to do blow with.
How much do you think STB is getting from representing the Treasury on the bailout?
NEVER date other lawyers.
How about a little information on what STB getting the 700B bailout deal means.
How much work does this mean for them? Is the entire corporate group now flushed with work till the bailout is over or will only a couple deal teams be?
Is STB getting typical rates or did they have to give the Gov a discount?
Will STB be prevented from representing any of their client's who want to get in on the $700B (opening the door for someone to come steal client)?
Lat would have these answers and more by two days ago.
So I see the Washington Post has copied ATL's idea of having Hope Winters on staff to make the competent columnists look better by comparison. Good show.
19: Too slow!
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HOW IS THERE NOT A FULL POST ON THIS TREASURY DEAL? BRING BACK LAT.
HOW IS THERE NOT A FULL POST ON THIS TREASURY DEAL? BRING BACK LAT.
The Washington Post link is the most worthless posting I've ever seen. Thanks for the 3 minutes I'll never get back, Mystie.
http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2008/10/simpson-thacher.html