Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
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Biglaw, Litigation Finance, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Is London A Sunnier Clime For Litigation Finance?
Litigation finance is gaining acceptance in the U.S., but in the more innovative U.K. market, the practice is "booming." -
Biglaw, john quinn
Work Dries Up At Quinn Emanuel, And Its Leader's Solution Is For Attorneys To 'Do Some Fun Stuff'
Don't worry, be happy -- and most importantly, be thankful that your firm's leader is this awesome, because there are few like him in the business of Biglaw. - 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. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Quinn Emanuel (2014)
Quinn Emanuel associates express differing views about the firm's bonuses this year.
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Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Intellectual Property, Labor / Employment, Litigators, Rankings, Reader Polls, Tax Law
Over- And Underrated Biglaw Practice Groups
According to the ATL Insider Survey, these practice groups deserve more (or less) acclaim. -
Barack Obama, Biglaw, Books, Crime, Insider Trading, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Politics, Securities Law
Morning Docket: 09.22.14
* Politics and Biglaw just don’t mix: House Republicans hired Quinn Emanuel to handle their suit against President Barack Obama after Baker Hostetler withdrew from the representation due to “political pressure” the firm was facing. [Politico]
* The paper and napkin-eating “Middleman” in the post-it note insider trading ring pleaded guilty to securities fraud charges. This might make it difficult for his cohorts to substantiate their not-guilty pleas. [DealBook / New York Times]
* “This is a tale with no shortage of knaves or villains.” If you’re interested in learning about Chevron’s legal wranglings in Ecuador and with plaintiffs attorney Steven Donziger, there are a bunch of interesting new readings for you to peruse. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Crisis in legal education be damned! They may have bad timing, but these law schools are focusing on building bigger and better facilities for students they’re unable to put in their seats. [National Law Journal]
* Ohio law schools have taken a bruising in terms of decreased enrollment, but the University of Toledo has faced the worst of it. With a 25.9% reduction in 1Ls, tuition cuts can only do so much. [Toledo Blade]
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Bankruptcy, Biglaw, California, Death Penalty, Federal Judges, Gay Marriage, Law Firm Mergers, Law Schools, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, State Judges, Student Loans, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 07.18.14
* Now that a federal judge has classified California’s death penalty as unconstitutional, it’s only a matter of time before the issue reaches the Supreme Court. We have a feeling the justices will likely roll their eyes. [National Law Journal]
* Word on the street is that Bingham McCutchen has got the urge to merge, and has apparently spoken to a handful of potential partners over the course of the past three months. We’ll have more on these developments later. [Reuters]
* As it turns out, it was neither Wachtell Lipton nor Jenner & Block that managed to snag the coveted GM litigation oversight job. Nice work, Quinn Emanuel — you’re considered a “well-respected outside law firm.” [WSJ Law Blog]
* Congrats, Flori-duh, you did something right. A state court judge has ruled that Florida’s ban on gay marriage violated the U.S. Constitution in the latest post-Windsor victory for equality. Yay! [Bloomberg]
* Thanks to their hundreds of thousands of dollars in law school debt, many graduates are considering declaring bankruptcy. Too bad most won’t be able to get their loans discharged. [Connecticut Law Tribune]
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Bar Exams, Celebrities, Emily Pataki, Hillary Clinton, Kathleen Sullivan, Law School Deans, Paulina Bandy, Politics, White & Case
The Bar Exam: 6 Famous Failures
If you fail the bar exam, it's not the end of the world; just ask these six celebrities, whose lives and careers turned out fabulously! -
Back to the Future, Biglaw, Fabulosity, Rankings, Vault rankings
Flashback Friday: The Nation's 15 Most Prestigious Law Firms -- In 2008 And 1998
Which firms enjoyed the most prestige back in 2008 and 1998? Let's go Back to the Future! - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Biglaw, Fabulosity, Rankings, Vault rankings
2015 Vault Law Firm Rankings: The Nation's 100 Most Prestigious Law Firms
Which law firms came out on top in this year's Vault rankings of the nation's 100 most prestigious firms? -
Football, Intellectual Property, Sports, Trademarks
Patent Office Just Tomahawk-Chopped The 'Redskins' Trademark
How the USTPO killed the Redskins. -
Antitrust, Biglaw, Books, Federal Judges, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Intellectual Property, Litigators, Media and Journalism, Patents, S.D.N.Y., Technology, Trials
An Inside Look At Apple's Legal Battles
These must be interesting times for in-house counsel at Apple. -
Biglaw, Intellectual Property, john quinn, Litigators, Technology, Trials
John Quinn Likens Case To Vietnam -- Hopefully With Less Napalm
Don't you just love the smell of IP litigation in the morning? -
Contract Attorneys, Document Review, Labor / Employment
Contract Attorney Sues Staffing Agency For Overtime; What Happens Next Will Make You Chuckle
A contract attorney's overtime suit nearly runs aground when he looked for another job.
