M&A
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Rankings, Sponsored Content
Life Sciences Law Firm Index: Corporate Category Update
A look at the top firms in the Corporate category for the Life Sciences Law Firm Index. -
Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology
This Week In Legal Tech: What Microsoft's Purchase Of LinkedIn Means For Lawyers
The combination contains great potential but also raises ethical and privacy concerns, according to Robert Ambrogi. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Biglaw, Headhunters / Recruiters, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues
Anatomy Of A Deal: The Backstory Behind Scott Barshay's Move From Cravath To Paul Weiss
How much might the responsible recruiter have earned for making this placement?
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Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues
A Deeper Dive Into Scott Barshay's Move From Cravath To Paul Weiss
How major a move is this, and how much might he make at his new firm? -
Biglaw, Mergers and Acquisitions
Is Chicago Challenging New York For M&A Dominance?
Can the Windy City blow NYC out of its traditional top perch in M&A work? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.12.16
* Based on reading the oral-argument tea leaves, it sounds like the Supreme Court is about to school the teachers’ unions (and public-sector unions more generally). [How Appealing]
* Ring in the new year by making the register ring: a slew of Biglaw firms have secured (presumably lucrative) engagements working on the proposed $32 billion merger between drug makers Shire Plc and Baxalta Inc. [American Lawyer]
* By a vote of 82-6, and after a wait of more than 400 days, the Senate just confirmed Judge Luis Felipe Restrepo to the Third Circuit, making him the first Hispanic federal judge from Pennsylvania to sit on that court. [Associated Press]
* Good news for fantasy-sports fans: it’s not (yet) “game over” for DraftKings and FanDuel, thanks to a stay issued by a New York appellate court. [Bloomberg News]
* And bad news for student-loan-saddled law grads (like our own Shannon Achimalbe) who were hoping that SCOTUS might make it easier to discharge such debts through bankruptcy. [Wall Street Journal via ABA Journal]
* Does Sean Penn face legal risk for his interview of El Chapo, the infamous Mexican drug lord? [ABA Journal]
* A former federal prosecutor just secured a six-figure settlement and reinstatement from the Justice Department. [National Law Journal]
* U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara — who came so, so close to winning Lawyer of the Year honors — announced that Governor Mario Cuomo is off the legal hook for his controversial shutdown of the Moreland Commission, a panel aimed at investigating public corruption. [Law360]
* Avvo is starting to roll out a service featuring fixed-fee, limited-scope legal services through a network of attorneys (and Bob Ambrogi has the scoop). [Law Sites]
* Professor Peter J. Henning explores the implications of the end of the government case against hedge fund magnate Steve Cohen. [DealBook / New York Times]
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Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology
alt.legal: eDiscovery Too Big To Fail?
Consolidation is the name of the game in eDiscovery right now, and free-flowing capital enabled investors to look at making quick plays in the largely fragmented industry. -
Biglaw, Canada
The View From Up North: Another Look At The Seven Sisters vs. The Internationals
How are international firms doing in comparison with the Seven Sisters when it comes to handling major transactions? - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 07.15.15
* Doesn’t the increasingly bloated Republican presidential primary field seem like a plot from Veep rather than real life? Well, take a break from the world’s insanity and break down the election law quandary from the season finale of the hit show. [Law.com]
* Spoiler alert: the performance art defense doesn’t work. [Dealbreaker]
* Good news for New York Bar Exam takers — don’t stress about grabbing lunch on the day of the exam. [Custom Gourmet]
* This… is not going to end well. China arrested more than 100 human rights lawyers for inciting trouble. [Christian Science Monitor]
* I think it’s entirely possible Harper Lee never intended to publish “Go Set A Watchman” and that makes me hesitant to read the novel, but Harvard Law School professor Randall Kennedy’s call to “abandon the immature sentimentality ingrained by middle school lessons about the nobility of the white savior” has me itching to buy the book. [New York Times]
* Speaking of the incredibly sketchy circumstances under which Harper Lee’s novel was published, maybe it’s time to blame the lawyer? [New Republic]
* Remember that viral video about cat-calling on NYC streets from last year? Yeah, the woman featured is suing the makers of the video (along with Google, YouTube, and TGI Fridays). Only problem? She got nothing in writing. [Slate]
* I sure hope no attorneys were sucked into this M&A fraud. [Forbes]
* OIL AND HEAVY WATER FOR EVERYBODY — a take on the Iran deal. [Breaking Energy]
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Biglaw
Biglaw Firm Gets Benchslapped Over Conflicts
Which Biglaw firm got blasted for ignoring its ethical obligations in a hostile takeover bid? -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues
Musical Chairs: Differing Views On A Prominent Partner's Move
Is this a big blow to Kirkland & Ellis, or is K&E glad to see her go? -
Career Center, Career Files, Law Schools, Law Students, Pre-Law, Rankings, Reader Polls
Happy Cities, Unhappy Law Students (And Vice Versa)?
