211 Search Results for: "howrey"
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.21.20
* Amazon’s lawsuit against the Department of Defense is on hold to give the DoD time to reconsider it’s decision to award a $10 Billion contract to Microsoft. $10 Billion is chump change for Jeff Bezos… [Business Insider]
* A lawyer may be dismissed from a case because he removed his pants at a courthouse security checkpoint after taking offense at being asked to remove his belt. [ABA Journal]
* Dewey know Howrey going to weather the storm of COVID-19? Borrow more money. [American Lawyer]
* A teen has filed a lawsuit after allegedly being threatened with arrest if she didn’t remove social media posts suggesting that she had COVID-19. [ABA Journal]
* Authorities claim that a Florida lawyer worked as a pimp when he wasn’t practicing law. Sounds like the plot of a horrible sequel to Risky Business… [Miami Herald]
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Biglaw, Sponsored Content
Biglaw Layoffs In A Pandemic: Opportunistic Or Necessary?
We generally expect to see firms with entrenched corporate practices suffer the most. -
Biglaw
What Will This Recession Mean For Biglaw?
Three predictions about how the economic downturn will affect major law firms. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.20.20
* Julian Assange was allegedly offered a presidential pardon if he cleared Russia of collaborating with Wikileaks. [AP]
* The jury’s out (get it?) over whether the op-ed penned by Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer will help or hurt her client. [Forbes]
* The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has suspended the prosecutor involved in the Jerry Sandusky case. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
* A Roanoke lawyer has been acquitted of charges related to an alleged assault at a strip club. Must’ve had a good attorney. [Roanoke Times]
* “Howrey” going to get clawback payments from former partners? The bankruptcy trustee for Howrey is having a difficult time with clawback claims, and I’m just including this story to use the “Howrey” pun one more time… [ABA Journal]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.18.18
* Michael Flynn’s going in for sentencing today. My money is on him not throwing out the plea deal over materiality. [National Law Journal]
* Meanwhile, some of his old cronies have been charged for acting as illegal agents of Turkey, which is not the cooperation that’s getting the most attention, but it’s the cooperation that probably has the most direct impact. [Courthouse News Service]
* Judge makes deer poacher watch Bambi. I guess to understand what a wonderful and delightful journey he kicks off when he kills boring adult deer. [LegalCheek]
* The top verdicts of the year. [Law360]
* Howrey doing with that bankruptcy? [American Lawyer]
* Client misconduct is an underappreciated source of sexual harassment. Women in firms feel greater pressure not to report harassment from clients fearing it could damage their careers. Firms often don’t even consider the possibility that this is going on. [Corporate Counsel]
* Closing arguments due in NCAA’s right to profit off of its student ath-o-leets. [The Recorder]
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Courts
President Trump Interviews More Supreme Court Candidates (Including Senator Mike Lee)
But is Senator Lee actually a serious contender? -
Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms
The Penn Rule
Your time is limited and valuable; don’t waste your time doing something that someone else can do. -
Biglaw, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
The Evolving Law Firm Partnership: Divergent Perspectives
Should Biglaw firms become more like corporations, or should they return to their roots as partnerships? -
Neil Gorsuch, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Making SCOTUS Even Greater: Trump's Supplemental Supreme Court Shortlist
A closer look at the ten new names on Donald Trump's SCOTUS list. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.12.16
* Howrey doing with all those profit clawbacks for unfinished business? The bankruptcy trustee for this defunct firm filed an appeal with the Ninth Circuit to determine whether his method of collecting cash for the insolvent firm’s estate was legal, and in an amicus brief, the ABA has sided with the law firms being bilked for funds, saying such efforts must be nixed. [ABA Journal]
* The Tenth Circuit dismissed a challenge to Utah’s ban on polygamy that was brought by TLC’s “Sister Wives” family, saying they didn’t have standing to sue as they were no longer subject to a credible threat of prosecution. This will probably add fuel to the rumors that the show is on the verge of cancellation before Season 7. [WSJ Law Blog]
* The SEC has charged Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in connection to a stock scam involving tech company Servergy. Paxton allegedly assisted the company with raising investor funds, but never disclosed his commissions. With three pending criminal indictments and a bar complaint, this guy is batting 1000. [Dallas Morning News]
* Reclaim Harvard Law protestors who have been occupying the school’s student center claim that they found a voice-activated recording device in “Belinda Hall,” and have interpreted this as an “intentional effort to surveil [their] movement.” If your goal was to get people to listen to your message, consider this an achievement unlocked. [Observer]
* If you’re uncertain about your law school decision, you can certainly put down multiple seat deposits, but we’re not sure why you would want to. By all means, start your legal education by putting yourself into debt — you’ll be off to a great start for the six figures of loans you’ll have accumulated by graduation. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News]
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Biglaw, Lateral Moves
Stat Of The Week: Dubious ROI In A Booming Lateral Partner Market
There is increasing doubt about the efficacy of a law firm growth strategy based on lateral partner acquisitions. -
Biglaw, Media and Journalism
6 Tips For Law Firm Crisis Management
How should you react when your law firm turns into a sinking ship? -
Job Searches, Small Law Firms
Back In The Race: Why Sending Blind Introductions Can Strain Professional Relationships
If you are one of those people who give blind introductions, please stop. -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Déjà Vu All Over Again: Peter Kalis Of K&L Gates Strikes Back At Law360
Peter Kalis has some sick burns for Law360, which he claims "is not taken seriously as a journalistic organ." -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Barbarians At The K&L Gates?
