Gibson Dunn
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Biglaw, Vermin / Rodents / Pests
MetLife Building Under Attack From Bedbugs: Four Law Firms Potentially Affected
This morning we reported on bedbugs at Winston & Strawn’s New York office. Alas, the problem might be much larger than we initially anticipated. That’s because Winston & Strawn is located in the iconic MetLife building, at 200 Park Avenue in Manhattan. After this morning’s post went up, a spokesperson from Winston told us that […] -
Alex Kozinski, John Roberts, New York Times, Supreme Court Clerks, UVA Law, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 8.8: Oklahoma!
When we filed our last column, we were full of anticipation over Chelsea Clinton’s then-upcoming wedding. And the New York Times did not let us down with its wall-to-wall coverage of the big day. In case you missed it, you can read the NYT on Chelsea’s dress, Chelsea’s wedding planner, the secrecy, the confidentiality agreements, […] - Sponsored
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Summer Associates
The 100% Summer Associate Offer Rates Keep Rolling In
This was a year of small summer classes. Fewer summer associates mean a greater likelihood that all will get offers… unless a law student does something egregious. (Good news for rising 2Ls: There are signs that next year’s classes will be larger.) Latham & Watkins and Gibson Dunn had the biggest summer associate classes this […]
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Law Firm Names, Television
Jay Leno Drops a MoFo
Lawyers have been all up in The Tonight Show’s grill this year, thanks to the Jay Leno – Conan O’Brien smackdown. But the lawyers were relegated to an off-screen role. Jay Leno never name-checked Gibson Dunn (that we know of) for repping NBC and helping to put him back on his throne. Another Biglaw firm […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.14.10
* A possible upside to jury duty: getting to watch porn in court? [The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times] * Things just got hard in the Big Easy for six New Orleans police officers, who are now accused by the feds of shooting unarmed citizens and/or conspiring to cover it up. [New Orleans Times […]
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Abortion, Family Law, Jeffrey Toobin, Kids, Media and Journalism, Pregnancy / Paternity, Sex, Sex Scandals
The Jeffrey Toobin / Casey Greenfield Drama Rolls On
Over on the website of the New Yorker, Jeffrey Toobin has a nice post on how Elena Kagan deftly finessed the “gays in the military” / Solomon Amendment issue while serving as dean of Harvard Law School. It’s an interesting read; check it out here (via Dahlia Lithwick’s Twitter feed). Alas, these days Toobin is […] -
Jeffrey Toobin, Media and Journalism, Pregnancy / Paternity, Sex Scandals
Alleged Jeffrey Toobin Baby Mama Has a 'Back-Up Plan'
Over the weekend, Casey Greenfield — Yale Law School graduate, Gibson Dunn litigatrix, and daughter of political pundit Jeff Greenfield — made a foray into film criticism. Greenfield published a review of the new Jennifer Lopez movie, The Back-Up Plan, in the Daily Beast. Adrian Chen of Gawker breaks it down: The mother of CNN […] -
Family Law, Jeffrey Toobin, Media and Journalism, Pregnancy / Paternity, Sex, Sex Scandals
Legal Eagles Mate: But Who Will Take Care of the Eaglet? Jeffrey Toobin Taken to Family Court by Gibson Dunn Associate.
One blogger teed up a story about celebrated legal and political journalist Jeffrey Toobin being sued for paternity with this quip: “This Might be Scandalous If Anyone Watched CNN.” But people also read the New Yorker, where Toobin is a longtime legal correspondent, as well as Toobin’s bestselling books — including, most recently, The Nine: […] - Sponsored
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Entertainment Law, Television
What Does the Conan-Leno-NBC Debacle Mean for Entertainment Law?
On Tuesday, we tuned in to the late night show debacle unfolding at NBC. On his show that night, Conan O’Brien shared insights about the lawyerly wranglings. From US Magazine: “Hi, I’m Conan O’Brien, and I’m just three days away from the biggest drinking binge in history,” he said during Tuesday’s monologue. “I spent the […] -
Bush v. Gore, Diarmuid O'Scannlain, Fabulosity, Fashion, Parties, Pictures, Robert Bork, Sandra Day O'Connor, Ted Olson, Weddings, White People
Lady and Ted's Excellent Adventure: Wedding Photos That Rock
“Okay, Judge Bork. Smile and say ‘The Original Understanding’!!!” (Also: Is that Harvard Law prof Laurence Tribe standing behind Robert Bork, or just someone who looks a lot like him?) Earlier this week, we gave you a detailed report about the fabulous nuptials of Ted Olson — the winning lawyer in Bush v. Gore, former […] -
Antonin Scalia, Contests, ERISA, Eugene Scalia, Hotties, Porn Names
ERISA Hotties: Your Male Nominees
This was absolutely agonizing; but after hours of deliberation, we managed to do it. We reviewed the male side of the field in our ERISA Lawyer Hotties Contest, then painstakingly winnowed it down to twelve deserving finalists. (Yes, we previously said we’d have ten finalists. But picking even a dozen, from so many worthy competitors, […]
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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…