Musical Chairs: A Sidley Austin Partner’s Mysterious Departure
Wherein we discuss a high-powered partner's mysterious departure from the Chicago office of Sidley Austin.
Musical Chairs: Patrick Bradford Leaving Davis Polk to Pursue ‘Government Service’
Earlier this week, a reader drew our attention to an interesting development. The biography of Patrick Bradford, a prominent New York litigator and the first African-American partner at the white-shoe firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell, has been removed from DPW’s (hottie-laden) website. “No idea why,” said our source, “but Davis seems like a place […]
AI Is Killing Legal’s Billable Hour. It’s Also Repeating Its Worst Mistake
Law firms and legal departments are writing the future of the profession in separate rooms. What happens when they actually work together?