Bankruptcy
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Bad Ideas, Bankruptcy, Benchslaps, Fast Food, Practice Pointers, Rudeness
HappyMealGate Wrap-up: You Want Florida CLE With That?
We have a ruling in the HappyMealGate case (prior coverage here, here, and here of Wiliam P. Smith, the McDermott Will & Emery partner who told Judge Laurel Myerson Isicoff that she was “a few French Fries short of a Happy Meal”). And it’s surprisingly lenient. Judge Isicoff basically gave Smith a stern talking to: […] -
Bad Ideas, Bankruptcy, Benchslaps, Fast Food, Practice Pointers, Rudeness
HappyMealGate: Let's Just Have a Public Flogging, and Get This Over With
Surely you all recall William P. Smith — a partner at McDermott Will & Emery (Chicago), and head of its bankruptcy department — who recently told a Miami bankruptcy judge, in open court, that she was “a few French Fries short of a Happy Meal.” We broke the story here (with follow-up here). The “Happy […] - Sponsored
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Bankruptcy, Blogging, Book Deals, Breasts, Drugs, Jessica Cutler / Washingtonienne, Money, Sex, Sex Scandals, Ted Frank, Television
Breaking: Jessica Cutler Files for Bankruptcy
This news is a bit mystifying to us. From the Associated Press: Jessica Cutler, the former Senate aide whose online sex diary landed her a book deal and a Playboy photo spread but got her kicked off Capitol Hill, has filed for bankruptcy…. Cutler has spent much of her time [recently] fending off a lawsuit […]
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Bad Ideas, Bankruptcy, Benchslaps, Biglaw, Fast Food, Practice Pointers, Rudeness
HappyMealGate: An Update on the Fry Guy
Earlier this month, we wrote about how William P. Smith — a partner at McDermott Will & Emery (Chicago), and head of its bankruptcy department — landed himself in the deep-fat fryer. Smith unwisely told a bankruptcy judge, in open court, that she was “a few French Fries short of a Happy Meal.” Well, Judge […] -
Bad Ideas, Bankruptcy, Benchslaps, Biglaw, Practice Pointers, Rudeness
ATL Practice Pointers: Don't Insult the Judge in Open Court
Or even in chambers, for that matter. But open court is worse. From a tipster: In a bankruptcy case here in the Southern District of Florida, William P. Smith — a partner at McDermott Will & Emery (Chicago), and the head of its bankruptcy department — actually told a judge she was “a few French […] -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw
A Correction About Cravath
In yesterday’s post about Cravath, Swaine & Moore starting up a bankruptcy department, to be launched by lateral hire Richard Levin (from Skadden), we wrote: Cravath isn’t big on lateral hiring. When they hired tax lawyer Andrew Needham away from Willkie Farr & Gallagher in 2005, he was their first lateral partner in more than […] -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: Cravath Snags Lateral from Skadden
Cravath isn’t big on lateral hiring. When they hired tax lawyer Andrew Needham away from Willkie Farr & Gallagher in 2005, he was their first lateral partner in more than six decades (per Wikipedia). Nor has Cravath been into bankruptcy work. Even though many other white-shoe firms have entered that historically “icky” practice area, CSM […] -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Money, Musical Chairs, Partner Profits
Musical Chairs: Weil Partners Defect to Cadwalader
We reported on the rumors last week — and now the news is official. From the New York Law Journal: Just as Weil, Gotshal & Manges welcomes back legendary bankruptcy partner Harvey Miller, the firm is saying goodbye to four other restructuring stars who are leaving to join a rival firm. Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft […] - Sponsored
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Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Harvey Miller, Money, Musical Chairs, Wall Street
Musical Chairs: Weil Gotshal -- In With the Old, Out With the New?
This morning brings some big news in the world of bankruptcy law. From the WSJ Law Blog: You can go home again, especially if you’re Harvey Miller (at right). The legendary bankruptcy lawyer is expected to rejoin to Weil Gotshal, whose partners are scheduled to vote on his return tomorrow. “I would be delighted to […] -
Abortion, Bankruptcy, Bar Exams, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 02.22.07
* Bad faith in a Chapter 7 filing forfeits the right to convert to Chapter 13. [U.S. Supreme Court (PDF)] * Statute of limitations for a Section 1983 action based on false arrest begins to run when claimant is detained pursuant to legal process. [U.S. Supreme Court (PDF)] * South Dakota abortion ban bill fails […]
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Allen & Overy, Bad Ideas, Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Milberg Weiss, Patricia Hynes, Plaintiffs Firms
Musical Chairs: Parachuting Onto a Sinking Ship?
We’re vaguely troubled by the title of this WSJ Law Blog post (’cause it makes us think of this). But it does report on a notable move within the legal profession, so we will plow ahead. From the aforementioned post: Matthew Gluck is joining Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman as a senior partner, marking a […] -
Bankruptcy, Celebrities, Conspiracy Theories, Malpractice, Michael Jackson, Money
Michael Jackson Can Get Into Bankruptcy on His Own, Thank You Very Much
The past few days have been full of law-related news about celebrities. E.g., Lindsay Lohan, Wesley Snipes, and Madonna. And no menagerie of stars would be complete without the King of Pop himself: Michael Jackson. Things are getting majorly “meta” for Michael. He’s retained new lawyers to sue his former lawyers, against whom he makes […]
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