Email Scandals
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Antitrust, Barack Obama, Cars, Celebrities, Email Scandals, Hillary Clinton, Jed Rubenfeld, Michael Mukasey, Morning Docket, Politics, Sports, Violence
Morning Docket: 10.23.07
* Some Fahrvergnügen for Porsche, courtesy of the European Court of Justice. [How Appealing (linkwrap)] * Surprise surprise: a Yale law professor has issues with Michael Mukasey. Professor (and novelist) Jed Rubenfeld questions the nominee’s views of executive power. [New York Times via WSJ Law Blog] * If confirmed, Mukasey has his work cut out […]
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Cheapness, Email Scandals, Gay, Summer Associates
The Skadden Gays: Out and Proud, or Tacky and Loud?
That’s the debate currently raging in the Los Angeles office of Skadden. It was triggered by some exuberant, multicolored emails from a Gay Colleague, promoting the Skadden LA AIDS Walk team. From the delicious (but sporadically updated) Skadden Insider: [T]he e-mails weren’t well received by everyone because “they are pretty aggressive and unprofessional. Just the […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Email Scandals, Technology
Today Is Friday. Should It Be Email Free?
Last week, USA Today ran an article about “Email-Free Fridays” or “Zero Email Fridays.” Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal ran pretty much the same article. But it’s an interesting piece, and it relates to an issue that many of us confront: email overload. The problem is especially acute for lawyers at large law […]
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Attorney Misconduct, Document Review, Email Scandals, Heller Ehrman, Lawyer of the Day, Layoffs, Legal Ethics, Qualcomm, Screw-Ups
Lawyers of the Day: The Qualcomm Gang of 19
Tomorrow is a very big day for almost 20 California lawyers. From Blogonaut: A federal district court has ordered 14 California lawyers to explain why they should not be sanctioned for their “exceptional misconduct” on behalf of Qualcomm in a lawsuit that the San Diego wireless company lost. All of the lawyers subject to the […] -
Biglaw, Email Scandals
Random Internal Email of the Day: Skadden Puts the Big in Big Law
This firm-wide email was sent out by Skadden Executive Partner Robert C. Sheehan about 15 minutes ago: From: Robert SheehanSent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 11:50 AMTo: EVERYONE EUROPE DL; EVERYONE NORTH AMERICA DL; EVERYONE PACIFIC RIM DLSubject: Another Milestone MEMORANDUM October 11, 2007 TO: All Personnel FROM: Bob Sheehan RE: Another Milestone Sometime in the […] -
Email Scandals, Job Searches, Law Schools, Rudeness
Non-Top-Tier Law School Week: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane Dianna Abdala?
In case you’ve forgotten, this week is still Non-Top-Tier Law School Week at ATL. It has been a big hit, as reflected in both site traffic and the number of reader comments on posts. If you don’t like this theme — if, for example, you see it as patronizing or degrading (which is not our […] -
Boutique Law Firms, Email Scandals, Job Searches, Law Schools, Rudeness
Tier Four Law Students: They Can Be Pissy Bitches, Too
This email exchange is rapidly making the rounds. It doesn’t rise to the level of Dianna Abdala, but it’s not bad — and perfectly suitable for a slow Friday afternoon. The tipster who sent it to us introduced it as follows: This is pretty funny. It goes to show you that tier four students are […] -
Bad Ideas, Boutique Law Firms, Email Scandals, Law Firm Names, Plaintiffs Firms, Sex, Sex Scandals, Vicious Infighting
An Update on the Managhan Law Firm (aka 'My Wife Is Sleeping Around and That's Why We're No Longer Law Partners')
In case you missed this story from last week, here’s a recap. Earlier this month, a plaintiffs’ lawyer in Montana by the name of William Managhan sent out the following email, to the entire Montana Trial Lawyers Association: From: William L. ManaghanTo: Montana Trial LawyersSent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 6:32 PMSubject: [mtla_members_all] Firm Name Change […] - Sponsored
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Bad Ideas, Boutique Law Firms, Email Scandals, Law Firm Names, Plaintiffs Firms, Sex, Sex Scandals, Vicious Infighting
Best Reason for a Law Firm Name Change Ever
A fantastic and hilarious email, announcing a name change for a Montana law firm, has been making the rounds. We’d like to reprint it here, but we’ll refrain for now. Instead, read the email and commentary on it here and here. We have no reason to question the authenticity of the email (which apparently went […] -
Email Scandals, Feminism, Gender, Law Schools, Reader Polls, Ridiculousness, Sexism, Vicious Infighting
And No, She Doesn't Do Windows
