Gibson Dunn
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Biglaw, Blank Rome, Books, California, Confirmations, Defamation, Lateral Moves, Lindsay Lohan, Morning Docket, Musical Chairs, New York Times, Partner Issues, Privacy, Prostitution, SCOTUS, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 01.30.13
* Justice Sotomayor’s memoir made the NYT’s best-seller list, and in terms of sales, she’s officially beating the pants off other Supreme Court justices who’ve released books of a similar nature. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]
* In case you were sleeping under a rock yesterday when this happened, John Kerry was confirmed by the Senate as secretary of state. Don’t think we’ll be getting a Texts From John Tumblr, though. [New York Times]
* Despite having a “pretty spectacular” year, Blank Rome’s legal secretaries may soon find themselves blankly roaming in search of new employment. Better hurry up, the buyout offer expires on Friday! [Legal Intelligencer]
* Straight up now tell me, do you really wanna sue me forever? Corey Clark once claimed he had an affair with American Idol judge Paula Abdul, and now he claims MoFo and Gibson Dunn defamed him. [Am Law Daily]
* In this round of musical chairs, we learn that Orrick hoovered up three energy and project finance partners from Bingham, one of whom will co-chair the firm’s U.S. energy group. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight]
* Remember the Zumba prostitution ring? Now we know you can’t be prosecuted for secretly filming Johns in the act in Maine, because there’s no expectation of privacy in “bordellos, whorehouses, and the like.”[Wired]
* Energy drink makers are facing class action suits over claims made about their products. Fine, Red Bull may not give you wings, but it tastes like piss, and that’s gotta count for something, dammit. [National Law Journal]
* Much like herpes, Lindsay Lohan’s legal drama is the gift that just keeps on giving. Her longtime lawyer Shawn Holley wants out, and her new lawyer, Mark Heller, isn’t even licensed to practice in California. [CNN]
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Biglaw, Constitutional Law, Litigators, Quote of the Day, Technology, Ted Olson
Quote of the Day: Ted Olson's Got Jokes!
Ted Olson revealed his comedic side during his keynote speech at LegalTech New York. - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Biglaw, Quote of the Day
Quote Of The Day: Now That's A Great Punchline!
An associate who moonlights as a comedian thinks it's possible to achieve work/life balance in Biglaw. Talk about a great punchline!
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Crime, Facebook, Social Media, Social Networking Websites
Paul Ceglia Has Been Arrested
The chickens come home to roost for the Man Who Would Be King of Facebook... -
1st Circuit, 2nd Circuit, Bar Exams, Biglaw, Gay, Job Searches, Law Professors, Law Schools, Litigators, Morning Docket, Old People, Partner Issues, Politics, Trials
Morning Docket: 10.23.12
* “Whether or not the law is dictating it right now, the people are dictating it.” In light of First and Second Circuit DOMA decisions, in-house counsel are considering benefits for same-sex spouses and domestic partners. [Corporate Counsel]
* “I’m a woman of integrity. My emotions got the best of me.” A Dish Network executive had to publicly apologize for accosting a Gibson Dunn litigation partner’s elderly father outside of a courtroom after the Cablevision trial. [Am Law Daily]
* A potential farewell to the typical liberal bias in education: at the end of the day, Teresa Wagner’s political bias case against Iowa Law could alter hiring nationwide in higher education. [Iowa City Press-Citizen]
* Not prepared for the bar exam, and currently without a law job? Let’s give that school a “B” rating. The results of this survey pretty much conclude that recent law school graduates are out of their minds. [WSJ Law Blog]
* A soon-to-be high school graduate wants to know if he can “go into a creative career” with a law degree. You silly little boy, the law is where creativity goes to die. Hope that helps! [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News]
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Antitrust, ATL Career Center Survey, Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Career Center, Intellectual Property, Labor / Employment, Litigators, Rankings, Tax Law
Biglaw's Most Underrated Firms by Practice Area
Above the Law readers identify the most underrated firms in a wide range of practice areas, from antitrust to bankruptcy to labor and employment to tax.... -
Conferences / Symposia, Election 2012, Election Law, Free Speech, Law Professors, Lawrence Lessig, Money, New Yorker, Politics, Seth Waxman, Ted Olson
Politics and Money: Imperfect Together?
