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Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Skadden to CityCenter?
No, not that CityCenter. We’re talking about D.C., not Las Vegas. The Washington office of Skadden might be moving. The Washington Business Journal reports: The Skadden law firm is on the verge of agreeing to lease space at the new CityCenter D.C. project, kick-starting the first phase of the old convention center site after nearly […] -
Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Orrick's New Digs in New York
Last summer, we reported that Orrick would be moving into fancy new offices in New York. Earlier this week, the office move took place. From the firm’s press release: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has moved its New York office to 51 West 52nd Street, the same building that houses CBS headquarters and which is […] - Sponsored
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Attorney Misconduct, In-House Counsel, Lawyerly Lairs, Lindquist & Vennum, Real Estate, White-Collar Crime
Lawyerly Lairs: Partner Accused of Misappropriating Money to Overhaul Minnesota Mansion
Back in the summer of 2008, we wrote a post entitled “Summer Associates of the Day: Sapphic Summers in Lesbianic Lip-Lock.” The title of the post pretty much says it all. Well, it turns out that a partner at the same firm, Minneapolis-based Lindquist & Vennum, may have been misbehaving too. The Pioneer Press reports […]
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Lawyerly Lairs, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Real Estate
Covington & Burling Partners Did Not Plunder in 2009
This morning, we wrote about the partners at DLA Piper sharing in the pain of 2009. The trend at many firms reporting 2009 numbers has been the revenue line heading south while the profits-per-partner line heads north. At DLA, however, revenue and PPP were down at the firm, so Elie gave them a shout-out for […] -
Biglaw, David Boies, Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Partner Issues, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Boies's BargainThe legendary litigator snaps up an $8 million apartment.
In between Christmas and New Year’s, while most of us were stuffing our faces, celebrated litigator David Boies was stuffing his own stocking — with a magnificent New York apartment. Last year was a good one for Boies Schiller associates, at least based on their bonuses. And it probably was a good one for their […] -
Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate
Paul Weiss Staying Put on Sixth Avenue
You know who is in a strong position right now? Companies that are renting a large amount of office space in Manhattan. The real estate market is terrible, and landlords are offering sweetheart deals to keep tenants in the building. Paul Weiss was apparently looking for an office upgrade, but the owners of 1285 6th […] -
Fabulosity, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Lawyerly Lairs, Milberg Weiss, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Daniel Fischel's Fabulous New Pad
Law professors generally don’t earn as much as Biglaw partners. Legal academic salaries, while generally in the low six-figures, rarely go over, say, $400,000. But some law profs own very, very nice homes. See, e.g. (in descending order by value): Columbia professor Hans Smit ($30 million mansion — yup, that’s seven zeros); Yale professor James […] -
Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Latham Partner Gives His Wife a Fabulous Paris Pad for Her Birthday
Earlier this year, Latham & Watkins laid off some 400 employees (190 associates and 250 staff). This caused many to wonder about how tough times were getting at Latham. Well, don’t shed tears for LW partners just yet. From the New York Times: If a tourist passing along the Rue du Cloître Notre-Dame just looks […] - Sponsored
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David Souter, Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Lawyerly Lairs: Souter's Upgrade
I guess Justice Souter no longer has to play the role of humble civil servant, and can now start living the life of a former uber-powerful person. Yesterday, the New York Times reported that Souter is getting new digs: When he retired from the Supreme Court in June, it was expected that Justice David H. […] -
Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: The Runaway Groom Plants His Feet
Remember James Ferraro, aka the Runaway Groom? He’s the multimillionaire trial lawyer who, back in January 2008, left his wife — Patricia Delinois, a well-known real estate broker — standing at the altar. Their story ended happily: Ferraro and Delinois reconciled and eventually did get married, a few weeks later. And Mrs. Ferraro is probably […] -
Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Orrick Shacks Up With Wachtell
Mega-fraudster Marc Dreier, who recently traded a magnificent penthouse for a cell at the MCC (look him up in the handy Inmate Locator), isn’t the only New York lawyer with new digs. The iconic CBS Building (aka “Black Rock”), longtime home of Wachtell Lipton, has another prestigious legal tenant. From the New York Observer: Law […] -
Fabulosity, Law Professors, Law Schools, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: It's Good To Be King A Law Professor
In these dire times, academia is regarded as a refuge. Sure, endowments are down, some schools have imposed hiring freezes, and budgets are being trimmed here and there. But the academy, especially the legal academy, hasn’t seen anything like the carnage experienced by Biglaw. Take the ivory tower of Columbia Law School, which apparently remains […] -
Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate, Weddings
Lawyerly Lairs: Young Legal Eagles Feather Their Nest(Or: At least some Americans still live within their means.)
