H. Rodgin Cohen
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Department of Justice, Gay, Gay Marriage, H. Rodgin Cohen, Health Care / Medicine, Military / Military Law, Morning Docket, New Jersey, Prostitution, Wall Street
Morning Docket: 10.21.13
* How Jamie Dimon (and Stephen Cutler and Rodge Cohen) reached JPMorgan Chase’s tentative $13 billion settlement with Eric Holder and the Department of Justice. [DealBook / New York Times; Wall Street Journal (sub. req.)]
* Congratulations to all the New Jersey couples who got married since midnight, in the wake of the state supreme court’s decision not to stay a lower-court ruling in favor of marriage equality. [Newark Star-Ledger]
* Additional insight into all the partner departures from Weil Gotshal in Texas. [Dallas Morning News]
* Lawyers aren’t the only folks who know how to overbill; defense contractors do too, according to federal prosecutors who allege that a company provided prostitutes and kickbacks to Navy personnel. [Washington Post via The BLT]
* The legal battle over Obamacare rages on. [Wall Street Journal (sub. req.)]
* Judge Oing, this really isn’t that hard. Here’s a draft opinion for you in the long-running litigation between Macy’s and J.C. Penney over the right to sell Martha Stewart merchandise (by James Stewart, no relation to Martha). [New York Times]
* If you’d like to run with the bulls without schlepping to Spain, former lawyers Rob Dickens and Brad Scudder can help. Presumably their legal training helped them draft ironclad waivers. [BuzzFeed]
* Another interesting but very different event, taking place this Wednesday: “Healing the U.S. Lawsuit System.” [U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (one of our advertisers)]
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2nd Circuit, Biglaw, Department of Justice, Education / Schools, Enron, Football, H. Rodgin Cohen, John Roberts, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Money, Morning Docket, Police, State Judges
Morning Docket: 08.20.13
* Chief Justice John Roberts appointed Second Circuit Judge José A. Cabranes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review. Roberts must be happy; few will criticize a moderate. [Washington Post]
* The Department of Justice plans to hire Leslie Caldwell, Morgan Lewis partner and ex-Enron prosecutor, to fill Lanny Breuer’s shoes. Way to leak the news while she’s on vacation. [DealBook / New York Times]
* Tell us again how sequestration isn’t having an impact on the judiciary. Private federal indigent defense attorneys are going to see their already modest rates slashed due to budget cuts. [National Law Journal]
* Sixteen lawyers will receive the New York Law Journal’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and a list like this obviously wouldn’t be complete without the names of some of Biglaw’s best and brightest. Congrats, Rodge! [New York Law Journal]
* Thomas D. Raffaele, the judge who was karate chopped in the throat by a police officer last summer, is now suing over his crushed larynx and similarly squashed constitutional rights. [Courthouse News Service]
* Future gunners, unite! If you’re set on becoming a lawyer, there are things you can do to prepare your law school application, even as a college freshman. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News & World Report]
* Here’s something to aspire to for the ongoing law school lawsuits: Career Education Corp., a system of for-profit colleges, will pay $10 million to settle a dispute over its inflated job statistics. [Wall Street Journal]
* Penn State University is starting to issue settlement offers to young men who claim they were sexually abused at the hands of Jerry Sandusky, the school’s former assistant football coach. [Legal Intelligencer]
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9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Breasts, Dewey & LeBoeuf, H. Rodgin Cohen, Morning Docket, Pictures, Privacy, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Morning Docket: 09.17.12
* Come on, people, Dewey really think that it’s fair that these proposed partnership clawback settlements blame only us for the firm’s implosion? The Steves and ex-CFO Joel Sanders don’t think so. [Bloomberg]
* “[E]ven if partners’ capital contributions were used to repay Dewey’s indebtedness—so what?” Well, that’s certainly one way to defend a suit alleging Citibank’s participation in a Ponzi-like scheme. [Am Law Daily]
* A $280K bonus sure seems nice, but do all Supreme Court clerks choose life in Biglaw once they’ve completed their stints at the high court? As it turns out, the answer is no — some view the money as “golden handcuffs.” [Wall Street Journal]
* Because nobody can ogle these crown jewels except Prince William: the royals’ potential suit against Closer magazine over topless pics of Kate Middleton has turned into full-blown privacy proceeding. [New York Times]
* If you’re struggling in law school, it may be wise to take some advice from those who’ve been there before you, like SullCrom’s Rodge Cohen, the Ninth Circuit’s Chief Judge Alex Kozinski. [National Law Journal]
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Biglaw, Bonuses, H. Rodgin Cohen, Money, Partner Issues
Sullivan & Cromwell Will Pay Spring Bonuses -- But Will They Be Too Small To Be Worth Matching?
