Greenberg Traurig
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Biglaw
Biglaw Firm Decided Road Trip, Not Bonuses, Is The Way To Associates' Hearts
Associates at the firm aren't thrilled. -
Government
Fired Parler CEO Sues Dan Bongino and Rebekah Mercer In Batsh*t Tort Claim
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Biglaw
Top Biglaw Firm Announces $1.73 Billion In 2020 Revenue
Step aside, COVID. You're no match for Biglaw.
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Biglaw
Greenberg Traurig Wants Absolutely Nothing To Do With Rudy Giuliani
This isn't the first time the firm has tried to distance itself from Rudy. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.22.20
* A South Florida lawyer who used to work at Greenberg Traurig has been arrested for allegedly committing several bank robberies. This would make an amazing plot for a sequel to Point Break. [Miami Herald]
* A Sacramento judge refused to force the California GOP to release information about its controversial ballot dropbox program. [Los Angeles Times]
* A court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by one of Michael Jackson’s accusers, holding that the late singer’s companies did not owe the plaintiff a duty of care. [Yahoo News]
* The home of a lawyer representing a group seeking to remove homeless people from New York City hotel rooms has been vandalized. [New York Post]
* A defamation case against President Trump has been sidelined because a lawyer set to argue a matter traveled from out of state and was denied entrance to the courthouse. [USA Today]
* A New Jersey lawyer facing ethics complaints blamed his wife for his failure to appear at an important asylum hearing. This attorney is playing with fire… [New Jersey Law Journal]
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Biglaw
Greenberg Traurig Offers Voluntary Buyouts With 'Enhanced' Severance
This is much better than layoffs. -
Biglaw
Biglaw Partner Accused Of Sexual Harassment Comes Out Swinging
He's not taking the allegations lightly. -
Biglaw
Biglaw Partner Accused Of Sexual Harassment By Former Grammys CEO
Greenberg Traurig partner finds himself the center of sexual harassment allegations. - Sponsored
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.18.19
* Did you know over 100 firms have reported data breaches since 2014? Something to make you feel warm and fuzzy. [Law.com]
* If you were wondering how conservatives would spin Mick Mulvaney admitting to a quid pro quo holding up foreign assistance in exchange for personal political vendettas, Laura Ingraham’s attempt was to say it was all a misunderstanding because Mulvaney’s not a lawyer. Ron Howard Arrested Development voice: Mick Mulvaney is a lawyer. [Daily Beast]
* Appellate court says it’s illegal to watch porn in your car in New Jersey. Sorry if that forces some of you to change your weekend plans. [New Jersey 12]
* Anheuser-Busch files counterclaim accusing MillerCoors of stealing their recipes for sub-par beer. [STL Today]
* TransPerfect to be fined $30K/day until it drops litigation in Nevada. [Delaware Online]
* After Greenberg Traurig threw shade on the Dentons U.S. expansion plans, Joe Andrew of Dentons responds to those “Parochial and Condescending” criticisms. [National Law Journal]
* What Parks and Rec can teach us about court reporters. [ABA Journal]
* Watchdog group says judge should be removed from the bench for being a harassing, misogynist prick. If only the Supreme Court worked that way. [Law360]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.09.19
* Another firm opens an office in mainland Europe in the midst of England trying to garotte its own economy. [Law.com]
* The census case is in new hands because after trying to make a real case and losing they realized there were some Jones Day flunkys hanging around so just hand it over to them. [National Law Journal]
* Opioid case moves forward. [Courthouse News Service]
* Stripping prosecutors of power to own the libs. [Inquirer]
* Since it’s a purely symbolic gesture with no impact on the day-to-day lives of New Yorkers and might land him a headline, Andrew Cuomo did a thing. [Politico]
* Law schools have screwed up. [Forbes]
* The few competent Trump judicial nominees finally move forward. [Law.com]
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Biglaw
Biglaw Shake Up: Greenberg Traurig Co-President Hilarie Bass Is Leaving The Firm
She'll be launching the Bass Institute on Diversity and Inclusion. -
Biglaw
Departure Memo Subtly Burns Biglaw Firm Straight To Hell
If your firm won't pay market salaries, others will. -
Biglaw
If Biglaw Firms Don't Think Recruiters Will Go After Them For Not Raising Salaries, They're Wrong. This Email Proves It.
Firms can't have it all. If they don't pay top-notch salaries, they'll not have top-notch talent.
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Biglaw
Having Promised To Not Follow The Market, This Firm Is Trying To Quietly Pay A Lucky Few
If you haven't gotten a raise, the firm might simply not value you. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.18.18
* Special counsel Robert Mueller is seeking immunity for up to five witnesses who are set to testify in Paul Manafort’s upcoming bank and tax fraud trial. Oooh, who are these mystery parties and why do they deserve amnesty? [USA Today]
* Just how conservative is Judge Brett Kavanaugh? Using Judicial Common Space scores, Kavanaugh lands “just to the left of the arch-conservative [Justice Clarence] Thomas.” Yay. [FiveThirtyEight]
* Be careful out there, small firms. According to a report from the Association of International Law Firm Networks, it’s not Biglaw firms that should be afraid of the Big Four, but instead, independent firms in mid-sized markets. [American Lawyer]
* Remember Evan Greebel, the ex-Biglaw partner who was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire and securities fraud thanks to his representation of pharma bro Martin Shkreli? Per his colleagues, after his “terrible encounter with the devil incarnate,” Greebel shouldn’t get jail time like his former client. [New York Law Journal]
* When it comes to law school applications, it’s very helpful to know the difference between early decision (binding) and early action (nonbinding), but it’s even more helpful to know the difference between out-of-state tuition (drowning in loans) and in-state tuition (treading water in loans). Do your research, applicants! [U.S. News]
* Robert Traurig, co-founder of Greenberg Traurig, RIP. [Daily Business Review]
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Biglaw
The Top Biglaw Players Who Are Still Holding Out On Raises
There are a lot of firms that haven't matched the market salary -- but these firms are facing more vocal pushback from their associates than most. -
Biglaw
Greenberg Traurig Explains Why It's Too Cheap To Raise Associate Salaries
Google tells me that Traurig is German for "sad, unhappy, sorrowful, miserable.” -
Biglaw
Greenberg Traurig Throws Rudy Giuliani Under The Bus Right Quick
The firm wants it clear this isn't how they do business. -
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.01.18
The American Bar Association needs some new blood! A new report from Law School Transparency and the Iowa State Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division recommends adding some younger members to the ABA’s Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. [Law.com]
Partisan gerrymandering challenges may be making their way through the court system, but don’t expect them to be a deciding factor in the midterm elections. [Big Law Business]
It’s never a great start to a trial when the judge has to explain the case isn’t about whether your client is “evil.” [Law360]
Another day, another looming “constitutional crisis.” [Washington Post]
Everyone is out at USA Gymnastics. It is the absolute least they could do. [CNN]
Stephen Cutler may be moving from JPMorgan Chase to Simpson Thatcher, but he says his practice will still focus on internal and government investigations, corporate governance matters and crisis management. [Law.com]
Hank Greenberg of Greenberg Traurig is the president-elect designee of the New York State Bar Association. [New York Law Journal]