Remember Kathleen DeLaney and Courtney Thomas? Almost a year ago, this comely couple was named an ATL couple of the week. In the words of Laurie Lin, “Team DeLaney-Thomas, you’ve shaken LEWW out of our winter doldrums with your sterling credentials and sizzling good looks. Congratulations!” Now ATL would like to congratulate the DeLaney-Thomases on […]
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John Edwards, Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Cate Edwards's Georgetown Pad
No Gropius dorms for her, thank you very much. Harvard Law School student Cate Edwards, oldest daughter of prominent politician John Edwards, just purchased a million-dollar property in Washington’s tony Georgetown neighborhood. From an item in Washingtonian: Buyer: Harvard law student Cate Edwards. Famous dad: Former presidential hopeful John Edwards. Price: $1.3 million. Amenities: Two […] -
Fabulosity, Lawyer of the Day, Lawyerly Lairs, Layoffs, Real Estate, Robert Link
Lawyerly Lairs: Robert Link's $6 Million Hamptons House(Or, Lawsuit of the Day: Bob Link Duels With Developers)
Here’s an idea for how Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft — America’s Firingest Law Firm™, which laid off 35 lawyers in January, and then 96 more last month — can keep its surviving attorneys (plus all those incoming first-years) gainfully employed. Have them work on the litigation over managing partner Robert Link’s Hamptons house. Cadwalader Managing […] -
Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Gotham Law Firms on the Prowl
If you’ll be interviewing at law firms this fall, make sure you double check the address of the place you’re headed to. Law firms are constantly on the move and trading spaces. From the New York Observer (which follows commercial real estate as obsessively as we follow law firm layoffs): Entertainment law powerhouse Pryor Cashman, […] -
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Lawyerly Lairs: Who Cares If You're Disbarred, If You Own a $35 Million Mansion?
A struggling personal injury lawyer was disbarred last month, for splitting fees with non-lawyers, aiding the unauthorized practice of law, and other offenses. Sounds pretty unexciting, right? But Keith Rubinstein is no ordinary PI lawyer; don’t cry for him, Argentina. Last year, he beat out Evita — i.e., Madonna, the Material Girl herself — in […] -
Andrew Cuomo, Job Searches, Law Schools, Lawyerly Lairs, Non-Sequiturs, Television
Non-Sequiturs: 01.31.08
* A shout-out to the Elect on TV tonight. The lawyer protagonist of the new ABC drama, “Eli Stone” — portrayed by Jonny Lee Miller (pictured), an ex-husband of Angelina Jolie — is supposedly a former law clerk to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. [New York Times] * A novel approach to the legal job hunt: […] -
Fabulosity, Gay, Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Gay Gotham Edition (continued)
Why do the gay lawyers land all the fabulous real estate? Just a few days after this installment of Lawyerly Lairs, profiling the palatial pads of two same-sex couples, we learn of a third such couple living large in New York. A reader sums it up nicely: “This seems right up our alley for Lawyerly […] -
Fabulosity, Gay, Lawyerly Lairs, Lesbians, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Gay Gotham Edition
In Chicago, gay lawyers get to attend exclusive parties. In New York, they enjoy a finer prize: luxury real estate. The law schools of Columbia and NYU have been battling over faculty superstars for several years. And now NYU is bringing out the heavy artillery: multimillion-dollar condo purchases. From the New York Times: Columbia University, […]