Partner departures, staff layoffs, and an office closing, oh my. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.08.15
* After a particularly bootylicious performance in Morocco that was aired on live TV, singer Jennifer Lopez is facing a lawsuit which alleges that she “disturbed public order and tarnished women’s honor and respect.” Her first affirmative defense: Dat ass tho. [Newsweek]
* Our congratulations go out to Texas Supreme Court Justice Don R. Willett (@JusticeWillett) for achieving the rare and prestigious honor of being recognized as the “Tweeter Laureate of #Texas.” Way to dole out judicial wit and humor 140 characters at a time, Your Honor. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Howrey gonna pay our creditors if we can’t cash in on unfinished business? A judge recently overturned this failed firm’s bankruptcy court win, noting that since “[t]he law firm defendants performed the work; they deserve the pay.” [Dow Jones Business News]
* Sorry, job hunters, but despite what you may have heard about the boom years being back, the legal job market is stuck in a “pattern of anemic growth,” and it’s been that way since the Great Recession. Please give your mother our condolences. [Am Law Daily]
* It’s only a matter of time before the majority of U.S. states legalize marijuana, and Illinois may be the next in line to do so. If you’re thinking about joining the green rush and want to learn more, come to our marijuana law reception next week. [Chicago Tribune]
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Biglaw, Partner Issues
6 Factors To Consider When Planning The Path To Partnership
What to consider when planning your long-term path to partnership and any lateral moves you might make as an associate. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.31.14
* Per the Department of Education, Harvard Law sucks at handling sexual assault and harassment complaints. As it turns out, the DoE only found out about the misconduct because a faculty member from New England Law snitched on the Ivy League school. [Boston.com]
* Everything’s bigger in Texas, including the penalties for pot possession. One state legislator wants to change that in the new year, and hopes his colleagues will puff, puff, pass his bill in favor of small civil fines instead of jail sentences. [VICE]
* “If the court has been waiting until the country is more comfortable with gay marriage, they’ve waited long enough.” The first SCOTUS conference of 2015 will focus on gay marriage cases. It’d be fabulous if they took one. [Supreme Court Brief]
* Latham and Fried Frank are going to be advising on Shake Shack’s initial public offering. Hungry attorneys working on the IPO will be disappointed to learn that their client doesn’t have any public offerings for consumption on Seamless. [Am Law Daily]
* The bankruptcy trustee for the late, great, defunct firm of Howrey LLP keeps lining up big settlements for its remaining creditors. This time, Wiley Rein will contribute $1 million to the failed firm’s coffers. Howrey like dem apples? [Wall Street Journal]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.08.14
* A student at Barry Law claims someone stole her phone and used it to call an African-American blogger an N-word on Instagram. We’ll have more on this believable story later. [Miami Herald]
* Mark Wahlberg wants to be pardoned for a crime committed before he was known as Marky Mark. He should also consider asking to be pardoned for The Happening and Planet of the Apes. [CNN]
* The job market was flat last month, and in 2014, the legal sector lost 3,000 jobs. Don’t worry, you’ll get a job eventually, per the hopes and prayers of your career services employees. [Am Law Daily]
* Shine bright like A. Diamond: Howrey’s bankruptcy trustee says he’ll have a confirmed creditor-repayment plan “well before” the end of next year. [WSJ Law Blog]
* iF*ckedUp? The last named plaintiff in the Apple iPod class action may not have bought an iPod during the time period at issue in the suit. [Bits / New York Times]
* We suppose that with new tech comes new logos, because Covington & Burling is dropping the “& Burling” for global branding purposes. [National Law Journal]
* David Lat, ATL’s founder and managing editor, doesn’t “think [he’s] defamed anyone” in his book, Supreme Ambitions (aff. link). Yay! We’ll have more on this later. [New York Times]