Disasters / Emergencies
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Biglaw, Disasters / Emergencies, Weirdness
The New York Deluge
We often miss New York, where we lived for five years before moving down to Washington. But not all the time. We didn’t miss it last month, for example, when there was that huge steam pipe explosion. Or today, when the city was thrown into chaos by massive rains and flooding. From a Gotham tipster: […] -
Biglaw, Disasters / Emergencies, Perks / Fringe Benefits, War on Terror
Biglaw Perk Watch: Emergency Kits!
Although located uncomfortably close to the site of yesterday’s steam pipe explosion, Davis Polk & Wardwell has some of the nicest offices around. When we were in law school, Davis was known as “Land of the Beautiful People.” They had the most gorgeous offices, and the best-looking associates (and summer associates). DPW also seems to […] 
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Biglaw, Disasters / Emergencies, Holy Crap, Violence
Breaking: Steam Pipe in New York City
A steam pipe exploded on Manhattan’s East Side, right in the middle of evening rush hour. One person is dead and more than twenty are injured. Eyewitnesses describe it as “the scariest thing I’ve seen since 9/11” — a scene of mass hysteria, with “thousands running fearfully” through city streets. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is giving […]
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