Caption Contest: The Empire (Of Hotties) Strikes Back

There's a reason why Davis Polk has a reputation for hiring the hottest attorneys.

onFebruary 8, 2016 at 12:29 PMSeptember 15, 2016 at 5:52 PM

Davis Polk Wardwell RF Which Biglaw firm boasts the most attractive attorneys? Conventional wisdom says Davis Polk (which might explain why the firm gives out selfie sticks, so its lawyers can behold their own beauty more easily).

In the past few years, however, challengers have emerged. In 2013, the dating app Hinge gave the crown to Paul Weiss. This past December, the New York Times implicitly endorsed Skadden, by posting a slideshow of Skadden men in their “statement suits.”

For my money, though, DPW still reigns supreme. And I was reminded of this when I went to the gym last week and beheld a stunning specimen of American manhood, clad in a Davis Polk t-shirt, running his heart out on a treadmill (a metaphor for Biglaw life?):

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Luckily I wasn’t on a treadmill myself, or I might have fallen off. Thankfully my gym offers chilled eucalyptus-scented towels, one of which I pressed against my fevered brow.

This photo is the fodder for our latest caption contest. Same rules as always: submit possible captions in the comments. We’ll draw up a slate of finalists, then let you vote for the best one. Please submit entries by WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, at 11:59 P.M. (EST). Thanks!

UPDATE (2/12/2016, 1:00 p.m.): This post represented an error in judgment, for which I apologize. We will not be posting a slate of finalists for this contest.

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