Sports
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9th Circuit, Barrington Parker, Baseball, Chuck Schumer, Morning Docket, Sports
Morning Docket 02.12.09
*Some important notes about Cyber-Bullying from David Lat. [Portfolio] * Senator Schumer has recommended that Obama choose his chief counsel Preet Bharara as Manhattan’s next U.S. attorney. [The New York Times] * In other New York news, the state senate confirmed Judge Johnathan Lippman to replace Judith Kaye as chief judge. [Newsday] * South Africa’s […]
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Drugs, Health Care / Medicine, Marijuana, Non-Sequiturs, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Social Networking Websites, Sports
Non-Sequiturs: 02.06.09
* In case you are wondering, I’m in the foreground on the right in this artist’s depiction. [Courtoons] * Are doctors now more hated than lawyers? That probably depends on how sick you are. [What About Clients?] * Should you friend your boss on Facebook? [Corporette] * It might be in poor taste, but Ruth […] - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Sports
Sports and the Law: Can Schools 'Cheer' Their Way into Title IX Compliance?
Last Tuesday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that a cheerleader who allegedly failed to spot his teammate was immune from liability under a Wisconsin assumption-of-risk statute, which forbids bringing a claim against any amateur athlete who acts negligently while performing a sport. In reaching this conclusion, the court explained that competitive cheerleading was indeed a […]
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Basketball, Lawsuit of the Day, Sexual Harassment, Sports
Lawsuit of the Day: Hired Help v. Eddy Curry
As you might have heard, New York Knicks atrocious waste of salary cap space star center Eddy Curry has been sued by a former employee. We all knew that Curry was a 6’11” behemoth of a man who is afraid of grabbing a rebound. But some of the allegations contained in the complaint against him […] -
Sports
Sports and the Law: Sports Executives Say The Darndest Things
[Ed Note: ATL is happy to welcome back Marc Edelman, sports-law professor/sports-law blogger. Marc will be giving ATL readers his take on the sports-law issues of the day on an ad-hoc basis.] Sports executives are supposed to be shrewd. They are supposed to be savvy. They are supposed to follow sound legal advice, and they […] -
Bar Exams, Sports, Violence
Legal Profile: Nick 'Ultimate Fighting Lawyer' Thompson
In July, we wrote a post on How Not To Spend the Week Before the Bar Exam. A University of Minnesota law grad, Nick “The Goat” Thompson, had been featured in a Sports Illustrated article on an ultimate fighting EliteXC tournament broadcast on CBS. Thompson had lost his match, but had a good excuse: studying […] -
Sarah Palin, Sports
Boy Never Named Sue Disrespects Johnsons Everywhere
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson legally changed his name to “Ocho Cinco,” his preferred nickname since 2006. Johnson Ocho Cinco wears the number 85 for football related activities, making the new name multicultural yet entirely redundant. As we’ve previously reported, sometimes changing your name to or away from something stupid can be difficult. But […] -
Golf, Sports
Golf: The Language of the Elite
Aside from occasional flurries of Golden Tee dominance, I rarely watch golf unless Tiger Woods is prominently involved. This makes me just like everybody else, a fact that the L.P.G.A has apparently noticed. After unsuccessful attempts to woo Tiger into a sex-change operation, the L.P.G.A has a new marketing strategy: English-speaking golfers! Starting in 2009, […] - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Dewey & LeBoeuf, Sports
Law Firm Olympics
Jingoistic competition is fun, but why should handing out medals be the sole province of the IOC? Athletes and David Rivkin should not be the only ones getting a taste of Olympic glory. Here at ATL, we’ve put law firms on the (imaginary) field of competition and are now ready to reveal the gold medal […] -
Lawyer of the Day, Sports
Lawyers of the Day: Lithuanian Pentathletes
The Olympics draw to a close this weekend, and soon we shall all forget how excited we were about weird sporting events like the hammer throw, the trampoline, and synchronized swimming. Two lawyers made a good showing today in one-of-those-sports-we-barely-knew-existed-but-now-we’re-really-excited-about: the men’s Modern Pentathlon! Lithuanian attorneys Andrejus Zadneprovskis and Edvinas Krungolcas won the silver and […] -
Sports
Sports and the Law Professor: A Hearty Farewell
To: Attorneys All From: Marc Edelman Re: A Hearty Farewell Dear Friends: Today marks the end of my six-month externship as sports editor at Above the Law. On Monday, August 18, I will begin the next stage of my career as a visiting assistant professor at Rutgers School of Law in Camden, NJ. I will […] -
Sports, Violence
How Not To Spend the Week Before the Bar Exam?
