Munger Tolles
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Biglaw
Biglaw Firm's Co-Founder, A Legend Of The Investing World, Passes Away
Charlie Munger became renowned in the business world, and though he's now gone, the law firm he founded lives on. -
Biglaw
Elite West Coast Firm Matches $205K Market Salaries
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How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.13.19
* According to President Donald Trump, former White House counsel Don McGahn “had a much better chance of being fired” than special counsel Robert Mueller because Trump claims he was “[n]ever a big fan” — but that’s probably because McGahn refused to issue a public statement saying he didn’t believe the president obstructed justice. [Washington Post]
* President Trump wants to stop federal judges on lower courts from issuing nationwide injunctions that are screwing up his plans to make America gross again. Even VP Mike Pence hopes the Supreme Court will step in to put an end to the practice. [The Hill]
* Ronald S. Sullivan Jr., the Harvard Law professor who is representing accused rapist Harvey Weinstein, has lost his job as a faculty dean at an undergraduate house thanks to his controversial client. [Boston Globe]
* “ I know that when I walk into a room that I’ll be underestimated. I’m aware that I need to prove myself. It doesn’t bother me.” Hailyn Chen, a 43-year-old litigator of Chinese descent, is the new co-managing partner of Munger, Tolles & Olson. Congratulations! [American Lawyer]
* Professor Ian Samuel of Indiana Law has resigned from his job following the conclusion of the Title IX misconduct probe against him, which “probably had the side effect of saving [his] life” because he “was becoming an ugly man.” [Big Law Business]
* Now that its managing partner is taking his business to Blank Rome, Morris & McVeigh, one of New York City’s oldest law firms, will be closing its doors after about 157 years in business. [New York Law Journal]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.27.18
* Remember when a smart, respectable jurist was nominated to the Supreme Court? A deep dive into Merrick Garland’s relationship with Justice Brennan. [National Law Journal]
* Olivia De Havilland loses suit against the makers of Feud. It’s a huge win for Munger Tolles, which is surely the only headline about Munger Tolles we’ll remember this week. [The Recorder]
* Porn star sues president’s lawyer for defamation. Thinking back a couple of years, that’s a bundle of words I didn’t expect to have to publish. [NBC News]
* Shkreli is going to appeal. That’s cute. [Law360]
* Steven Raisman moves to Katten Muchin Rosenman. [Law.com]
* Looks like we can add another name to this list. [Mercury News]
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Biglaw
Biglaw Firm Tries To Force Summer Associates To Arbitrate Sexual Harassment Claims
This is absurd. Time's up, Biglaw. -
Biglaw
The 2017 A-List Arrives To Salve That Itch You Had For Another Law Firm Ranking This Week
The top 10 law firms around. -
Biglaw, Partner Issues, Rankings
The 2017 Am Law 200: Keep Calm And Carry On
Reports of Biglaw's death are greatly exaggerated. -
Biglaw, Federal Government, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Another High-Profile Hire For Munger Tolles
Another prominent government lawyer is joining the elite firm. - 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, Munger Tolles & Olson, Solicitor General's Office
A Deeper Dive Into Don Verrilli's Move To Munger Tolles & Olson
Why is Munger making this move, and what are the firm's future plans? -
Biglaw, Solicitor General's Office
Former Solicitor General Don Verrilli To Head Up D.C. Office For Surprising Biglaw Firm
An unexpected new venture for Don Verrilli. -
Biglaw, Career Files, Lawyers, Rankings
The 2017 ATL Power 100: Help Us Rank Biglaw Firms
The ATL Power 100 law firm rankings are our attempt to capture the strength and relevance of major law firms in today’s market. -
Biglaw, Rankings
What Firms Are Atop The A-List? (2016)
Who are the American Lawyer Top 10 A-List firms? -
Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Money
Prestigious West Coast Firm Announces Salary Raises
Associates at this firm are dripping with prestige -- and money!