How does law student satisfaction compare with the broader population? -
Biglaw, Mergers and Acquisitions, Quote of the Day
This Poor Partner's Migraines Mean More Money For The Firm
Somebody get this guy some Advil.
Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Biglaw, Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, In-House Counsel, Mergers and Acquisitions, Partner Issues, Willkie Farr
I'd Do Anything For A Client, But I Won't Do That
How did Biglaw partners have to humiliate themselves in order to win a lucrative engagement? -
Airplanes / Aviation, Biglaw, Books, Celebrities, Cocaine / Crack, Law Schools, Libraries / Librarians, Mergers and Acquisitions, Morning Docket, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Weirdness
Morning Docket: 04.04.14
* “Those who support limits see the court right now as the T. rex from ‘Jurassic Park.’” Folks are pretty worried even more campaign finance laws will fall thanks to the Supreme Court’s ruling in the McCutcheon v. FEC case. [New York Times]
* Skadden Arps and Simpson Thacher are at the top of their game when it comes to mergers and acquisitions. Both firms did very well in new deal rankings released by Bloomberg, Mergermarket, and Thomson Reuters. Nice. [Am Law Daily]
* Former Massachusetts senator Scott Brown has reportedly ditched Nixon Peabody to try his hand at a U.S. Senate run in New Hampshire. We hope he doesn’t lose his shirt again. Oh wait… [Boston Globe]
* As it turns out, the book in the Harvard Law library once believed to be bound in human skin is actually bound in sheepskin. Congrats, this is slightly less creepy. [Et Seq. / Harvard Law School Library Blog]
* Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson was turned away from a flight to the U.S. after her admission to coke usage in a trial. She should probably stop sticking her nose in other people’s business. [The Guardian]
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Biglaw, Drinking, Insider Trading, Intellectual Property, Mergers and Acquisitions, Partner Issues, Patents, Securities and Exchange Commission, Securities Law, Wall Street
Tipsy Partner Tipped Insider Trading Defendant, SEC Alleges
The SEC alleges that an attorney disclosed inside information after way too much wine. -
Ask the Experts, Career Alternatives, Career Center, Career Files, Law Schools, Law Students, Lawyers, Layoffs
From the Career Files: How To Use The JD/MBA Degree In Business And Entrepreneurship
Kristina Tsamis, ATL's Research Manager, shares some career advice for JD/MBAs that was presented at a panel discussion hosted by the Cornell Law School Alumni Association and Duke Law School. -
Biglaw, Books, Facebook, Federalist Society, General Counsel, Hedge Funds / Private Equity, In-House Counsel, Law Professors, Morning Docket, Murder, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Politics, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Tax Law, Technology
Morning Docket: 05.13.13
* Given the name and origins of the Tea Party movement, it actually makes perfect sense that their groups got grief from the IRS. [Washington Post]
* Wachtell Lipton weighs in against the practice of shareholder activists offering special compensation to director nominees. [Dealbook / New York Times]
* A law professor, Joshua Silverstein, argues that schools should embrace grade inflation. (But haven’t most of them done this already?) [WSJ Law Blog]
* Facebook shareholders might not “like” this news, but Ted Ullyot is stepping down as general counsel after almost five years. We’ll have more on this later. [National Law Journal]
* The Brooklyn DA’s office is reopening 50 murder cases that were worked on by retired detective Louis Scarcella (who looks oh-so-savory in the NYT’s photo of him). [New York Times]
* In news that should shock no one, Nicholas Speath’s dubious discrimination case against Georgetown Law has been dismissed. [The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times]
* Not long after leaving Cravath for Kirkland, Sarkis Jebejian is putting together billion-dollar deals for private-equity clients. [Am Law Daily]
* Professor Jeffrey Rosen reviews an interesting new book, The Federalist Society (affiliate link), authored by Michael Avery and Danielle McLaughlin. [New York Times]
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Biglaw, Layoffs, Mergers and Acquisitions, Partner Issues, Romance and Dating
Buying In: Passed Over for Partner (Interview No. 1)
What happens to people who get passed over for partnership at their firms? Anonymous Partner interviews one to find out. -
Biglaw, Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Mergers and Acquisitions, Money, Partner Issues, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: An M&A Maven's Magnificent Manse
Biglaw offers big rewards. Check out this M&A partner's townhouse, now on the market for $7.25 million.