General Counsel
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California, Environment / Environmental Law, General Counsel, Legal Ethics
Senior Attorneys Openly Revolt Against General Counsel
It's been a busy two weeks of back-biting and accusations in this office. -
Bankruptcy, Bar Exams, BARBRI, Biglaw, Crime, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Facebook, General Counsel, Morning Docket, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Twittering
Morning Docket: 06.21.13
* The makeup of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is very homogeneous. Out of 14 judges who served this year, 12 are Republican and half are former prosecutors. Some diversity please? [Reuters]
* Dewey know how much Judge Martin Glenn shaved off of Togut Segal & Segal’s $8.8M fees and expenses in the latest D&L payout approval? Just $167.76 for subway fare and meal overages. [Am Law Daily]
* Ted Boutrous of Gibson Dunn is a very busy man, but he’s been categorized as a “Twitter freak.” The man is a self-professed news junkie, and he follows @atlblog, so you know he’s cool. #winning [Bloomberg]
* Facebook has named a new general counsel. We wish a very warm welcome to Colin Stretch, a man who’s a Harvard Law graduate, a former Kellogg Huber partner, and a former Supreme Court clerk to Justice Breyer to boot. [Facebook]
* If you’re waiting for your check to come for the BARBRI class action suit that was settled back in 2007, then keep waiting. But hey, at least the law firms are starting to get paid. [National Law Journal]
* Ariel Castro, a man you might’ve eaten ribs with, is looking at additional indictments in the kidnapping case against him. Thus far, he’s pleaded not guilty to all of the 329 charges he currently faces. [CNN]
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Advertising, Drinking, Events, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Parties, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Chicago-Area Readers: Please Join Us for Drinks on June 12th
Chicago-area readers, please join Mark Herrmann and Above the Law for drinks on June 12th.
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Advertising, Drinking, Events, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Parties, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Chicago-Area Readers: Please Join Us for Drinks on June 12th
Chicago-area readers, please join Mark Herrmann and Above the Law for drinks on June 12th. -
Drugs, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, James Comey, Morning Docket, Securities and Exchange Commission
Morning Docket: 05.30.13
* Obama nominates a Bush Republican to head the FBI. James Comey was on all sorts of Bush short lists. Kumbaya. [New York Times]
* A nice summer reminder: this woman didn’t recover damages from Great Adventure water ride injury. Here’s another reminder: Six Flags destroys Disney. [New Jersey Law Journal]
* NASDAQ gets BTCHSLAPD. [National Law Journal]
* Meanwhile, Total Oil is also getting slapped by the SEC. Looks like somebody over there ate their Total. [Breaking Energy]
* The “elitist white boy” approach to law enforcement gets called out. Bobby Rush is now my hero. [Talking Points Memo]
* Darius Kingsley, a former Treasury official, is the new co-general counsel of JPMorgan’s commercial bank. [Corporate Counsel]
* Florida Governor Rick Scott can’t randomly drug test all state workers. I’d be in favor of random drug testing for Rick Scott voters. [Reuters]
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General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Shameless Plugs
Ask Mark Herrmann Anything, LIVE in Chicago
An invitation to ask questions of Mark Herrmann, ATL's guest of honor and interview subject, for a cocktail reception in Chicago on June 12th. -
Facebook, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Money, Musical Chairs, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Musical Chairs: Ted Ullyot Is Leaving Facebook
How much has he earned while at Facebook? And what's he up to next? -
Biglaw, Books, Facebook, Federalist Society, General Counsel, Hedge Funds / Private Equity, In-House Counsel, Law Professors, Morning Docket, Murder, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Politics, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Tax Law, Technology
Morning Docket: 05.13.13
* Given the name and origins of the Tea Party movement, it actually makes perfect sense that their groups got grief from the IRS. [Washington Post]
* Wachtell Lipton weighs in against the practice of shareholder activists offering special compensation to director nominees. [Dealbook / New York Times]
* A law professor, Joshua Silverstein, argues that schools should embrace grade inflation. (But haven’t most of them done this already?) [WSJ Law Blog]
* Facebook shareholders might not “like” this news, but Ted Ullyot is stepping down as general counsel after almost five years. We’ll have more on this later. [National Law Journal]
* The Brooklyn DA’s office is reopening 50 murder cases that were worked on by retired detective Louis Scarcella (who looks oh-so-savory in the NYT’s photo of him). [New York Times]