Sullivan & Cromwell plans to pay spring bonuses, but how big will they be? Big enough to require matching from other firms? -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Federal Government, H. Rodgin Cohen, Money, Student Loans, Wall Street
An Oracular Utterance from Sullivan & Cromwell on Spring Bonuses
David Lat asked H. Rodgin Cohen of Sullivan & Cromwell about spring bonuses. What did Cohen have to say on the subject? -
Biglaw, Gandolfo "Vince" DiBlasi, H. Rodgin Cohen, Hot Document, Interview Stories, Job Searches, Practice Pointers
An Inside Look at Sullivan & Cromwell's Recruiting Process
Be careful about what you place in the trash. Law firms have paper shredders for a reason; use them. Consider this your practice pointer for the day. Earlier this month, an ATL reader sent us a collection of documents relating to Sullivan & Cromwell's on-campus interviewing program. So, what was in these documents? The contents will be of interest to partners and associates at other firms, as well as law students going through the OCI process right now.... -
H. Rodgin Cohen, Quote of the Day, Wall Street
Quote of the Day: Is Rodge Cohen Comparing His Clients to Coke Addicts?
The cocaine analogy is quite a good one. Because this stuff was addictive. A lot of people couldn’t resist. — H. Rodgin Cohen — former chairman of Sullivan & Cromwell, and counsel to many of the nation’s biggest banks — discussing subprime mortgage debt. -
Barack Obama, Contests, Dreier, H. Rodgin Cohen, Harvey Miller, Layoffs, Reader Polls, Sonia Sotomayor
ATL Lawyer of the Year: The Nominees
Thanks to everyone who submitted possible nominees for our Lawyer of the Year award. We reviewed your 160+ comments and developed a slate of ten worthy candidates. Before we reveal them, we’ll talk about a few folks we passed over. A number of you suggested Mike Leach, the lawyer turned football coach who was recently […] - Sponsored
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The Post-Rodge Regime at Sullivan & Cromwell:Meet Joseph Shenker, S&C's New Managing Partner
Today H. Rodgin Cohen officially moves his Subaru into the right-hand lane, making way for Joseph C. Shenker to take the pole position as Sullivan & Cromwell’s new managing partner. Rodge will still be around, but leadership of the firm shifts to Shenker. Both the New York Times and Am Law Daily have marked this […] -
Banking Law, Biglaw, Cars, H. Rodgin Cohen, Mergers and Acquisitions, Money, Partner Issues
Breaking: Rodge Cohen Drives a Subaru!
That’s the most shocking revelation in an interesting New York Times profile of H. Rodgin Cohen, the nation’s top banking M&A lawyer and chairman of the venerable Sullivan & Cromwell. From the NYT: After [Cohen and his wife Barbara] had paid their [restaurant] check, they went to fetch the car, and Mr. Cohen, a Boston […] -
H. Rodgin Cohen, Real Estate
Do Jon Mechanic and Fried Frank Have the 'Un-Midas' Touch?