This email exchange, between two law students at Washington University Law, took place late last month. It’s reminiscent of that Greenberg Traurig email exchange from the other day — which, in our book, is high praise. Some background, from our tipster: I’m an avid reader of ATL. Although I don’t see much law school coverage […] -
Email Scandals, Vicious Infighting
Greenberg Traurig: Always Something Crazy Going On
We kinda love Greenberg Traurig. There’s always something wacky afoot over there, whether it’s an unorthodox resignation letter or a recruiting reception debacle. Now, we haven’t verified this latest tale, so consider it mere rumor. But here’s what one tipster told us: A partner in one of Greenberg Traurig’s international offices sent out a long […] -
Email Scandals, Rudeness, Screw-Ups
Public Humiliation, Courtesy of Your Friends at Wilson Sonsini
Here’s a tale from the fall recruiting trenches, from a 2L at Columbia Law School: I got my first rejection yesterday, from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. It was not through your typical form letter; it came via mass email. And by “mass email,” I mean “the email address of everyone who got rejected is […] -
Email Scandals, Reader Polls, Ridiculousness, Summer Associates, Weirdness
A Summer Associate Farewell Email: 'WHEREAS, I Am a Tool'
Summer associate stories. Wacky farewell messages. Two great tastes that go great together. Some brief background, from a tipster: This kid was a summer at Davis Polk, and his farewell email has made the rounds in both DC and NYC. For anyone who knows him, it is no surprise…. [He] believes that we should not […]
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Email Scandals, Harvard Law Review, Law Reviews, Law Schools, Ridiculousness, Technology, Vicious Infighting
Gannett House Smackdown: Time For A Cyber-Crackdown!
Remember our extensive, mischievous-yet-good-natured coverage of internal strife at the legendary Harvard Law Review? It appears to have irritated HLR President Andrew Crespo. And it probably will have to stop now, thanks to the Review’s new “email and internet usage policy,” which prohibits sharing HLR internal emails with the eyes of outsiders. UH OH! Looks […] -
Email Scandals, Ridiculousness, Vicious Infighting, Wall Street
Watch I-Bankers Get Pissy With Each Over Email
Hey, guess what? Lawyers aren’t the only ones who suffer email meltdowns after too many nights of not enough sleep. Investment bankers do too. See here. (Of course, these tools probably get paid more than you do.) When Bankers Break Down! [DealBreaker] -
Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Email Scandals, Magic Circle, Music
A Special Message from Bjork: Viva Linklaters!!!
No, not that Bjork. We’re talking about a different idiosyncratic Scandinavian, who also harbors musical aspirations. By way of introduction: This email was sent to the whole of Linklaters by one of their Swedish assistants associates! Brilliant. Oh those crazy Swedes… Check out the email — which has made the rounds worldwide, is still being […] -
Email Scandals, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan
One Stroock and He's Out?
That’s what some of you were wondering with respect to Maury B. Saiger, the associate at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan in New York, who sent out a now infamous email yesterday. After we posted his email, his bio disappeared from the Stroock website. Had he been fired? No. Maury Saiger’s bio is back online. […] -
Attorney Misconduct, Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Email Scandals, Legal Ethics, Lunacy, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, Weirdness
What the Stroock Is Going On?
Apparently something weird is going on over in the New York office of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan. Something really weird. A source at another firm advised us: Something has happened at Stroock. Rumors floating around that an associate flipped his s**t and emailed all personnel with something odd. I can’t find out more than […] -
Advertising, Alberto Gonzales, Anna Nicole Smith, Department of Justice, Drinking, Email Scandals, Kenneth Starr, Morning Docket, Technology
Morning Docket: 04.10.07
* Coke sues film makers for showing Jesus drinking a Coke and saying, “My God, what a testimonial.” [BLT] * Dean Ken Starr visits HLS for a reenactment of Dred Scott arguments. [CNN] * Howard K. Stern hires Lin Wood in Anna Nicole Smith case. [CNN] * AG Gonzales avoids e-mail altogether… Should you? [ABA […]
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Biglaw, Blogging, Boutique Law Firms, Email Scandals, Screw-Ups
Our Favorite Skadden Associate Moves On
Remember Jonas Blank? He was the fellow who, while working at Skadden Arps as a summer associate in 2003, sent out this infamous email: “I’m busy doing jack shit. Went to a nice 2hr sushi lunch today at Sushi Zen. Nice place. Spent the rest of the day typing emails and bullshitting with people. Unfortunately, […]