* In news that should shock no one, Nicholas Speath’s dubious discrimination case against Georgetown Law has been dismissed. [The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times]
* Not long after leaving Cravath for Kirkland, Sarkis Jebejian is putting together billion-dollar deals for private-equity clients. [Am Law Daily]
* Professor Jeffrey Rosen reviews an interesting new book, The Federalist Society (affiliate link), authored by Michael Avery and Danielle McLaughlin. [New York Times]
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Biglaw, Conferences / Symposia, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Law Professors, Law Schools, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Partner Issues
Legal Careers in the Global Age of More for Less: Insights from Professor David Wilkins of Harvard Law
Professor David Wilkins of Harvard Law School explains what law firms and law schools must do to succeed in an increasingly globalized and complex world. -
Biglaw, Bloomberg, Feminism, Gender, General Counsel, Kids, Partner Issues, Trusts and Estates, Videos, Women's Issues, YouTube
Mother-at-Law: Cravath's First Woman Partner
A working mother's journey from switchboard operator to law librarian to Cravath partner. -
Biglaw, Fabulosity, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Partner Issues, Real Estate, Wall Street
Lawyerly Lairs: Partners Part With Pricey Penthouse
A power couple -- the former general counsel of an investment bank, and her husband, a Davis Polk partner -- sell their $6 million penthouse. -
Associate Advice, Associate Salaries, Biglaw, General Counsel, In-House Counsel
House Rules: You Talking To Me?
No, seriously, Biglaw does not make it easy to raise a family. -
Basketball, Clerkships, Environment / Environmental Law, General Counsel, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Old People, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants
Morning Docket: 04.12.13
* Earlier this week, after some political wrangling, Senator Chuck Grassley proposed the Court Efficiency Act in the hope of paring down the D.C. Circuit. But really, come on, what are the odds of that happening… again? [National Law Journal]
* Biglaw partners, rejoice, for it seems that your legal secretaries will be unable to sue you for defamation over emails written to your wives. Spousal privilege, baby! (N.B. This doesn’t apply to your girlfriends.) [New York Law Journal]
* Which law schools placed the highest percentage of grads in federal clerkships? This info comes from the rankings guru himself. We may have more on this later. [Morse Code / U.S. News & World Report]
* The Rutgers basketball scandal claimed another scalp yesterday after the school’s former general counsel resigned. Rutgers Law dean John Farmer will be stepping in for a brief assist. [Star-Ledger]
* So, do you remember that environmental report Steven Donziger allegedly had made up in the Chevron case? Yeah, the consulting firm just disavowed all of the evidence in the report. Oops! [Businessweek]
* Say so long to your retirement money, sweetie: Junie Hoang, the actress who sued IMDb for revealing the fact that she was over the hill, received a less than favorable jury verdict. [Houston Chronicle]
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Associate Advice, Associate Salaries, Biglaw, General Counsel, In-House Counsel
House Rules: Bassackwards
David Mowry thinks Biglaw associates lost their right to complain at the door. -
Anthony Kennedy, General Counsel, Goldman Sachs, Hedge Funds / Private Equity, In-House Counsel, Litigators, Money, Partner Issues, Supreme Court Clerks, Wall Street
Litigation Finance: The Next Hot Trend?
What would lead four high-powered lawyers and hedge-fund types, including two former Kennedy clerks, to leave their current jobs? The chance to make millions.... -
Bonuses, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Litigators, Money, Tax Law
House Rules: Spring Breakers
Additional thoughts on in-house counsel compensation, from columnist David Mowry. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Money
In Defense of In-House Counsel Compensation
Lawyers often think that leaving a law firm to go in-house involves a pay cut. Think again.... -
Amy Schulman, Biglaw, David Boies, Department of Justice, Eric Holder, General Counsel, Google / Search Engines, In-House Counsel, john quinn, Kathleen Sullivan, Law Schools, Partner Issues, Paul Clement, Rankings, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Ted Olson
Who Are the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America?
Which legal eagles soared into the National Law Journal's list of the Top 100 this year? -
Biglaw, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues, Rankings
Who's Got the Best Biglaw Brand in the Business?
These are rankings that Biglaw attorneys should care about, since firm survival depends on branding. -
General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Legal Ethics, Screw-Ups
Inside Straight: On Blabbing
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann shares a few examples of how NOT to protect client confidences.