Investment Banking
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Finance
Uber IPO Underwriter Morgan Stanley Was So Certain That It Overpriced The Uber IPO It Shorted Uber Shares Right Before The IPO
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Biglaw
Idiot Biglaw Law Clerk Tries To Pick A Fight Over The Finer Points Of Contract Law Governing A Used West Elm Dresser
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Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Money, Wall Street
Lawyers Advising Business Owners May Find Value In Investment Banking Services
A new study offers insights about whether and how investment bankers add value to middle-market transactions.
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Email Scandals
I-Banker Regrets Sending Threatening Emails After Being Called Out For Sending Threatening Emails
Max Salk is not having a great morning. -
Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: A Harvard Law Fraudster's $3.2 Million Mansion
From a big house to the big house.... -
Crime, Hedge Funds / Private Equity, White-Collar Crime
Andrew W.W. Caspersen’s Lawyers Avoid Having To Represent Him In Court
A.W.W.C. has pleaded guilty. -
Hedge Funds / Private Equity, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
A Harvard Law Grad Loses More Than $100 Million; Will He Also Lose His Freedom?
His lawyer blames it all on "a pathological gambling addiction." -
Hedge Funds / Private Equity, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
High-Flying Harvard Law Grad Charged With $95 Million Fraud Scheme
His family has quite the thing for Harvard Law: his father and three brothers are all HLS alums. - Sponsored
Are Small Firms Going Big On Legal Tech?
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.29.16
* Legal showdown averted (for now): the feds were able to access the data on the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone without any help from Apple. [Washington Post]
* A Harvard Law School grad stands accused of a $95 million fraud scheme — yikes. We’ll have more on this later. [ABA Journal]
* Does a sentencing delay violate the Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial? Some on SCOTUS seem skeptical. [How Appealing]
* Georgia Governor Nathan Deal announces his intention to veto the Free Exercise Protection Act, which critics claimed would have protected discrimination as a form of religious liberty. [New York Times]
* Hillary Clinton takes Republicans to task for their handling of the current Supreme Court vacancy. [Wisconsin State Journal via How Appealing]
* Some thoughts from Professor Noah Feldman on the recent Seventh Circuit ruling about the use of form contracts on the internet (which nobody reads). [Bloomberg View]
* Save money (on taxes), live better: a federal judge strikes down a tax levied by Puerto Rico on mega-retailer Wal-Mart. [Reuters]
* The Bracewell law firm, now sans Giuliani, elects Gregory Bopp as its new managing partner. [Texas Lawyer]
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Banking Law, Money, Quote of the Day, Wall Street
Should Big Trouble For Big Banks Generate Big Legal Bills? Not Necessarily
Two observers of the legal industry argue that when it comes to legal spending, sometimes less is more. -
Bloomberg, Career Alternatives, Television, Videos, Wall Street, Willkie Farr, YouTube
Career Alternatives for Attorneys: Comedian
Meet a Biglaw and in-house alum who's now a hugely successful, Emmy and Peabody Award-winning comedian.