Gibson Dunn
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Biglaw
Ex-Attorney At Top 10 Biglaw Firm Receives Short Prison Sentence For Insider Trading
Prosecutors called the lawyer’s conduct ‘egregious.’ -
Biglaw
Top 10 Firm Has Gone And Done The Thing (Raises And Bonuses)
Raises and bonuses up and down the field. - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
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Law Schools
9 Years After Law Professor Murdered, Jury Finds Charlie Adelson Guilty
Conviction in the murder-for-hire plot that killed Dan Markel.
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Biglaw
Biglaw Firm Joins Hotline For Victims Of Campus Antisemitic Harassment
Some firms have decided to take concrete action against antisemitism. -
Biglaw
Ex-Attorney At Top 10 Biglaw Firm Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading
The former visiting attorney at the elite firm faces up to 20 years in prison for insider trading. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.13.23
* Sam Bankman-Fried denied pre-trial release after arguing that his alleged witness tampering, not unlike the value of cryptocurrency, wasn’t what it looked like on paper. [Reuters]
* After opening door a crack to allow some transparency in proceedings during the pandemic, the federal courts look to curtail live audio access. [Law360]
* Lawyer informs Texas Senate that Ken Paxton approved every bit of investigation at heart of impeachment. [Texas Tribune]
* Trial to begin to decide constitutionality of “America’s most extreme gun control law.” The law just requires gun owners to get a permit and bans magazines over 10 rounds. Again, this is what passes for the “most extreme” law in the country. [Fox News]
* Gibson Dunn alters diversity scholarship criteria as activists ramp up threats to sue law firms for pursuing initiatives to make the profession less white. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Meanwhile, two law schools are back in compliance with ABA accreditors after improving faculty diversity and likely putting them out of compliance with these litigious activists (Another law school is back in compliance after improving its finances… which is less controversial). [Law.com]
* Governor asks to change state’s public records law to keep her travel under wraps. [ABC]
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Biglaw
Ex-Attorney At Top 10 Biglaw Firm Charged With Insider Trading
He allegedly used the firm's confidential client information to make his illegal trades. -
Courts
You Will Absolutely Believe James Ho's Financial Connection To Plaintiffs In The Abortion Pill Case
Republican jurists may not think women deserve autonomy over their own bodies, but they sure can have their own bank accounts -- that just *happen* to accept money from right wing sources with business before the judges. - Sponsored
Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
Legal document automation is no longer only for the exclusive few. -
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Courts
Harlan Crow's Lawyers Double Down On Genius Strategy To Invite Contempt Charges
Crow's lawyers at Gibson Dunn have done the first half and are really hoping the Senate doesn't initiate the 'and find out' part. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.07.23
* Department of Justice likely to get involved in PGA/LIV merger. Weird how spending major Biglaw dollars calling one of them a monopoly might backfire when you try to merge with them. [Law360]
* After inviting thorough mocking of their legal acumen, Harlan Crow’s lawyers at Gibson Dunn back away from original “let’s just do contempt” offer and suggest a meeting with Senate staffers. [NBC News]
* Speaking of… comparing Clarence Thomas to the “lowliest” federal worker is a stark reminder that John Roberts is running a cesspool of ethical compromise. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Batman defeats Italian designer in trademark dispute. Not that it matters… that guy will break out of Arkham and be designing clothes again within a couple months. [Reuters]
* “There Is One Group the Roberts Court Really Doesn’t Like.” Take a guess! It’s fun because there’s at least three or four groups it could be! [New York Times]
* Move over law firms, legal technology vendors poised to become next fashionable cyber target. [Legaltech News]
* A dive into K-Pop and contracts. [LegalCheek]
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Podcasts
Biglaw's 4-Day Mandatory Office Week Is A Big Gamble
And the Supreme Court's ethical problems just won't go away. -
Courts
Harlan Crow's Lawyers Tell Senate They're Going To Take Their Chances With Contempt
These are a lot of bad legal arguments just to say, 'we don't think you have the votes.'
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Biglaw, Courts
Biglaw Firm Does Good In A Big Way: Gibson Dunn Secures Major Win For George Floyd Protester Injured By LAPD Officer
This is the first time a verdict has been secured against the LAPD arising from the George Floyd protests. -
Biglaw, Courts
Young Federal Judge Leaves The Bench, Joins Biglaw Firm
Why are all of these young judges returning to private practice? -
Government
Special Counsel Appointed To Probe Biden's Classified Documents Is Really Bad News For Trump
Be careful what you wish for. -
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Biglaw
Most Firms Don't Advocate Cultural Genocide Pro Bono, But This Biglaw Firm Will!
Firm with deep anti-Native rights practice brings assault on Indian Child Welfare Act to SCOTUS free of charge. -
Biglaw, Sponsored Content
Mandatory Retirement Policies: A Source Of Vulnerability And Opportunity
Roughly half of Am Law 200 firms have mandatory retirement, with most specifying ages in the range of 63 to 68. -
Biglaw
Gibson Dunn Looks Into Strip Club Visit... Still Bills Less Than Champagne Room
The rainmaker meets making it rain.