Paul, Weiss’s Multimillion-Dollar Secret Deal To Get Its First Openly Trans Partner Out Of The Firm
Scott Barshay reportedly thought a transgender lawyer would spook clients. The firm's fix, per the New York Times, was to buy silence.
Top 20 Biglaw Firm To Launch Partial Reopening In November, Full Reopening In January 2022
Attorneys will be able to work remotely two days each week, starting in 2022.
Emojipedia: An Essential Legal Resource?
The question we should be asking is not how emojis got here, but what we should do with them now that they’ve arrived.
Gary Gensler To Finish Other People’s Work Before Starting In On His Own
Ten years does seem rather a long time to finish some seemingly simple proxy disclosure matters.
Morning Docket: 10.04.21
* Couple bought home without knowing it was the site of events that inspired The Exorcist. Does this count as a material or immaterial omission of fact? [NPR]
* In the most Karen move this side of the Mississippi, Mom calls police on her son because she doesn’t like his haircut. [Fox Wilmington]
* Torts professors, watch out! New trend on TikTok involves smacking teachers. Might want to update your syllabus. [Valley News Live]
* Diamond Season: Woman finds 4 carat yellow diamond in a public diamond mine. [Insider]
* Recent oil spill leaks 126k barrels of oil into Californian waters. Might not be the best time to visit the beach. [NBC25 News]
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Alex Jones Gets Benchslapped: Well, Your Honor, maybe I didn’t want to comply.
Can We Pretend That Airplanes…: Weren’t a proxy for horrific abuse?
Raises!: This time in Delaware.