What should be done - if anything - about the influence of money in politics? Some thoughts from Larry Lessig, Cleta Mitchell, Ted Olson, and Seth Waxman. -
Free Speech, Health Care / Medicine, Jews, Kids, Religion
Circumcision, Anti-Semitism, And You (Part Deux)
Should Jewish groups file a legal challenge to a New York law requiring written parental consent for a circumcision practice known as "direct oral suction"? - 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… -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, Fabulosity, Hogan & Hartson, Money, Neal Katyal, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, Tony Mauro
The New Going Rate for Supreme Court Clerk Bonuses
What is the new market rate for Supreme Court clerkship bonuses? It's pretty darn high -- you could buy a house with this number.... -
8th Circuit, 9th Circuit, Abortion, Bankruptcy, Barack Obama, Biglaw, Celebrities, Constitutional Law, Copyright, Deaths, Fashion, Kiwi Camara, Law Professors, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Richard Epstein
Morning Docket: 09.12.12
* Good news, everyone! According to Citi’s Managing Partner Confidence Index survey, firm leaders are feeling pessimistic about their business due to an overall lack of confidence in the economy. [Am Law Daily]
* Per the Ninth Circuit, an Idaho statute that essentially criminalizes medication-induced abortions imposes an undue burden on a woman’s ability to terminate her pregnancy. Really? You don’t say. [Bloomberg]
* Kiwi Camara’s circuitous route to SCOTUS: thanks to the Eighth Circuit, Jammie Thomas-Rasset started and ended her journey with $222K damages for copyright infringement. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight]
* “Fashion law is a real career choice,” says Gibson Dunn partner Lois Herzeca. This niche practice area is one of the hottest new trends in the wonderful world of fashion, and it’s not likely to go out of style any time in the remote future. [Reuters]
* Your clawback suit is a wonderland? John Mayer was named as a defendant in a suit filed by trustees seeking to recover money paid out by Ponzi schemer Darren Berg. [Bankruptcy Beat / Wall Street Journal]
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Benchslaps, Facebook, Kasowitz Benson, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Is Paul Ceglia a Glutton for Benchslaps?
Paul Ceglia, the plaintiff in long-lasting litigation against Facebook, is on the receiving end of yet another benchslap... -
Alston & Bird, Biglaw, Cold Offers, Job Searches, Kasowitz Benson, Kramer Levin, No Offers, Summer Associates
Summer Associate Offer Rates (2012): A Round-Up
Which firms are making job offers to 100 percent of their summer associates? A whole lot of them.... -
Biglaw, Environment / Environmental Law, Keker & Van Nest, Litigators, S.D.N.Y.
An $18 Billion Legal Battle Rages On
Chevron has hired some high-priced talent to help it fight a questionable judgment down in Ecuador.
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Biglaw, Celebrities, Entertainment Law, Facebook, Movies, Small Law Firms
Who are America's Top 100 Entertainment 'Power Lawyers'?
The Hollywood Reporter has just released its list of the top entertainment lawyers in America. Who do you recognize? -
Guido Calabresi, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Don't Pee on My Leg
Check out the fabulous contestants in this edition of our Legal Eagle Wedding Watch... -
Benchslaps, Facebook, Federal Judges, Kasowitz Benson, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Benchslap of the Day: Ceglia Gets Slammed (Yet Again)
Paul Ceglia gets smacked around by a federal magistrate judge in a ruling released yesterday. -
Facebook, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology
What Are the Newest Developments in Ceglia v. Facebook? Oh Yeah, and an Interview with Paul Ceglia
What is happening now in Paul Ceglia's case against Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg? Plus, an interview with the man himself… -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Holland & Knight, Lateral Moves, Magic Circle, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Pepper Hamilton
Dewey Have More Partner Departures To Report? Sadly, Yes
Who are the latest partners to leave Dewey & LeBoeuf, and where are they going? -
Facebook, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Facebook Moves to Dismiss Ceglia Ownership Suit
Attorneys for Facebook went on the offensive yesterday, filing a bold motion to dismiss Paul Ceglia‘s lawsuit, which claims a 50 percent ownership stake in the company. -
6th Circuit, Biglaw, Defamation, Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Television, Tobacco / Smoking
Morning Docket: 03.20.12
* It’s time for the Supreme Court to sound off on the battle over women’s wombs, and you know it’s bad when even a sitting justice calls it “a mess.” Can a child conceived after a parent’s death receive survivor benefits? [CNN]
* Disgusting health warning pictures on cigarette packaging and advertising: now constitutional according to the Sixth Circuit. Maybe this will inspire people to quit a habit that’s almost equally as disgusting. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight]
* When Biglaw is involved, so is big money. Say “aloha” to the largest personal injury settlement in Hawaii’s history. The state will pay $15.4M over the hiking death of Gibson Dunn partner Elizabeth Brem. [Am Law Daily]
* A lawsuit filed against fashionista Alexander Wang over his alleged “sweatshop” has been discontinued, and not because there isn’t a case, but because the lawyers on either side have major beef. [New York Magazine]
* The Better Business Bureau has moved to dismiss a Florida law firm’s suit over its “F” grade. Because sometimes the truth hurts, but that doesn’t mean you can sue over it if you don’t like it. [Orlando Sentinel]
* The biggest bimbo from Wisteria Lane gets screwed again, but this time in court. A mistrial has been declared in Nicollette Sheridan’s lawsuit against the producers of “Desperate Housewives.” [Reuters]