What role do lawyers have in advising their clients on business matters? Some might say: None. “The client decides on the business objective, and the lawyer helps the client reach that objective, as long as it’s legal,” this line of thinking goes. “And why would you want lawyers giving business advice anyway? They have no […] -
Aaron Charney, Alex Kozinski, Ann Althouse, ATL Idol, Eliot Spitzer, Elizabeth Halverson, H. Rodgin Cohen, Jeremy Pitcock, Pictures, Thomas Goldstein
What if They Mated: Legal All-Stars Edition
[Ed. note: This post is by MARIN, one of the finalists in ATL Idol, the “reality blogging” competition that will determine ATL’s next editor. It is marked with Marin’s avatar (at right).] From ergonomic wrist supports to dual computer monitors, law firms wring every ounce of productivity from the attorneys they haven’t axed (yet). But […] -
Aaron Charney, Bernard Fried, Biglaw, Gay, H. Rodgin Cohen
Brokeback Lawfirm: Score One for S&C
After a quiet period, in which we were reduced to wishing Gera Grinberg a happy birthday, there’s some actual news about Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell. From Keeping Up With Jonas: Judge Fried issued his decision in response to S&C’s partial motion to dismiss. Though both sides landed blows, it seems that S&C can claim […]
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Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Gay, H. Rodgin Cohen, Sexual Harassment
Brokeback Lawfirm: An Interview With H. Rodgin Cohen
Recently H. Rodgin Cohen, chairman of Sullivan & Cromwell, was interviewed by Chrystia Freeland, the U.S. managing editor for the Financial Times. The full transcript interview appears here. Of course, the subject of Aaron Charney v. S&C came up: FT: You’re being accused quite publicly, your firm is, of sexual discrimination against a gay associate, […] -
Aaron Charney, Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Gandolfo "Vince" DiBlasi, Gay, H. Rodgin Cohen, Isn't It Ironic
Brokeback Lawfirm: Oh the Irony
One of you posted this in the comments, and we subsequently verified it with sources at the firm. Late last week, this announcement was made internally at Sullivan & Cromwell: I am pleased to announce that Vince DiBlasi, Andrew Gerlach, Tracy Richelle High, Jessica Klein, Keith Pagnani, Melissa Sawyer, Karen Seymour, and Fred Rich, as […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Gay, H. Rodgin Cohen, Media and Journalism
Brokeback Lawfirm: Two Interesting Articles
From the new March issue of The American Lawyer. Both are by the fabulous and fashionable Vivia Chen. Go Vivia! 1. “Antigay or Antihuman?” [American Lawyer] Yes, this is an article about Sullivan & Cromwell. Money quote: “We can’t fire everybody who might say something inappropriate, who does something foolish under pressure,” says [firm chairman […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Eric Krautheimer, Gay, H. Rodgin Cohen, Media and Journalism, Robert Kolker
Brokeback Lawfirm: New York Magazine Piece (Part 2)
This is a continuation of our prior post, Brokeback Lawfirm: The New York Magazine Piece (Part 1), which discussed the first half of Robert Kolker’s New York magazine article about Aaron Charney. Our discussion picks up on page three (web pagination) of Kolker’s piece. At the top of that page is this fabulous graphic, entitled […] -
Aaron Charney, Anna Schneider-Mayerson, Biglaw, David Braff, Eric Krautheimer, Gay, H. Rodgin Cohen, Media and Journalism, New York Observer, Pictures
Why Do We Love the New York Observer So Much?
A picture is worth a thousand words: We previously praised Anna Schneider-Mayerson’s great reporting. But we must also give props to the graphics team at the Observer, whose handiwork is shown above. Nice work, guys! Random observation: David Braff and Eric Krautheimer look much younger in this photo montage than in their S&C headshots. Heck, […] -
Aaron Charney, Anna Schneider-Mayerson, Fashion, H. Rodgin Cohen, Media and Journalism, Nathan Koppel, New York Times, Peter Lattman, Robert Kolker, Zachary Fasman
Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney: More MSM Coverage
Rumor has it that Sullivan & Cromwell’s chairman, banking law god H. Rodgin Cohen, was “pretty angry” when he learned that the New York Times would be covering Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell, the anti-discrimination lawsuit filed against S&C by a gay former associate, Aaron Charney. (The NYT story was pretty even-handed. But it was […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Gay, H. Rodgin Cohen, Pro Se Litigants, Vicious Infighting, Zachary Fasman
Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell -- Or Should We Say, Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney?
We just got back from dinner with lawyer friends, where everyone mourned the apparent passing of Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell. Earlier today, it seemed that this lawsuit — which has riveted legal gossip circles — was on the brink of settlement. As we pointed out this afternoon, something was definitely going on in the […]