McCarter & English
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Law School Deans, Law Schools, McCarter & English, Media and Journalism
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10th Circuit, Benchslaps, Biglaw, Confirmations, Constitutional Law, Guns / Firearms, McCarter & English, Mergers and Acquisitions, Minority Issues, Money, Morning Docket, Musical Chairs, Politics, Racism, SCOTUS, Securities and Exchange Commission, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 02.26.13
* Our own Elie Mystal isn’t the only one who’s capable of fanning the flames of race baiting — it seems that Supreme Court justices can do it, too! We’ll probably have more on Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s benchslap later today. [The Two-Way / NPR]
* Patience is obviously one of this judge’s virtues, because this took a looooong time. After waiting more than a year for people to put their petty political pandering aside, the Senate confirmed Robert Bacharach to the Tenth Circuit. [Blog of Legal Times]
* Mary Jo White, the nominee to lead the SEC, will probably face her confirmation hearing in March. Her legal wranglings at Debevoise may be of interest to some, but really, who cares? She’s so cute and tiny! [Reuters]
* Mayer Brown and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year: gross revenue is up overall at most Biglaw firms, but not this one. In 2012, Mayer Brown’s revenue dipped 3.7 percent for a six-year low. [Am Law Daily]
* Kirkland & Ellis, now the fifth-largest Biglaw firm in the nation, is leading the market in terms of top dollar merger-and-acquisition deals. Now, if only the firm could get some bananas. [Crain’s Chicago Business]
* Orderly liquidation authority may be a legitimate exercise of power under the Bankruptcy Clause, but as far as these states are concerned, it’s just another reason to hate the Dodd-Frank Act. [DealBook / New York Times]
* Remember Peggy Ableman, the judge who ordered lawyers to attend a course on remedial civility in their “jammies”? She’s now at McCarter & English, so mind your manners. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight]
* An “astronomically stupid” legal loophole? Unpossible! Gun trusts are seeing the limelight because Chris Dorner claims he used one to purchase his paraphernalia without a background check. [New York Times]
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Barack Obama, Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Election 2012, Law School Deans, Law Schools, McCarter & English, Mergers and Acquisitions, Morning Docket, Politics, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 10.04.12
* According to a CNN poll, 67 percent of people who watched the debate thought Mitt Romney won, while only 25 percent thought Barack Obama won. Well, either way you slice it, there was definitely one loser: poor old Jim Lehrer. [CNN]
* If Barack Obama could’ve had his way, he would’ve put Osama bin Laden on trial to display American due process and the rule of law. We suppose that now he’ll just have to take credit for being the man who ordered the kill shot. [WSJ Law Blog]
* A handful of Biglaw firms advised on the T-Mobile and MetroPCS merger, but Telecommunications Law Partners, a boutique firm, showed up to prove it could hang with the big boys. [DealBook / New York Times]
* From boutique to Biglaw? Joseph Bachelder, an executive compensation expert, shuttered his 10-lawyer firm in favor of joining McCarter & English as special counsel in New York. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight]
* Remember Ellen Pao, the former Cravath associate who sued Kleiner Perkins for sex discrimination? She now claims that the VC firm fired her. Of course, like everything else, KPCB denies it. [Bits / New York Times]
* A J.D. isn’t a hoax, but if law schools keep admitting huge classes, the degree will become one. The dean of UC Hastings Law thinks law schools should’ve reduced their class sizes a long time ago. [Huffington Post]
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Biglaw, Gay, Gay Marriage, Health Care / Medicine, McCarter & English, Money, Perks / Fringe Benefits, Tax Law
Biglaw Perk Watch: The Gay Gross-Up Is All the Rage
Here in the great state of New York, marriage equality is the order of the day — as it is in five other states, plus D.C.. But due to the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal tax code does not recognize same-sex unions. As a result, as explained by the law firm of McCarter & […] -
Divorce Train Wrecks, Hedge Funds / Private Equity, Lawsuit of the Day, McCarter & English
Lawsuit of the Day: Patricia Cohen's Ex-Lawyer Wants to Get Paid
We’ve been following the legal wranglings between SAC Capital’s Steve Cohen and his ex-wife, Patricia. Why wouldn’t we, how often does an ex-wife file civil RICO charges against a billionaire? Initially, Patricia Cohen retained civil RICO expert, Paul Batista. Apparently, Cohen and counsel didn’t see eye-to-eye. Batista withdrew the initial suit and Cohen retained Gaytri […] -
Divorce Train Wrecks, Hedge Funds / Private Equity, McCarter & English, Wall Street, Weirdness
Patricia Cohen Switches Horses in the Middle of the Race
Last month we mentioned the civil RICO lawsuit filed against billionaire financier Steve Cohen by his ex-wife, Patricia Cohen. The suit is just a few weeks old — Mr. Cohen has yet to file an answer — but there’s already a new development. Patricia Cohen has replaced her original lawyer — prominent trial lawyer Paul […] -
Canceled Summer Programs - 2010, McCarter & English, Start Dates, Summer Associates
Canceled Summer Program Watch - The 'Mc' Edition:McCarter & English, McGuire Woods (selected offices)
The number of law firms canceling their 2010 summer associate programs continues to climb. Here are the latest additions to the growing list: 1. McCarter & English: Managing partner Eric Wiechmann confirmed to ATL that the firm will not be holding a summer associate program in 2010. In addition, he confirmed that incoming associates won’t […] -
Biglaw, McCarter & English, Musical Chairs, Real Estate
More Musical Chairs: 11.07.06
Hey, did you hear? Britney Spears is getting divorced! Oh yes, notable promotions and moves within the legal profession. In addition to the new Wachtell Lipton partners, here are some other items worth noting: Lateral Moves: * Litigator Eugene Bannigan, litigator Dominick DeChiara, and private equity lawyer Bradley Vaiana, to Nixon Peabody. Bannigan came from […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Chadbourne & Parke, McCarter & English, Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: 10.23.06
In addition to the major move reported this morning, a few other legal professional developments worth noting: New Partners: * Chadbourne & Parke: Corporate lawyers Frank Vellucci and Ayse Yüksel (both in New York, but Yüksel also works in London). * McCarter & English: Corporate lawyer Lance Friedler, securities and white-collar criminal litigator William Moran, […] -
Biglaw, McCarter & English, Musical Chairs, Time Warner
Musical Chairs: 8.31.06
Musical Chairs is our summary of the most important or interesting moves within the legal profession. We read through the announcements (and pick out the high points), so you don’t have to. If you have good gossip about any of these job changes and the players involved, or forthcoming announcements, please drop us a line […]