Loretta Preska
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Biglaw, Fabulosity, Federal Judges, Judicial Divas, Lawyerly Lairs, Loretta Preska, Money, Partner Issues, Real Estate, S.D.N.Y.
Lawyerly Lairs: A Judicial Diva's $8.7 Million Penthouse
Which prominent federal judge, married to a big-time Biglaw partner, just purchased a penthouse for $8.7 million? -
Loretta Preska, Quote of the Day, Racism, S.D.N.Y.
Chief Judge Preska Is On This Street Lingo Thing Fo' Shizzle
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Are Small Firms Going Big On Legal Tech?
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Denny Chin, Jed Rakoff, Loretta Preska, Securities Law, Wall Street
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Rakoff?
Since Judge Denny Chin is moving on up to the Second Circuit, the S.D.N.Y. cases pending before him have to be redistributed. Lawyers for Bank of America, which has 15 civil shareholder lawsuits on Chin’s docket, sent the chief judge a letter requesting that the cases be reassigned using a lottery system. As we mentioned […]
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Alice Fisher, Loretta Preska, Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: Last Call To Cash In Before The Election
The problem with being a government lawyer is that you don’t have a lot of control over which “government” you are working for. Even if you have a non-partisan, non-patronage position, anytime a new administration takes power there is the possibility of turmoil. Like the swallows of Capistrano, now is the season we expect public […] -
Attorney Misconduct, Benchslaps, Biglaw, Legal Ethics, Loretta Preska
Benchslap of the Day: Judge Preska Reprimands (Wait for It)... Cleary Gottlieb?
Judge Loretta K. Preska (S.D.N.Y.) has it all: a lifetime appointment to the federal bench, a rich husband, and killer shoes. As well as, it appears, no patience for lawyers who play fast and loose with the rules. From the WSJ Law Blog: Cleary Gottlieb conjures images of Ivy League bookishness and international savoir faire, […] -
Denny Chin, Fabulosity, Federal Judges, Kim McLane Wardlaw, Kimba Wood, Loretta Preska, Money, Romance and Dating, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
A Solution to the Federal Judicial Pay Crisis: Marry Into Money
As we previously mentioned, and as Lawrence Hurley of the Daily Journal reports here, Congress is considering a proposal that would raise federal judges’ salaries by a significant margin. Here’s what the new scale would look like (with current salaries indicated parenthetically): District Court Judges: $247,800 (up from $165,200)Court of Appeals Judges: $262,700 ($175,100)Associate Justices […]
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