Munger Tolles & Olson
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Biglaw, Incisive Media, Munger Tolles & Olson, Rankings
The 2011 Am Law A-List
It’s that time of the year again: American Lawyer magazine has just released its A-List for 2011. The Am Law rankings attempt to evaluate which law firms have got the right stuff to become elite: The A-List was created in 2003 in an effort to assess (and rank) the nation’s largest and most prominent law […] -
Biglaw, Fenwick & West, Job Searches, Minority Issues, Munger Tolles & Olson, Partner Issues, Racism, Rankings, Townsend and Townsend and Crew, White & Case
Which Law Firms Are Most Diverse? Let's Look at the Rankings
Law firm diversity matters. It matters to corporate clients, many of them public companies that want to demonstrate their commitment to diversity through their selection of vendors and service providers — which is what law firms are, at the end of the day. It matters to the law students and lawyers that firms are trying […] - Sponsored
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Celebrities, Entertainment Law, Lunacy, Munger Tolles & Olson, Television
Lawsuit of the Day: Charlie Sheen's WINNING Case?
Watch out, Warner Bros. and Munger Tolles: the machete-wielding, tiger-blood-fueled Charlie Sheen is coming after you. The seemingly deranged actor, who was recently fired from the CBS hit show “Two and a Half Men,” has filed a $100 million lawsuit against Warner Bros. and Chuck Lorre, the studio and executive producer of the show, respectively. […]
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Celebrities, Entertainment Law, Fame Brief, Lunacy, Munger Tolles & Olson, Television
Busy Lawyer's Guide to Charlie Sheen's Bitchin' Termination Letter
You don’t have to be a total bitchin’ rock star from Mars to have predicted that Warner Bros. — the company that produces Two and a Half Angry Men and, not un-coincidentally, Looney Tunes — would fire Charlie Sheen from the show. And on Monday, that’s exactly what happened. Writing on behalf of Warner Bros., […] -
Crime, Education / Schools, Jeffrey Epstein, Judicial Nominations, Morning Docket, Munger Tolles & Olson
Morning Docket: 03.07.11
* Doing hood rat stuff with your friends is less likely to land you in the adult court system now. [New York Times] * The Quinnipiac Law School registrar might be headed to the pokey on mortgage fraud charges. Add/Drop is now… CLOSED!!!!! No idea what that means. [Hartford Courant] * Law prof Liu lingers […]
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Arnold & Porter, Biglaw, Munger Tolles & Olson, Rankings, Vault 100 Open Threads: 2011, Vault rankings
Fall Recruiting Open Threads: Vault 21 – 30 (2011)
We’re rolling through the Vault 2011 list of the “prestigiest” firms in the land, so that you can comment on what it’s like to actually live, work, and breathe those firms (when you’re not choking on all the prestige in the air). We’ve covered #1-10 and #11-20. Here’s the next round-up. Now it’s time for […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2009, Munger Tolles & Olson
Associate Bonus Watch: Munger, Tolles & Olson
Last month, associate bonuses were announced at the super-elite firm of Munger, Tolles & Olson — aka the West Coast home of The Elect, with about two dozen former SCOTUS clerks lying around. The firm is well-known for its exceedingly high hiring standards and intellectual (if somewhat nerdy) atmosphere. One would expect a firm as […] -
Free Speech, Malpractice, Munger Tolles & Olson
Malpractice Suit Against Simpson Thacher Reinstated on Appeal
Getting sued for malpractice, even if the claims lack merit, is never fun. Earlier this week, we wrote about Seyfarth Shaw, which is being sued by Tae Bo star Billy Blanks for malpractice (and being sued by a current partner for breach of fiduciary duty, among other claims). Let’s declare this week “West Coast Malpractice […] - Sponsored
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Akin Gump, Allen & Overy, Munger Tolles & Olson, Vault 100 Open Threads: 2010, Willkie Farr
Fall Recruiting Open Thread: Vault 31 - 40 (2010)
As we roll through the next segment of the 2010 Vault rankings, we get into some firms that have been caught testing the stealth layoff waters. To refresh your memory, here is the next list of firms: 31. Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy 32. Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker 33. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & […] -
Biglaw, Incisive Media, Munger Tolles & Olson, Rankings
The Am Law A-List Isn't Kind to Laid Off Associates
American Lawyer has released its A-List for 2009. The rankings try to measure the qualities that make an elite law firm: This list, which we launched in 2003, aims to measure and quantify the qualities that define an elite law firm, making an effort to look beyond profits. We examine four factors: revenue per lawyer, […] -
Alston & Bird, Munger Tolles & Olson, Vault 100 open threads - 2009, Vault rankings
Fall Recruiting Open Thread: Vault 51-60 (2009)
We’re entering the second half of the Vault 100. This is part of a series of open threads to discuss the firms considered to be the profession’s most prestigious. Because we know you love prestige. And the opportunity for “TTT” accusations. [FN1] Here’s the next bunch of firms, with prestige scores in parentheses: 51. Munger, […] -
Barack Obama, Death Penalty, Google / Search Engines, Hillary Clinton, Kramer Levin, Media and Journalism, Microsoft, Morning Docket, Munger Tolles & Olson, New York Times, Pictures, Politics, Sports
Morning Docket: 02.01.08
* NFL Union president prepared for strike. [ESPN] * Microsoft offers to acquire Yahoo for $44.6 billion to compete with Google. [MSNBC] * Times reporter subpoenaed over “State of War” source. [New York Times] * French President and supermodel girlfriend sue over pictures. [Washington Post via WSJ Law Blog] * HLS grad Obama and YLS […]
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3rd Circuit, Munger Tolles & Olson, New York Times, Samuel Alito, Sandra Day O'Connor, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 9.30.07: Shall We Dance?
Warmest congratulations to our friends Junko Ozao and Jason Choy, whose lovely wedding was written up in this week’s Vows column. Jason is an associate at Kirkland & Ellis, but Junko is a normal person, and that shortcoming cost them a spot in this week’s Legal Eagle Wedding Watch. The news will likely ruin their […]
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Biglaw, David Boies, Job Searches, Munger Tolles & Olson
Fall Recruiting Open Thread: Vault 46-50
We’re surprised that the firms in this latest group of Vault 100 law firms aren’t ranked more highly. Some of them are quite profitable (Dechert),* prestigious (Munger), or high-profile (Boies Schiller, home of legendary litigator David Boies). But who are we to argue? For communal discussion, here is this morning’s batch of Biglaws: 46. Boies, […] -
Biglaw, Money, Munger Tolles & Olson, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: A Few More Announcements
To follow up on our earlier post, as well as this post from before the holiday, here are more confirmed pay raise announcements not previously mentioned in these pages: 1. Munger Tolles & Olson: They’ve raised to the $160K scale, according to The Recorder. (The same article also mentions Pillsbury Winthrop going to $160K in […]