Kramer Levin
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Biglaw, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
New York Biglaw Makes Waaaay More Money Than The Rest Of You
When the legal market struggles, these firms still surge. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.13.17
* Authorities charge the Panama Papers lawyers with money laundering. On the other hand, the firm’s Twitter account denies any wrongdoing, and I think we all know Twitter never misleads anyone. [Am Law Daily]
* An intellectual property suit over Kim Kardashian and ugly sweaters and that’s the first time “intellectual” and “Kardashian” have made it into the same sentence. [Law360]
* Shady new strategy concocted to fast track foreclosures on the homes of unsuspecting seniors. Just in case you’d gotten the misperception that lawyers were good people. [Law.com]
* Kramer Levin renews its lease, but it’s cutting back about 50,000 square feet. [Wall Street Journal]
* Where does Judge Gorsuch stand on intellectual property matters? [National Law Journal]
* Puzder slapped with antitrust class action over alleged schemes to depress wages. Seems like the kind of guy who should be in charge of defending labor in America. [Courthouse News Service]
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Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Money
Latest Firm To Match Offers Small Bumps For Senior Associates
A firm with some very, very senior associates offered a peek into what long-in-the-tooth non-partners are getting.
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Bankruptcy, Career Center, Career Files, Law Students, Lawyers, Rankings
ATL's Top Law Firm Bankruptcy Practices
These are the firms that work to allow distressed corporations a fresh start. -
Quote of the Day, Women's Issues
What To Do When You're The Only Female Lawyer In The Room
Have you ever been in an uncomfortable situation like this? -
Holland & Knight, Kramer Levin
When What Goes Up Can't Come Down: Who Pays For Climbing Misadventures?
Why climb a mountain? Because it's there... and to spark litigation. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Kramer Levin, Morning Docket, Reality TV, Staff Attorneys / Discovery Attorneys, Television, Trendspotting
Morning Docket: 03.03.14
* If your firm has not yet given in to the demands of corporate clients for more reasonable billing structures, please be aware that a) your firm is behind the times, and b) you better be prepared to get your white shoes scuffed. [Boston Globe]
* Mirror, mirror, on the wall, which is the fairest firm of them all? According to the 2014 Acritas Brand Index survey, Skadden is the firm on everyone’s mind — for the third year in a row. They must be doing something right. Congrats! [Am Law Daily]
* Part of this former staff attorney’s discrimination suit against Quinn Emanuel was dismissed, but as our editor, Elie Mystal, mused when he first heard of this case, it’s likely “the only color Quinn cares about is green.” [New York Law Journal]
* Trendspotting: Because fast-growing technology equals fast-growing money when it comes to the law, LeClairRyan is the second firm in the U.S. to open up a drone practice group. [Richmond Times-Dispatch]
UPDATE (1:00 p.m.): Actually, Kramer Levin launched its Unmanned Aircraft Systems Practice Group back in December 2013, as noted by the ABA Journal and Bloomberg News.
* Bachelorette-in-waiting Andi Dorfman was granted an unpaid leave of absence from her job as an ADA to star in this summer’s edition of the reality show. We guess her boss gave her career a rose. [Daily Report]
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Drugs, Football, Kramer Levin, Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.14.13
* So we’ve had some technical difficulties this morning. Sorry all. So let’s kick off this abbreviated morning docket with news that Robert Dell will retire from Latham & Watkins at the end of 2014 after helming the firm for 20 years. [The Am Law Daily]
* Dwayne Bowe was arrested for alleged marijuana possession. He’s still going to start on Sunday though in case you were relying on his almost unnoticeable fantasy football impact this year. Remember when I didn’t understand the “Weeden Wayne Bowe” joke. Good times! [Kansas City Star]
* Whitey Bulger considers his trial a sham. He’ll be sentenced this morning. [LA Times]
* Former NBCUniversal General Counsel Lawrence Tu was named top lawyer at CBS. Congrats on “pulling a Letterman.” [Deadline]
* Sean Coffey is joining Kramer Levin. He previously headed up a litigation financing company. So when David asked if litigation finance was the hot new trend, apparently the answer is “no.” [New York Times / Dealbook]
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Biglaw, Layoffs, Reader Polls, Staff Layoffs
Are The Weil Layoffs The Start Of A Biglaw Trend?
Will Weil Gotshal's Biglaw peers follow its lead in laying off attorneys? Take our reader poll. -
Biglaw, Kramer Levin, Layoffs, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Voluntary Separations at Two Major Law Firms
Kramer Levin and Sullivan & Cromwell are trimming headcount. -
Biglaw, Contests, March Madness, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Reader Polls
ATL March Madness: The Law Firm With the Brightest Future
It's that time of year again. Vote for the law firm with the brightest future! -
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.... -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Brobeck Phleger & Harrison, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Howrey LLP, JPMorgan Chase, Kramer Levin, Litigators, Money, Partner Issues, Vicious Infighting
Dewey Spawn Ugly Litigation? And Battling in Bankruptcy Court? But Of Course!
Which former Dewey & LeBoeuf partner is now suing ex-leaders of the firm? And what's the latest news in the firm's bankruptcy battle?
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Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dewey Ballantine, Dissolution, JPMorgan Chase, King & Spalding, Kramer Levin, Lateral Moves, LeBoeuf Lamb, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Dewey Partners Get Any Capital Back? Good Luck With That!(Plus more partner moves, including Ralph Ferrara.)
What will happen to the capital contributions of former Dewey partners? And on that subject, who are the latest defectors, and where are they going? -
Biglaw, Drinking, Football, Kramer Levin, Morning Docket, Privacy, Sports, Technology
Morning Docket: 07.20.11
* News Corp. has hired Paul Weiss attorney Mark Mendelsohn, a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act expert, to advise them. In related news, Chuck Norris has hired Wendi Deng Murdoch to advise him. [WSJ Law Blog] * Utah’s goofy liquor laws are examined in this New York Times article. The restrictive laws clearly came out of […]
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Kramer Levin, Romance and Dating, Supreme Court Clerks, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 8.5.07: From Russia with Love
Before we begin, a nod to one of the best wedding write-ups we’ve seen in a while, and for once (just once) we’re not being the least bit tongue-in-cheek. Joanne Handler and John Rau III didn’t make our final three this week, even though John has a law degree, but . . . wow. They […]