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Harvard Law School Alum And Managing Partner Raj De On The D.C. Market, Public Service, And Diversity In The Legal Profession

He was generous enough to spend some time with us this week and share some sage advice for up-and-coming attorneys.

Biglaw Partner Goes Public In Lawsuit Over Alleged Rape

She says the Biglaw firm has been supportive of her as she deals with the aftermath of the assault.

Morning Docket: 05.10.19

* With numerous contempt of Congress charges swirling thanks to the inaction of Trump administration officials, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has declared that the nation is in the midst of a constitutional crisis. It was only a matter of time before this happened. [New York Times] * Meanwhile, in the wake of Speaker Pelosi’s comments, President Trump now says that he’ll leave it up to AG Bill Barr to determine whether special counsel Robert Mueller will be permitted to testify before Congress. Frankly, he’s more concerned about Don Jr. now. [New York Times] * C. Allen Parker, former Cravath presiding partner turned Wells Fargo GC turned Wells Fargo acting CEO, has done something very wise in his short time leading the troubled bank: He created a regulatory and compliance group. Smooth move! [Corporate Counsel] * “I want my life back.” Jessica Crutcher has come forward as the formerly anonymous Mayer Brown partner behind the $20 million suit where she alleged that a bartender at a Houston restaurant raped her. [Texas Lawyer] * Paul Manafort has officially been disbarred in D.C. after his conviction for “tampering with witnesses while on pre-trial release,” a crime of moral turpitude. This poor crook lost everything thanks to his association with Donald Trump. [Big Law Business] * Conan O’Brien has settled a lawsuit that accused him of copyright infringement through joke theft, writing that he “decided to forgo a potentially farcical and expensive jury trial in federal court over five jokes that don’t even make sense anymore.” [Variety]

Morning Docket: 04.04.19

* Gordon Caplan showed up in court. At least he didn't hire someone else to do his appearance for him. [Hartford Courant] * Mueller people think the report might be worse than the four-page summary written by Trump's stooge might suggest. [CNN] * Wait, Jones Day may be a terrible place to work? [American Lawyer] * In-house counsel needed in the Bay Area. [Corporate Counsel] * Facebook user records just left laying around in public. Red angry face. [Law360] * The mayor from Mayer. [American Lawyer] * Australia to go after social media companies that don't rapidly deal with violent content. [NY Times]

Morning Docket: 03.26.19

* Trump's DOJ now asking courts to overturn the entire ACA including ban on discrimination against pre-existing conditions in bid to capture the eugenics constituency. [NY Times] * Mayer Brown alum mayoral candidate proposes higher taxes on Biglaw. [Chicago Sun-Tribune] * Artists claim Marvel ripped off their Iron Man design claiming "Stan Lee's original Iron Man was clad in spandex and 'minimal armor.'" Someone actually filed a suit based on that theory. [Law360] * Coming as a shock to no legal observer, Jay Sekulow doesn't understand basics of law. [MSNBC] * Michael Flynn owes around $5 million in legal fees. [New York Mag] * The Los Angeles lateral market is hopping. [The Recorder] * Someone's finally suing Facebook for making every dumb media company think they needed to "pivot to video." [Delaware Business Court Insider] * Whistleblower accomplishes what UCF could not and makes Duke pay. [Corporate Counsel]

Biglaw Partner Fired For ‘Inappropriate Personal Conduct’

Mayer Brown takes a clear stand: some things are more important than a partner's book of business.

Appealing Bonuses For This Firm

Keeping pace in the New York market.

Morning Docket: 12.06.18

* Michael Cohen and DMX have a lot in common? Do you not believe that? Well, f**k what you heard, it's what you hearin'. * Better Ingredients. Illegal Employment Contracts. Papa Johns. [Law360] * The American Lawyer Awards name their "Law Firm Of The Year." I've never been to the American Lawyer Awards, but I assume the opening musical act about mid-year raises was hilarious. [American Lawyer] * It's been so long since anyone took the prospect of limiting telecom monopolies seriously, I kind of forgot we had those laws until the White House decided it didn't like CNN. [National Law Journal] * The 21st century has revolutionized the efficiency of working remotely... but getting promoted is still a 19th century process. [Legaltech News] * Mayer Brown interested in growing more in NY. Hopefully with fewer sexual harassment problems this time. [New York Law Journal] * This may shock you, but Congress is having a difficult time forging a workable set of self-driving car regulations that they can pass. Those folks are usually so on top of things... [WIRED]

Morning Docket: 08.17.18

* In response to President Trump's "relentless assault" against the press, more than 300 newspapers published editorials denouncing his attacks and defending the freedom of the press. In response, Trump said he wants "true" freedom of the press, but without the "FAKE NEWS." Come on, even the Supreme Court wants the press to remain free. [National Law Journal] * Gallery Books and Simon & Schuster, the publishers of Omarosa Manigault Newman’s White House memoir, are hitting back hard against President Trump's attempts to silence her and stop its publication. this letter from Davis Wright Tremaine partner Elizabeth McNamara is freakin' fantastic. [Deadline] * According to prosecutors, an argument over family financial matters is allegedly what caused John Gately III to fatally shoot his brother-in-law, Mayer Brown partner Stephen Shapiro. The Supreme Court star reportedly died in an attempt to protect his wife. Gately has been denied bond and plans to plead not guilty. [American Lawyer] * ICYMI, two judges were just confirmed to the Fourth Circuit by margins we haven’t seen in a while. Meet Julius Richardson, a federal prosecutor who once worked at Kellogg Huber (81-8), and Judge Marvin Quattlebaum, a former Nelson Mullins partner who’s been a a federal judge for six months (62-28). [Courthouse News] * Law firm merger mania: Stinson Leonard Street will be merging with IP boutique Senniger Powers to add some extra oomph to the firm's "market-leading IP services." The merger is expected to close on October 1, bringing Stinson Leonard's total headcount to almost 500 attorneys. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch] * Trinity Western University wants to open a law school so badly that the administration is now willing to drop the "community covenant" that would have forbidden gay students from having sex. That rule will now be optional for the student body at the Christian school. Would you want to enroll? [StarMetro Vancouver]

Charges Filed In Murder Of Celebrated Supreme Court Litigator

Authorities have accused the Mayer Brown partner’s brother-in-law of his shooting death.

Biglaw Practice Leader Shot And Killed In Domestic Dispute

A suspect was arrested for his death after a brief SWAT standoff.

Look Who’s Coming To Play At The Compensation Party

There's always a catch.

Hiring Michael Cohen ‘Was A Big Mistake’

Heads are rolling over the decision.

Morning Docket: 04.17.18

* The Incredible Shrinking Biglaw Partnership: Who'd have thought the idea of making more money by sharing it with fewer people would be so popular? [Law360] * Mayer Brown has a new managing partner. [American Lawyer] * In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the president just fired 256 judges for, by and large, not having law degrees. That's so weird, over here our judging problem are all the unfit hacks with law degrees. [Al Jazeera] * How do you expeditiously sort through millions of pages of documents in a wide-ranging criminal investigation? That's a question Robert Mueller's team has, and one that legal technology can actually answer. [Legaltech News] * Merely threatening frivolous defamation claims can be big business. Charles Harder made $93,000 off Trump's fear of Fire and Fury. [CNBC] * Neil Gorsuch seems to understand diversity in practice better than his colleagues. [Slate] * Sheppard Mullin sets up a new lateral-fueled Dallas office. [Texas Lawyer]

More Biglaw Firms Reveal Their Own Gender Pay Gap

More data on the Biglaw gender pay gap.