Ultimate fighting isn’t exactly a sport that’s on our radar. Also known as mixed martial arts, it involves a cage and a lot of grappling, kicking, and punching. Apparently, it has a rapidly growing fan base; a recent Rolling Stone article called it “the next Nascar” and “boxing’s replacement.” Last year, the Minnesota City Pages […] -
Sports
Legally-Themed Racehorse Names: And They're Off! (Part 2)
Almost 2,000 votes were cast in the first round of our poll for the best legally-themed race horse name. We’ve winnowed the full field of 20 horses down to the top ten. Now we’re in the final round. The polls will remain open through the Memorial Day weekend. Let the race begin! Opinion Polls & Market Research […]
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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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…
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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Dewey & LeBoeuf, Disability Law, Pro Bono, Running, Sports
Sports and the Law: Pistorius is Finally Free to Run
I previously wrote (here and here) about Oscar Pistorius, the Olympic hopeful who was ruled ineligible to compete in the Beijing Games by the International Association of Athletics Federations (“IAAF”) because he uses Cheetah Flex-Foot prosthetic legs. With help from Dewey & LeBoeuf (disclosure: my previous employer) as his pro bono counsel, Pistorius recently challenged […] -
6th Circuit, Animal Law, Pets, Sports
Legally-Themed Racehorse Names? Your Nominations, Please
Recently we’ve been thinking about law-related names for racehorses. The subject came up when we were reading about how Big Brown, the 2008 Kentucky Derby winner, might win the Triple Crown and join the company of Affirmed (pictured) — the last winner of the Triple Crown, in 1978. Hearing about a racing horse named “Affirmed” […] -
Contests, Reader Polls, Sports
ATL March April Madness: And the winner is...
Over 2000 votes are in. It’s you, Latham & Watkins! Latham’s the “coolest,” baby! By a .6% margin. One of our readers from Cleary an unnamed firm expressed disappointment in the poll’s closing at midnight PST instead of EST. ATL believes in time zone equity and refused to exercise a New York East Coast bias. […] -
Contests, Reader Polls, Sports
ATL March April Madness for Law Firms, Final Round: Cleary vs. Latham
VERSUS We had over 4900 votes in the “ATL Law Firm Final Four” this weekend. Latham & Watkins and Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton emerged as the winners and will now go head to head to determine which is the “coolest” law firm. During commercial breaks in the NCAA basketball final tonight between the University […] -
Contests, Reader Polls, Sports
ATL March April Madness for Law Firms, Round 3: Upsets Galore Heading Into the Final Four
The #1-seed, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, hath fallen, along with all of the other top-seeded law firms, in an Elite Eight that was good for “underdog” lovers. Heading into the Final Four are Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton (#7), Davis Polk & Wardwell (#5), Latham & Watkins (#8), and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (#6). […] -
Contests, Reader Polls, Sports
ATL March April Madness for Law Firms, Round 2: The Elitist Elite Eight
There’s been some belly-aching about ATL Law Firm March Madness, but over 2300 people voted, so we shall press on! According to your votes, eight law firms have been chosen to advance. Here are the updated brackets: Now it’s time again to vote for the “cooler” firm, defining “cool” however you like. We appreciate your […] -
Contests, Reader Polls, Sports
ATL March April Madness for Law Firms, Round 1: The Sweet Sixteen
We realize we are a bit late on March Madness. Given that all the #1-seeded teams are headed to the Final Four for the first time in NCAA basketball history, we assume your brackets are rubbish and you are open to distraction. Last year, we held a March Madness contest for law schools. UVA Law […]