Laurence Tribe

(We’re filling in today for Stella Q, who has more pressing — and billable — matters to attend to.) * Super-needy partners are the worst to work for. We knew of one partner who would summon an associate from another floor to retrieve a document from her printer and bring it in to her — […]

It has been a while since our last round-up of notable moves within the legal profession. So there’s a lot to report today: Law Firm to… Prison? * Former Milberg Weiss name partner Steven Schulman resigned from the firm to pursue “new ventures.” The most important of these “ventures” will surely be fighting federal charges […]

Professor Laurence Tribe of Harvard Law School is one of the country’s most distinguished constitutional scholars and Supreme Court advocates. Having argued before the Court numerous times, Professor Tribe has no fear of the coutroom. So why did Professor Tribe flee from the Ames Courtroom of Harvard Law School last Thursday? He was scheduled to […]

* None of this really sounds all that bad, but “Christmas bonuses” makes a good headline. [CNN] * When this goes to court, will “Vaughnifer” be an official legal entity? [MSNBC] * Can’t argue with a 99-page decision. Or read one. [New York Times] * Wait, so he DIDN’T defraud investors out of millions of […]

Recently we asked you for juicy gossip about gigantic legal fees. We didn’t expect to receive a response so quickly. From the WSJ Law Blog: NYU Law School professor Burt Neuborne worked for nearly eight years to help Holocaust survivors win a $1.25 billion settlement from Swiss banks accused of helping the Nazis steal Jewish […]

Celebrity sighting columns are a staple of gossip magazines and gossip blogs. E.g., Gawker Stalker, Wonk’d, Judicial Sightations. So, in this spirit, we proudly present The Eyes of the Law — your source for all the legal celebrity sightings that are fit to print (and a few that aren’t). Since we don’t get out that […]