October 2008

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  • ACLU, Holidays and Seasons

    The Scarlet Pumpkin

    True story: when I was 8-years-old living on Long Island I went trick-or-treating with my friends without adult supervision. On the way home, my bag full of goodies, I got jumped by a group of older kids. My “friends” were busy running away while I tried to “reason” with the bullies. Sensing the these boys […]
  • K&L Gates to Nickels and Dimes

    Just yesterday we told you about K&L Gates’s seemingly strong position despite this depressing economy. We even included a quote from firm chairman Peter Kalis crowing about his firm: We have no debt — no long-term debt, no short-term debt — and therefore have a balance sheet that allows us to grow aggressively into a […]
  • Cellphones, Department of Justice, Exercise, Job Searches, Morning Docket, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices, UVA Law, Wall Street

    Morning Docket 10.17.08

    * Fired U.S. Attorney David Iglesias speaks out against the DOJ’s ACORN probe. [Talking Points Memo] * Judges in China refuse to take lawsuits over tainted milk. [Associated Press] * They may cause rashes. And brain cancer. But we still love them. [Reuters] * Grand jury investigations for Lehman, in New York and New Jersey. […]

  • Dissolution, Heller Ehrman

    So Much For 60 Days WARNing: Part II

    Another week, another Heller Ehrman action that is out of step with their original dissolution plan. This time it looks like even “essential” Heller employees and associates are being terminated at the end of this week. After the jump, read the full Heller Dissolution Committee Letter. And notice how similar it is to the last […]
  • Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 10.16.08

    * Joe the Plumber actually owes over a thousand dollars in back taxes. The McCain campaign really needs to hire a professional vetter. [TaxProf Blog] * Should bar passage really be a factor in rating law schools? [Prawfs Blawg] * Class action about faulty breasts falls low. [Point of Law] * Bracewell & Giuliani promise […]
  • Layoffs, Sonnenschein

    Update: Sonnenschein Confirms Attorney Layoffs

    A spokesperson for Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal has confirmed that there were layoffs at the firm yesterday. The spokesperson said that 25 attorneys were laid off. The firm said they waited until they could personally notify all of the attorneys before they went public with the information. The firm was not able to confirm how […]