Mitt Romney
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Alex Kozinski, Election 2012, Federal Judges, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Labor / Employment, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Social Networking Websites, Wall Street
Non-Sequiturs: 01.10.12
* There’s a new chief legal officer at Morgan Stanley: Eric Grossman, a former Davis Polk partner, replaces Frank Barron, a former Cravath partner (who joined Morgan Stanley not that long ago; if you know more about this odd situation, email us). [Bloomberg Businessweek] * Will anybody be surprised if it turns out that Ron […] -
Barack Obama, Election 2012, New York Times, Politics, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: Speak for Yourself
The country doesn’t want an election that is Harvard Law versus Harvard Law. — David Brooks of the New York Times, in a recent column offering praise for what he describes as “working-class candidate[s]” like Rick Santorum and Sherrod Brown (and implicitly dissing Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, both graduates of Harvard Law School). - Sponsored
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9th Circuit, Constitutional Law, Election 2012, Federal Judges, Politics
Rick Santorum: Google Him, Please
Rick Santorum is taking his turn as the non-Romney Republican choice. Rick Santorum. Yeah, that Rick Santorum -- the self-same Rick Santorum who thinks Griswold was wrongly decided and wants to ban birth control -- is now the "real conservative" alternate to Mitt Romney. Ladies and gentlemen, we present your 2012 Republican Party....
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Election 2012, Politics
Above the Law Research Poll: Lawyers Pick Their Republican Nominee
Last week, you might have noticed a pop-up asking you to participate in our straw poll of potential Republican nominees. With over 1,000 responses, we're able to call the GOP primary and crown the lawyers' choice among the candidates. Breaking news: it's not Mitt Romney! -
Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Barack Obama, Constitutional Law, Election 2012, Elena Kagan, Federal Judges, Joe Biden, Old People, Politics, Robert Bork, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court
Borking Up a Storm: Romney's High-Profile Legal Adviser Speaks His Mind
Some lawyers can be so circumspect in speech and so careful in action that they’re just plain boring. Such caution might help you make it to the Supreme Court someday, but it’s not a recipe for a very fun life. Thankfully, not all brilliant lawyers are afraid of speaking their minds. Take Robert Bork, the […] -
American Bar Association / ABA, Baseball, Biglaw, Books, Election 2012, Federal Judges, Gambling / Gaming, Gay, Immigration, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Non-Sequiturs, Politics
Non-Sequiturs: 08.04.11
* Is a Ropes & Gray attorney behind a shell company that gave $1 million to the Romney campaign? [The Docket / Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly] * Working on the matter pro bono, Skadden wants greater cooperation from the NYPD in the case of a missing eight-year-old boy. [WSJ Law Blog] * Breaking down the Alex […] -
Arent Fox, Barack Obama, Biglaw, Election 2012, Patton Boggs, Politics
Candidates For President And The Law Firms That Love Them
It doesn't matter which party you are from, or what your political platform is. It doesn't matter if you believe Obamacare is exactly like your own health care plan, or if you think marriage is a sacred vow shared by a man, a woman, and millions of viewers on The Bachelor. But what does matter is whether you have competent legal counsel. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 06.08.11
* The bionic lawyer is coming. [CNET] * Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. [Not So Private Parts/Forbes] * Thank God somebody in Georgia understands the difference between Goth kids and murderers. [Siouxsie Law] * The headline on this Pabst v. SEC story is worth the click. [WSJ Law Blog] * Mitt Romney […]
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