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Biglaw, Fabulosity, john quinn, Travel / Vacation
Quinn Emanuel Will Pay To Make Associates Go Away For A While
What are the details on Quinn Emanuel's latest innovation? -
Biglaw, Blank Rome, Contract Attorneys, Crime, Deaths, Document Review, Federal Judges, Gay Marriage, Law Firm Mergers, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Romance and Dating, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, State Judges, Supreme Court, Texas, Violence, You Go Girl
Morning Docket: 12.30.13
* Exciting news: Justice Sonia Sotomayor will be leading the countdown on the New Year’s Eve ball drop in Times Square. She’ll be the first SCOTUS justice to perform the task. You go girl! [New York Times]
* Blank Rome and Nixon Peabody are reportedly in merger talks, but one firm’s managing partner says he “talk[s] to firms all the time,” it’s no big deal. No word on what guys from his high school do. [Reuters]
* Sorry, Quinn Emanuel, but this limited discovery thing is going to happen. Judge Ronnie Abrams recently slapped down the firm’s attempt to appeal her MTD denial in this contract attorney’s suit. [Am Law Daily]
* A state court judge from Texas stands accused of strangling his girlfriend over the balcony of his apartment and threatening to “f**king kill [her].” Romance in Texas has certainly got some of that je ne sais quoi. [Dallas Morning News]
* A legal soap opera? An ex-prosecutor whose relationship with a judge landed her lover in hot water was found dead in her home hours after a judicial misconduct ruling came down. R.I.P. [Reno Gazette-Journal]
* Take a look back at the legal profession’s year that was: from the highest of highs in gay marriages to the lowest of lows in law school enrollment, 2013 was a year for the record books. [National Law Journal]
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Biglaw, Bonuses, john quinn, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Quinn Emanuel (2013)
U mad, Quinn Emanuel associates? -
Alan Dershowitz, Biglaw, Canada, Cocaine / Crack, Federal Judges, Kathleen Sullivan, Law Professors, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Murder
Morning Docket: 12.16.13
* “She changed how the world looked at us: from scrappy lawyers to a force to be reckoned with.” As the very first female name partner of an Am Law 100 firm, the Biglaw world is Kathleen Sullivan’s oyster. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan thanks you kindly. [American Lawyer]
* “You hate to lose a great lawyer, but if you’re going to this is the way to do it.” Akin Gump might have recently lost partner Patricia Ann Millett to the D.C. Circuit, but her replacement, Pratik Shah, is working hard to fill her impressive shoes peep-toes. [National Law Journal]
* Alan Dershowitz will be stepping down from his position at Harvard Law School at the end of the week. Perhaps he’ll be able to find some time to join O.J. Simpson in the hunt for the real killers. [Boston Globe]
* Stephen McDaniel, the law grad accused of dismembering classmate Lauren Giddings, is back in the news. His alleged condom-stealing burglary capers are inadmissible at his murder trial. [Macon Telegraph]
* As if TLC’s critically acclaimed “Sister Wives” couldn’t get any better, a judge declared parts of Utah’s polygamy statute unconstitutional. Just imagine the ratings gold because of this ruling. [Salt Lake Tribune]
* It appears crack isn’t so wack after all, because Toronto’s crack-smoking mayor has a bevy of supporters who have stepped up to pay all of his legal bills. Waste your bonus money by donating here. [CBC News]
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Biglaw, Contract Attorneys, Document Review, Gender, Labor / Employment, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Murder, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Paul Clement, Trials, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 12.12.13
* “This should be a red flag for everyone in legal education and the law firm world.” According to NALP, the percentage of women associates has dropped for the fourth consecutive year. That’s just lovely. [National Law Journal]
* Next summer, the co-CEOs of Hogan Lovells from legacy firms Hogan & Hartson and Lovells will make way for a single CEO structure. If approved by vote, Stephen Immelt will be in charge. Congratulations! [Am Law Daily]
* And the peasants rejoiced, for one of the FLSA overtime suits filed by a document review attorney has survived a motion to dismiss. Quinn Emanuel must have been genuinely shocked by this judge’s ruling. [Am Law Daily]
* “One thing we understand is law and economics.” Yet another law school finally, finally gets it. George Mason University School of Law has agreed to freeze its tuition — for the time being. We may have more on this development later today. [InTheCapital]
* George Huguely V, the UVA LAX bro convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend, has got one hell of a lawyer. Paul Clement is arguing his client’s right to counsel was violated at trial. [Richmond Times-Dispatch]
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Biglaw, Intellectual Property, john quinn, Litigators, Partner Issues, Women's Issues
New Partner Watch: The Quinn Emanuel 13
Who are the 13 new partners at Quinn Emanuel, and what does their selection say about the firm? -
Biglaw, Contract Attorneys, Document Review, Labor / Employment, Quote of the Day
Document Review Is Apparently Only For The Most Superior Of Legal Minds, Says Quinn Emanuel
Do contract attorneys have legal expertise or are they mindless document monkeys? You be the judge.