Kashmir Hill
Posts by Kashmir Hill
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Layoffs, Reality TV, Television
Former Clifford Chance Attorney in the Cast for This Season's 'Apprentice': Laid-off Edition
Donald Trump knows what it is to be down but not out. We’ve lost track of how many times he’s filed for bankruptcy. But he is a phoenix, who always arises from the Chapter 11 ashes, his flaming reddish hair unruffled. Now Trump wants to offer the same opportunity to other high-flyers who were knocked […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.21.10
* There’s a fine line between flirting and stalking. [ABA Journal] * The summer associate hiring numbers. [AmLaw Daily] * In the case of “the man who may share ownership of Facebook with Zuckerberg,” Facebook got out of state court, but things aren’t looking great in federal court. Mark Zuckerberg is “unsure” whether he signed […]
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Faegre & Benson, Lavi Soloway, Lindsay Lohan, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 07.20.10
* Century Regional Detention Facility is sentenced to Lindsay Lohan. Watch out, she looks a little menacing in her mug shot. [People] * Fellow legal blogger and prominent immigration lawyer Lavi Soloway opines on the intersection of immigration reform, evangelicals, and same-sex marriage. [Politico] * Why BP oil leak victims might want to look to […]
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Biglaw, Deaths, Suicide
Reed Smith Partner Commits Suicide in Chicago
There was unhappy news out of Chicago last week. Stewart Dolin, an M&A partner at Reed Smith, was struck and killed by a train on Thursday. According to the Chicago Tribune, the coroner has ruled the death a suicide. Dolin was the co-chair of Reed Smith’s corporate and securities practice. He lived in Glencoe, north […] -
Law Firm Names, Television
Jay Leno Drops a MoFo
Lawyers have been all up in The Tonight Show’s grill this year, thanks to the Jay Leno – Conan O’Brien smackdown. But the lawyers were relegated to an off-screen role. Jay Leno never name-checked Gibson Dunn (that we know of) for repping NBC and helping to put him back on his throne. Another Biglaw firm […] -
General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Money, Rankings
The Highest-Paid General Counsel (Kind of)
Corporate Counsel has released its annual list of the highest-paid general counsel in the land. The trend this year is a leveling-off, says Corporate Counsel, thanks to the recession and the belt-tightening that results from a greater transparency for executive compensation. The party slows down when the lights come on. These GCs still managed to […] -
Reality TV, Screw-Ups, Television
Who Wants To Be a Millionaire Embarrassed?
Going on game shows offers up the possibility of great reward or eternal humiliation in the form of YouTube’s infinite archives. An Oregon lawyer by the name of Paul Galm experienced the latter, when he appeared on “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?” in 2006. (This is admittedly old, but sometimes we like to exhume […] -
Associate Advice, Biglaw, Email Scandals, Summer Associates
Summer Associate Email Etiquette: The Four Commandments?
There are many big questions in life. For example, email etiquette. “To” or “dear” or just a name? “Best” or “best regards” or “sincerely” or just your initials? Instant response or tasteful 15-minute delay? Like many of the big questions, it’s hard to come up with definitive answers. But one summer associate has a core […] - Sponsored
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.19.10
* The U.S. has some serious intelligence problems. [Washington Post] * Alberto Gonzales sets up shop at an Austin law firm, but he’s not working there. [Dallas Morning News] * A summer thaw for Weil in London. [Legal Week] * Racism is complicated. [New York Times] * White & Case gets brain power from Alston […]
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Hotties, Law Schools, Reality TV, Ridiculousness, Television
Albie Manzo v. Seton Hall Law School?
Real Housewives of New Jersey son Albie Manzo may be slow, but he’s determined. He flunked out of Seton Hall law school, but he still wants his law degree, and met with a lawyer in the show’s last episode to figure out how he can get it. Manzo says that the culprit behind his poor […] -
Canada, Defamation, Drinking, Labor / Employment, Parties, Sex, Sex Scandals, Sexism, Sexual Harassment
Partner of the Day, Eh: Canadian Lawyer Sues Two of His Former Associates
Sometimes law firm after-hours parties get pretty wild. The Great Recession didn’t put a damper on one Toronto firm’s celebrations last year. In January 2009, Mathews, Dinsdale & Clarke threw a rager in honor of its annual labour law “moot” competition for Canadian law students. (We mentioned this story briefly in yesterday’s Non-Sequiturs.) After awards […] -
Email Scandals, Job Searches, Law Schools
Emory Law Student Lament: 'We don’t need donuts, we need jobs.'
When times are tough, the tough get… whiny? A law student at Emory is frustrated by the lack of jobs being offered up by Career Services and circulated an email airing his or her discontent. Addressed to “My Fellow Emory Law Students,” it lambasts the employees charged with helping Emory grads land jobs. It’s available […] -
7th Circuit, Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.16.10
* The Gulf gets a temporary respite from the oil flow. [New York Times] * Dancing with the Lawyers: Erin Andrews sues the hotels that booked her stalker in an adjoining room. [CNN] * University of Wisconsin Law School professor Victoria Nourse gets the Obama nod for the Seventh Circuit. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; State Bar […]
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9th Circuit, ACLU, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Crime, Privacy
A Brave New Genetic Database
While in journalism school, one of my “assignments” was to hang out at New York’s night court (open until 1 a.m. every night), observe the proceedings, and then write about them. It was less exciting than Judge Harry had led me to believe, but was an interesting night replete with drug addicts, prostitutes, and a […] -
Associate Advice, Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, Summer Associates
Summer Fashion Tips
This month’s heat wave forced professional types to start desperately thinking about whether spaghetti straps and speedos are appropriate attire for the office. (Hint: they’re not.) Many offices do go casual over the summer, though. At Weil Gotshal, for example, you can buy your way into a pair of jeans on Friday. Says a tipster […] -
Lawyer Advertising, Plaintiffs Firms, Weirdness
Adventures in Lawyer Advertising: Pocket-Sized Legal Advice
There are many, many personal injury firms in the world, and they often have to come up with gimmicks to set themselves apart. -
2nd Circuit, Free Speech, Quote of the Day, Rudeness
Quote of the Day: F*** Yeah!
We agree with the Networks that the indecency policy is impermissibly vague. The first problem arises in the FCC’s determination as to which words or expressions are patently offensive. For instance, while the FCC concluded that “bullshit” in a “NYPD Blue” episode was patently offensive, it concluded that “dick” and “dickhead” were not. Other expletives […] -
Facebook, Lawsuit of the Day, Social Networking Websites
Facebook Wants to De-Friend State Court
The meteoric rise of Facebook has tended to inspire lawsuits by those who claim to have collaborated with Mark Zuckerberg in the site’s creation. The latest to make a claim on the 500-million-member site is a wood chipper man in New York. We don’t understand how Paul D. Ceglia went from writing code to producing […] -
Media and Journalism, Reality TV, Romance and Dating
Skadden Associate Graces The Cover of In Touch Magazine Thanks to Rumored Relationship with The Bachelorette
It’s not every day that we see a Biglaw associate on the cover of a celebrity gossip magazine. So we were a bit shocked when a tipster sent along the scanned image (right) of last week’s In Touch magazine, with this message: The guy identified as “Ali’s new guy” in this week’s Intouch weekly (and […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.13.10
* Debt collection is big business for law firms, and a big annoyance for court systems. [New York Times] * Former Florida Senator Mel Martinez’s tenure at DLA Piper was fairly brief. [Dealbook/New York Times] * More law lessons for Lindsay Lohan, from the professor whose law review article she twee-quoted. [ABA Journal] * John […]