Cadwalader
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Biglaw
Am Law 100 Firm Cuts Partner Pay Entirely, Reduces Associate Salaries By 25 Percent
Another Biglaw firm is tightening its belt because of COVID-19. -
Biglaw
Another Biglaw Firm Matches Bonuses, Plus Extra Cash For High Billers
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Biglaw
Biglaw Firm Goes All Punitive With New, Stricter Hours Requirements To Get Bonus Money
Get ready to bill even more in 2019.
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Biglaw
Biglaw Bonus News Continues To Impress As Another Firm Announces Associate Bonuses
The question remains, how does your firm stack up? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.27.18
* Is anything going on today? [BBC]
* Anything at all? [USA Today]
* Dan Snyder and Cadwalader settle their massive malpractice suit so Snyder can focus full time on his team’s inevitably heartbreaking collapse. [Law360]
* Speaking of Washington’s football franchise, the heiress of its former owner is facing criminal charges for allegedly saying, “hurry up Jew” before beating a lawyer in the head until he bled. Lovely organization Washington’s got there! [Fox News]
* After months of bad press, America’s tech giants are calling for a federal privacy law. Or, more accurately, after California passed a privacy law, America’s tech giants are calling for a neutered federal law to preempt California’s. [Reuters]
* Since Rod Rosenstein might be leaving our public lives as early as today, here’s an in-depth look at one of his most bonkers cases. [Washingtonian]
* DLA Piper adds the former ambassador to Argentina as a special advisor. In other news, David Mamet’s son used to be the ambassador to Argentina? Was anyone else tracking that? UPDATE: OK, I feel vindicated that I hadn’t missed something huge. DLA Piper confirms that he’s not actually David Mamet’s son. I would’ve thought that would have been a bigger deal. [National Law Journal]
* Amazon’s commitment to screwing over its workers and leaving taxpayers to foot the bill runs right up to the NLRA line. But it’s cool since that law won’t survive Kavanaugh’s first year. [Gizmodo]
* Why PwC’s new Fragomen partnership is a big deal. [Law.com]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.19.18
* Credit card companies ponying up more money to settle claims that they rogered retailers on swipe fees. They’ll probably make that money back in 3 days so don’t shed too many tears. [Law360]
* Mark Judge brings on Cozen in the off chance Grassley develops a spine and demands Judge’s testimony. Which he won’t. [National Law Journal]
* Former Cadwalader chair sues wife to block condo sale to bail out adult son. [NY Post]
* The SEC is looking to futz with the Dodd-Frank whistleblower provisions, which should help us get back to that cozy world where financial interests can easily plunge the economy into turmoil again. [National Law Journal]
* Facebook accused of gender bias in keeping job listings away from female users. [Corporate Counsel]
* Right-wing attorney Jason Lee Van Dyke arrested on filing a false police report charge. [Daily Beast]
* Supreme Court overrules John Roberts and pushes back against dark money shenanigans. Consider this a brief respite until Kavanaugh shows up. [Courthouse News Service]
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Biglaw
Biglaw Suffers Huge Blow In Malpractice Case Against Horrible Person
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Biglaw
More Associate Salary Craziness: A New York Mainstay Gets On Board
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Biglaw
Finally, A Firm That's 'Beating' The Cravath Scale!
We haven't seen very much deviation from the Cravath scale thus far, but that ends right now. -
Biglaw, Summer Associates
Higher Pay For Fewer Summer Associates -- But Layoffs May Be Looming
Don't let those cushy paychecks distract you from the underlying news here... -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Partner Issues
'Project Rightsize' Strikes Again: Another Office Bites The Dust
On a happier note, congrats to the firm's ten new partners and seven new special counsel! -
Biglaw, Career Alternatives
Biglaw Or Big Toys? The Decision Was Easy For This Partner
Work-life balance actually matters in the toy business. How was this Biglaw partner to know? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.18.16
* “I promise you that we will be united against any Supreme Court nominee that Hillary Clinton, if she were president, would put up.” So much for honoring the will of the people: Senator John McCain has pledged that Senate Republicans will continue to block Supreme Court nominees from receiving hearings to replace the late Antonin Scalia on the high court. We’ll have more on this later today. [CNN]
* Matthew Apperson, the man who fired a gun at George Zimmerman during a road rage incident, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of attempted second-degree murder and aggravated assault. Apperson’s wife said Zimmerman is getting “a hall pass to go out there and continue to be reckless.” [New York Daily News]
* “Returning to Cadwalader at an exciting time of growth for the firm was an easy decision.” After losing two of its litigation practice leaders earlier this year, Cadwalader has started to replenish its ranks by rehiring Jason M. Halper, a former 14-year veteran of the firm who decamped to Orrick in 2014. Welcome back! [Big Law Business]
* Sigfredo Garcia, the suspected shooter in the murder of Florida State law professor Dan Markel, was supposed to be tried on November 14, but his trial date was pushed back to December 6. In the meantime, perhaps co-defendant Katherine Magbanua will be inclined to flip on those who allegedly arranged the hit. [Tallahassee Democrat]
* Citing a lack of evidence, a judge has thrown out riot charges against radio journalist Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! for her coverage of the North Dakota oil pipeline protests. She says she’ll continue to cover the protests, noting that “[t]he state’s attorney must respect freedom of the press and the First Amendment.” [New York Times]
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Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues
Musical Chairs: The Latest Lawyer Losses At A Top Biglaw Firm
A number of these partners were current or former practice chairs. -
Biglaw, Layoffs
Biglaw Firm To Close Two Offices, Lay Off 25 Lawyers
Is your law firm conducting lawyer layoffs? -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.09.16
* Did Cadwalader make the wrong move in canceling its summer program? [Law and More]
* The American Bar Associate needs to embrace change or be “left in the dust,” ABA executive director Jack Rives declared at the organization’s annual meeting. [ABA Journal]
* If your legal practice includes international arbitration, get ready to head to India. The Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA) begins proceedings this month and hopes to attract corporations as a popular arbitration destination. [Forbes]
* The Paul, Weiss investigation into Roger Ailes that has grown in scope is uncovering all manner of interesting tidbits about the cable news giant. [Vanity Fair]
* Looking to elevate your Foreign Corrupt Practices Act skillz? [FCPA Professor]
* How did this Supreme Court Term fare in terms of transparency? [Fix the Court]
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Biglaw, Summer Associates
After Rainmaker Departures, Biglaw Firm Cancels Summer Program
This firm is forgoing its D.C. summer program in 2017. -
Antitrust, Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues
Musical Chairs: Cadwalader Antitrust Stars Decamp For Paul, Weiss
What does this move say about the futures of the two firms? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.05.16
* Judge Olu Stevens, who famously said he would not “check his First Amendment rights at the courthouse door,” will be dropping his suit against the Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission. He remains charged with six counts of misconduct related to public comments made about the exclusion of black jurors. [WDRB] * Four partners from Cadwalader […]
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Biglaw, Weirdness
Biglaw Firm Inundated With Rambling, Genius Conspiracy Theory Memo
NYU Law and Satan all in one letter? Sure, why not?