Biglaw Heavy Hitters Add Vaccine Mandates To Their Reopening Policies
More firms join in to protect their employees from the spread of COVID-19.
‘State Of The Rules’ On Third-Party Funding In International Arbitration
An overview to help our audience understand the developing corpus of rules and guidance set forth by international arbitral institutions.
Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
Cleary Gottlieb Makes Associate Compensation Move
Unsurprisingly the elite firm made a salary move!
Biglaw Bonuses Blossom This Spring As Another Major Biglaw Firm Announces Special Bonuses
More bonuses are sprouting up in Biglaw!
Cuomo Wanted Hand-Picked Investigator, Instead He Got The Biglaw Partner Who Sent His Aide To Prison
Somehow, I can't help but think this is a response to trying to mess with the AG's authority.
Cleary Makes A Move In The Fall 2020 Bonus Wars
And associates don't think it was the right move to make.
AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.
Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.
Layoffs Come To Cleary Gottlieb
The firm is serious about cutting back on staff.
How To Go In-House, And How To Excel Once You’re There: An Interview With David Stiepleman
After graduating from Columbia Law and spending five years at Cleary, David worked as an in-house lawyer at Goldman Sachs and Fortress Investment Group, before becoming COO of a multibillion-dollar business.
Debevoise And Cleary Consider Massive Character-Altering Changes
Lockstep partnership comp is in decline but some elite firms are holding the line.
New York Mainstay Biglaw Firm Announces Bonuses
Another firm shows they have the cash to keep up.
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Major Lateral Moves: It’s ‘Open Season On Cleary Partners’
Freshfields is looking to make its mark in New York.
Doing Justice: An Evening With Preet Bharara At Cleary Gottlieb
Humor and insight from the U.S. attorney turned bestselling author.
Morning Docket: 12.04.18
* Eric Trump has decided to go after George Conway and proves he's every bit as effective a defender of his father that The Onion makes him out to be. [Washington Post]
* Today is E-Discovery Day, so tune in for a huge day of educational programming about the electronic discovery space. [E-Discovery Day]
* As his client prepares to testify before the body on a naked political stunt new subpoena, Dechert partner David Kelly trolls the House Judiciary Committee for wasting everyone's time and money on the empty Benghazi investigation. Biglaw trash talk is the best trash talk. [Washington Examiner]
* After kicking off the year under investigation for enabling domestic violence for years, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer is retiring meaning we will no longer have to suffer through sports reporters praising his "resilience" in succeeding after being caught in a scandal of his own making. [ESPN]
* Cleary joins other DC firms in swapping real estate. Hopefully, no one will ever have to suffer from street performers ever again! [National Law Journal]
* Avvo's former CLO is now in the cosmetic surgery game. Why do these seem like strikingly similar industries? [Corporate Counsel]
* As sure as the rising sun, Marriott faces multiple lawsuits over its massive data breach. [Law360]
* Remember to RSVP for next week's Above the Law Holiday Party. [Above the Law]
Morning Docket: 07.31.18
* Children's lawsuit over climate change moves forward. [Courthouse News Service] * If you're an armed terrorist organization, AstraZeneca may be able to help. [Corporate Counsel] * In "dog bites man" news, profitable partners accused of sexual harassment can easily get new jobs. [Wall Street Journal] * "We'll Get You And Mangle You" takes on new meaning as Weil holds attorney to a six month waiting period before he can lateral to Kirkland. [American Lawyer] * Maybe cyberinsurance isn't really insurance at all. [Slate] * North Carolina awards man $8.8 million because his wife doesn't love him anymore. Apparently being a loser can be profitable. [KCRA] * Cleary's in-house outsourcing company slapped with another sexual harassment suit. [Law360] * A conversation with Michele Coleman Mayes, general counsel for the New York Public Library and former GC at Allstate and at Pitney Bowes about the persistent bias against black women lawyers. [Law.com]
Morning Docket: 05.07.18
* According to Rudy Giuliani, if special counsel Robert Mueller issues a subpoena, Donald Trump "[doesn't] have to" comply with it. After all, "[h]e’s the president of the United States. [He] can assert the same privileges other presidents have." And he has no plans to allow Trump to sit for an interview with Mueller -- Giuliani won't allow him to "walk him into a prosecution for perjury." Admitting during a TV interview that your client is a liar? Check. [Washington Post] * And that's not all, folks! According to Rudy Giuliani, although he has "no knowledge" of it having happened, Michael Cohen may have paid hush money to other women -- similar to money that was paid to Stormy Daniels -- to get them to stay silent about their alleged affairs with Donald Trump "if it was necessary." [CNN] * So, about Morrison & Foerster's $100 million "mommy track" lawsuit: The firm's managing partner, Larren Nashelsky, has commented on the allegations, stating that MoFo is "somewhere between disappointed and angry" because "[i]t’s just not who we are, it’s not what we value and it’s, in fact, not how we operate." [American Lawyer] * Of course a Biglaw partner owns the horse that won the Kentucky Derby. Congrats to both Justify and C. Edward Glasscock, chairman emeritus of Frost Brown Todd, on their big win during the first leg of this year's Triple Crown. [American Lawyer] * Sylvia Bloom, a legal secretary who retired from Cleary Gottlieb after working at the firm for 67 years, amassed a $9+ million fortune by purchasing the same stocks as her boss. In her will, she directed that the majority be donated for college scholarships. Be sure to thank your maybe-millionaire secretary today, everyone. [New York Times]