Insider Trading
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Akin Gump, Blogging, Google / Search Engines, Insider Trading, John Dowd, Kenneth Starr, Non-Sequiturs, Privacy, S.D.N.Y., Technology, Trials, White-Collar Crime, Yolanda Young
Non-Sequiturs: 03.09.11
* Is concern for “privacy” simply a justification for censorship on the internet? Some thoughts from a lawyer for Google. [Peter Fleischer: Privacy…? via Kashmir Hill / Forbes] * What’s the secret to lawyer happiness? And no, it doesn’t involve illegal drugs or porn stars (Charlie Sheen isn’t a lawyer). [Slaw via Legal Blog Watch] […] -
Benchslaps, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Insider Trading, Musical Chairs, Non-Sequiturs, Trials, Wall Street
Non-Sequiturs: 03.08.11
* The epic insider trading trial of Raj Rajaratnam got underway today. Bess Levin, of our sister site Dealbreaker, comes up with a (rather hilarious and bizarre) list of possible character witnesses for Raj. [Dealbreaker] * Speaking of the Rajaratnam trial, who were those mystery men observing the proceedings in the courtroom? [Clusterstock] * In […] - Sponsored
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls. -
Celebrities, Goldman Sachs, Insider Trading, Morning Docket, Religion
Morning Docket: 03.02.11
* He might be a “litigious little man,” but I still dig Prince. Patterson Belknap just wants his billable time and his [insert guitar riff here] kiss. [New York Daily News] * Star Magazine says that Katie Holmes is a drug addict. Which drug? Scientology. She might win the libel lawsuit, but her ultimate judge […]
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In-House Counsel, Insider Trading, Suicide
In-House Counseling: When the Emptiness Swallows You Whole
Ed. note: This post is written by Will Meyerhofer, a Biglaw attorney turned psychotherapist, whom we profiled last week. A former Sullivan & Cromwell associate, he holds degrees from Harvard, NYU Law, and The Hunter College School of Social Work. He blogs at The People’s Therapist. Last October, a law school placement director friend of […] -
Crime, Insider Trading, Lawyer of the Day, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
Lawyers of the Day: Arthur Cutillo, Michael Kimelman, and Jason Goldfarb
Today the winners of Lawyer of the Day honors are obvious. Congratulations to Arthur Cutillo, Michael Kimelman, and Jason Goldbfarb, three attorneys who stand accused of involvement in the infamous Galleon Group insider trading scheme. Both Cutillo and Kimelman have distinguished pedigrees, with ties to two top firms. Cutillo (left), a holder of an M.S. […] -
Crime, Insider Trading, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
Breaking: Arrest at Ropes & Gray in Galleon Insider Trading Case
The news was first reported by CNBC. See Dealbreaker for more details. We have phone calls and emails in to Ropes & Gray and are waiting to hear back. We will keep you posted on further developments. If you have more info, please email us. Thanks. UPDATE (10:00 AM): According to Bloomberg, the FBI has […] -
9th Circuit, Bankruptcy, Insider Trading, Morning Docket
Morning Docket 12.19.08
* The White House has raised the prospect of “pushing the cars into a managed bankruptcy as a solution to save the companies from financial collapse.” [The International Herald Tribune] * The Iraqi journalist who threw the shoe at President George W. Bush will go on trial for insulting a foreign leader, which could get […]
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Asians, Blogging, Defamation, Goldman Sachs, Insider Trading, Vicious Infighting, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
Legal Week at DealBreaker
Law-related stories are proliferating over at our big sibling site, DealBreaker. Here are three from yesterday afternoon alone: 1. Goldman Sachs Acquitted of All Charges. It’s good to be Goldman: “In an effort to uphold the rule that the Masters of the Universe can pretty much get away with anything simply because they’re the Masters […] - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Crime, Insider Trading, Securities and Exchange Commission, Thacher Proffitt & Wood, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
When Smart Lawyers Do Stupid Things: Insider Trading By Biglaw Attorneys
Via our financially-minded big sibling, Dealbreaker, we just learned about an interesting (and bizarre) insider trading case. It’s about a family that set up its own hedge fund in order to trade on insider information. And as it turns out, a friend of ours appears to be involved. From today’s CCH Wall Street: The SEC […] -
Bad Ideas, Blackberry-Crackberry, Food, Insider Trading, Pictures, Scott Black, Securities and Exchange Commission, White-Collar Crime
Law Firm Associates: How Not To Deal with the Late-Night Munchies
“No,” Daddy tried to explain, “it’s not THAT kind of blackberry…” Photograph provided courtesy of a former Wachtell Lipton colleague of ours, Scott L. Black (whom we identify here with his permission; our default rule is anonymity for tipsters). Meet the absolutely adorable Shoshana Black, daughter of Scott and Marnie Black, a high-powered exec at […] -
10th Circuit, Insider Trading, Jon Corzine, Kellogg Huber, Neil Gorsuch, Non-Sequiturs, William Birdthistle
Non-Sequiturs: 09.22.06
* “Bless him Father, for he has sinned”: Msgr. John Woolsey made some unauthorized withdrawals from his church’s collection plate, which he blew on golf vacations and Rolex watches. (Monsignor: A Rolex is so unoriginal. Why not, say, a nice Patek Philippe?) [Judicial Reports] * Newly confirmed Tenth Circuit judge Neil M. Gorsuch — a […]