Securities and Exchange Commission
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2nd Circuit, Harvard, Harvard Law Review, Securities and Exchange Commission, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 7.19: Editorial Indiscretion
The current online front page of the NYT weddings section is worth a click. The head blurb leads with “Despite their differences in age . . . ” underneath a picture of a 20-something bride embracing a “groom” who appears to be about nine years old. “Differences in age,” indeed. Somebody alert Morality in Media! […] -
Mark Cuban, Securities and Exchange Commission
Mark Cuban 1, SEC 0
We previously covered the Securities and Exchange Commission’s lawsuit against Mark Cuban. Today brings some good news on that front for the billionaire businessman. From Mark Cuban’s brother, lawyer / blogger Brian Cuban: Chief Judge Sidney Fitzwater said in a 35-page ruling released Friday that the SEC had failed to prove that Cuban, who owns […] - Sponsored
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5th Circuit, Bernie Madoff, Enron, Morning Docket, Securities and Exchange Commission
Morning Docket 1.21.09
* Lawyers are winning in the long rivalry between lawyers and bankers. Endless financial fraud cases make lawyers look ethical. There is another fraud charge in Philadelphia against money manager Joseph Forte. [The Philadelphia Inquirer] * The SEC is investigating Apple’s disclosures about CEO Steve Jobs’ health, to make sure the company did not mislead […]
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Barack Obama, Department of Justice, Elena Kagan, Federal Government, Intellectual Property, Kathleen Sullivan, Office of Legal Counsel, Politics, Securities and Exchange Commission, Solicitor General's Office
Legal Stars of the New Administration
New lawyers to lead the nation are sending in their résumés. Already, UC Berkeley School of Law Dean Christopher Edley has received a choice position as part of Obama’s transition advisory board. (I wonder if he’s accepting resumes from his students?) Here’s an interesting choice for Edley and the rest of the transition team that […] -
Politics, Securities and Exchange Commission, Securities Law
Is Wachtell Now A Branch Of Government?Should They Be?
Not that anybody asked them, but Wachtell has decided to weigh in on the financial crisis. According to Am Law Daily, Wachtell wants short-selling to stop: So say several memorandums penned during the past week by executive committee cochair and banking transactions rainmaker Edward Herlihy, 14-year SEC veteran and firm of counsel Theodore Levine, and […] -
2nd Circuit, John Roberts, New York Times, SCOTUS, Securities and Exchange Commission, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 7.27 and 8.3: Steamy August Edition
This installment of the wedding watch is a bit of a hodge-podge. We’ve got old people, Communism, Skadden, HLS, organized crime, a SCOTUS connection, and a midriff-baring bride. But the common thread, as always, is lawyers in love (though not necessarily with other lawyers; there’s just one dual-JD pair in this group). Here are this […] -
Benchslaps, Birthdays, Copyright, Hillary Clinton, Intellectual Property, Lawsuit of the Day, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Securities and Exchange Commission, War on Terror
Non-Sequiturs: 10.26.07
* Happy Birthday, Mrs. President! Scott Shrake conducts an astrological analysis of Hillary Clinton. [Huffington Post] * Speaking of witch, is Stephen Colbert “the best-scripted candidate this side of Hillary Clinton”? [Radar Online] * “‘Terrorism,’ Censored Legal Briefs & The Blogosphere: Awesome Together.” [Fishbowl NY] * Lawsuit of the Day: Mom of “Let’s Go Crazy” […] -
Ann Althouse, Law Schools, Michael Mukasey, Money, Non-Sequiturs, Securities and Exchange Commission, Wall Street
Non-Sequiturs: 09.28.07
* Ann Althouse on the Chelsea Clinton restaurant photo controversy from earlier this week: “‘We reserve the right to exercise any and all options available to us.’ What kind of crap is that?” [Althouse] * Our apologies to Brian Dalton of Vault for the snark from earlier today. How were we to know that a […] - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Affirmative Action, Asians, Copyright, Divorce Train Wrecks, Education / Schools, Gay, Intellectual Property, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Pranks, Securities and Exchange Commission
Non-Sequiturs: 04.02.07
* If you’re not spreading your music like herpes, then you’re just paying an extra 30 cents for the same product you’ve always been buying; as a side note, doesn’t Damon Alburn look dreamy these days? [New York Times] * The SEC wants to be more like a friend than a parent, but watch out […] -
Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Crime, Insider Trading, Securities and Exchange Commission, Thacher Proffitt & Wood, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
When Smart Lawyers Do Stupid Things: Insider Trading By Biglaw Attorneys
Via our financially-minded big sibling, Dealbreaker, we just learned about an interesting (and bizarre) insider trading case. It’s about a family that set up its own hedge fund in order to trade on insider information. And as it turns out, a friend of ours appears to be involved. From today’s CCH Wall Street: The SEC […] -
3rd Circuit, 9th Circuit, Anthony Kennedy, Dick Cheney, Dick Grasso, Morning Docket, NYSE, Sandra Day O'Connor, Securities and Exchange Commission
Morning Docket: 10.20.06
* “Surfing champion Sunny Garcia… looked gloomy as the sentence was handed down.” Nice. [CNN] * Justice O’Connor sat by designation on the Ninth Circuit this week. She must have had so much fun the last time she flipped a coin in California , she’s back for more. [San Jose Mercury-News] * Another swing justice […]
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Benchslaps, Death Penalty, Gay, Gay Marriage, Morning Docket, Securities and Exchange Commission, Sun Microsystems
Morning Docket: 10.06.06
* ATL Stock Tip of the Day: Start shorting Pottery Barn. [How Appealing (linkwrap)]** * A hot new trend among federal judges out west (even more popular than Bikram yoga): Benchslapping the Bush Administration over its environmental policies. [Washington Post] * Joan Biskupic is a distinguished Supreme Court reporter; but this article is très USA […]
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Biglaw, Dorsey & Whitney, Federal Government, HP, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, Milberg Weiss, Money, Musical Chairs, S.D.N.Y., Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Attorneys Offices, White-Collar Crime
Musical Chairs: 10.05.06
Oodles of juicy moves today, especially out of and into the federal government. As the leaves change, so do the lawyers. Government to Private Sector: * Federal prosecutor John Hueston, a leader of the team that prosecuted Enron execs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, is heading for the greener pastures of Irell & Manella. All […]
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Bad Ideas, Blackberry-Crackberry, Food, Insider Trading, Pictures, Scott Black, Securities and Exchange Commission, White-Collar Crime
Law Firm Associates: How Not To Deal with the Late-Night Munchies
“No,” Daddy tried to explain, “it’s not THAT kind of blackberry…” Photograph provided courtesy of a former Wachtell Lipton colleague of ours, Scott L. Black (whom we identify here with his permission; our default rule is anonymity for tipsters). Meet the absolutely adorable Shoshana Black, daughter of Scott and Marnie Black, a high-powered exec at […] -
Allen & Overy, Biglaw, Day Berry & Howard, Musical Chairs, Patricia Hynes, Securities and Exchange Commission
Musical Chairs: 09.15.06
Lateral Moves: * Litigator Robert Knuts, to Allen & Overy, from Day, Berry & Howard. Knuts was with the New York office of the SEC from 1994 to 2003. As you may recall, London-based Allen & Overy is trying to build up its New York litigation practice — most recently through the addition of former […]