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.07.16
* “Every rape is not a gender-motivated hate crime.” New York Justice Shirley Werner Kornreich dismissed part of singer Kesha’s claims against producer Dr. Luke because the pop star’s allegations of rape and abuse were time barred and happened outside the state. Tick tock on the clock for a similar suit she filed in California. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley has scheduled an appointment to meet with Judge Merrick Garland for breakfast next Tuesday, despite his opposition to President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee. Senator Grassley’s courteous refusal to perform his job presumably pairs well with eggs and bacon. [Quad-City Times]
* The Department of Justice has filed suit against Halliburton and Baker Hughes, seeking to block the oil-field services companies’ pending merger. According to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, completion of the deal would “eliminate vital competition, skew energy markets, and harm American consumers.” [DealBook / New York Times]
* Panama papers law firm Mossack Fonseca seems to have pulled off the perfect magic trick. Shortly after the firm’s exploits in hiding client assets in offshore accounts were revealed via hack, its U.S. operations all but disappeared. The firm’s website has now been scrubbed completely clean of any connection to its Miami office. [USA Today]
* Bart Williams, a top partner at Munger Tolles — a firm that’s been likened to the Wachtell of the West — will be leaving the place where he’s called home for 21 years to become the co-chair of Proskauer Rose’s Los Angeles litigation department. This is a real coup for Proskauer, since partners rarely leave Munger. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.18.16
* “In 2 to 4 years, a University administration will shut down a top law school and we may never see it coming.” Uh-oh! Is a top law school really going to close? This law professor seems to think so, and she’s pointing the finger at Minnesota Law, which has been experiencing a slew of financial troubles due to its enrollment issues. [Forbes]
* “The employment numbers were very high in a huge economic downturn and it just felt suspicious. I decided to stand up for myself and others.” Anna Alaburda, who sued Thomas Jefferson School of Law over its allegedly deceptive job statistics, took the stand this week, where she spoke about her failed legal career. [Courthouse News Service]
* “The record number of deals in 2015 is a reflection of the intense competition among law firms for new work, and we expect the market to remain hot in 2016.” Oh boy! If you think 2015 set a merger record, you ain’t seen nothing yet. We should apparently be expecting even more law firm merger mania this year. [Chicago Daily Law Bulletin]
* Why on earth would a partner leave a firm like Munger Tolles, with profits per partner of $1.9 million, to go to a firm like Dentons, with profits per partner of $680,000, a considerably lesser amount? What’s in that Biglaw behemoth’s special sauce that’s so amazing? It’s the “irresistible” opportunities. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA]
* As many of our readers have had the displeasure of experiencing firsthand, law school tuition can be absurdly expensive. If you’re wondering which school took home the prize of being the most expensive for the 2015-2016 school year, it’s Columbia Law, with a shocking sticker price of $62,700. Ouch, that’s painful. [U.S. News & World Report]
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Biglaw, Minority Issues, Munger Tolles & Olson, Partner Issues, Rankings, White & Case
The Top 10 Firms Where Minorities Succeed In Making Partner
The legal profession has a long way to go when it comes to diversity and inclusion, according to columnist Renwei Chung, but some firms are doing a great job of positively distinguishing themselves in these areas. -
Biglaw, Minority Issues, Rankings
The Best Law Firms For Diversity (2016)
Which firms fared well in three big surveys of diversity within Biglaw? -
Biglaw, Fenwick & West, Munger Tolles & Olson, Rankings, Vault rankings
2016 Vault Law Firm Rankings: Self-Perpetuating Prestige
There's surprisingly little change in this year's list, but it's still always interesting to see who's rising and who's falling. -
Job Searches, Law Professors, Law Schools
Qui Tam: A Study Of The Legal Profession In Verse
Please welcome Above the Law's new poet in residence, who will be sharing poems about the legal profession in our pages. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, Fabulosity, Money, Munger Tolles & Olson, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
It's Official: Supreme Court Clerkship Bonuses Hit A New High
What's the new going rate for Supreme Court clerkship bonuses?