Real Estate
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Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Partner Issues, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Pomerantz's Palatial Park Avenue Pad
Many real estate lawyers are also real estate investors. It makes perfect sense: they know the market, they know the intricacies of complex transactions, and they see a lot of deals in the course of their practice. For example, Jonathan Mechanic, the renowned real estate lawyer who heads the practice at Fried Frank, owns retail […] -
Lawyer of the Day, Real Estate, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Lawyer of the Day: Squattenfreude
Back in 1961, a photographer snapped a picture of President Kennedy that would later be titled “the loneliest job in the world.” It was full of symbolism and it was black-and-white and Kennedy would be assassinated two short years later and Jesus, does anyone really care about all of this? Probably not. Sorry. Anyway, earlier […] - Sponsored
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Cars, Fabulosity, Lawyer of the Day, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Real Estate
Lawyer of the Day: David J. Stern, Fourth-Tier Law Grad Turned Multimillionaire
No, we’re not talking about that David J. Stern, the lawyer turned NBA commissioner. We’re talking about David J. Stern of Plantation, Florida, a leading lawyer to banks and financial services companies in mortgage-related and foreclosure proceedings. Over the holiday weekend, the New York Times ran a lengthy article, by Gretchen Morgenson and Geraldine Fabrikant, […]
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Bad Ideas, Gay, Lawsuit of the Day, Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate, Sex
Lawyerly Lairs: Did a Realtor Use an Attorney's House for Gay Sexcapades?
This story — which could also qualify as a Lawsuit of the Day — is fine, funny Friday fodder. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports: Adam Bunge, an attorney, and his wife, Sarah Bunge, a Lutheran pastor, put their Maple Grove home up for sale and headed off to London this year for a four-month “work holiday.” […] -
Lawyerly Lairs, Nauseating Things, Real Estate, Travel / Vacation
Lawyerly Lairs: A Skadden Partner's 'Hideous' House Causes Cape Cod Controversy
Longtime Skadden partner Hilary Foulkes, recognized by Chambers and Partners for his expertise in cross-border M&A work, is quite distinctive-looking. And so is his Cape Cod vacation house, in Chatham — which is causing some trouble with the locals. Hilary and Tina Foulkes — we thought they were lesbians, until we saw his photo — […] -
9/11, Civil Rights, Real Estate, Religion
Allahu Akbar! Mosque Near Ground Zero Clears a Final Hurdle
Who knew that zoning law and land use could be so controversial? A proposal to build a Muslim center and mosque just two blocks away from Ground Zero has become a huge issue here in New York — and, in fact, around the country. Opponents of the project — originally known as Cordoba House, but […] -
Cardozo Law School, Celebrities, Law Schools, Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Recent Cardozo Grad Buys $1.7 Million Condo -- from Alan Colmes!
This week seems to be Cardozo Law School week here at Above the Law. Yesterday we wrote about Jeremy Weg, a studious rising 2L who posed a question to The Ethicist. Today we bring you the story of Catherine Haldy Jarman, a 2010 Cardozo Law graduate who just bought a fabulous piece of real estate: […] -
4th Circuit, Fabulosity, Federal Judges, In-House Counsel, J. Michael Luttig, Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate, Supreme Court Clerks
Lawyerly Lairs: Luttig in Lap of Luxury (Plus info about his current compensation.)
In May 2006, then-Judge J. Michael Luttig made major news in the legal world by resigning from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to become senior vice president and general counsel of aerospace giant Boeing. Luttig served as a Fourth Circuit judge for almost 15 years, during which time he reigned as […] - Sponsored
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Deaths, Lawyerly Lairs, Murder, Real Estate, Robert Wone
Lawyerly Lairs: Haunted House
If you are superstitious, then the house shown at right (click to enlarge) — 1509 Swann Street NW, Washington, DC — is not the house for you. It is the house in which promising young lawyer Robert Wone — a former associate at Covington & Burling, and general counsel for Radio Free Asia at the […] -
Art, Biglaw, Fabulosity, Gay, Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: An Associate and an Art Collection
Over the long weekend, the Washington Post magazine treated us to a delicious inside look at the gorgeous home of Christopher Boutlier, an interior designer, and his partner, Aaron Flynn — a lawyer. Flynn practices environmental and administrative law in the D.C. office of Hunton & Williams. Flynn may be a mere associate, but he […] -
Akin Gump, Gay, Lawyerly Lairs, Politics, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Ken Mehlman Moves to Chelsea
Former Akin Gump partner Ken Mehlman — a 1991 graduate of Harvard Law School, just like Obama, but more known for his work in politics, also like Obama — has purchased a fabulous new Manhattan apartment. Mehlman, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, is settling in Chelsea, which has raised some eyebrows. So […] -
Elena Kagan, Money, Real Estate
Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? Elena Kagan -- She Already Is!
As I noted this morning on Twitter, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is looking like a million bucks these days. And this should come as no surprise, since she’s worth a million bucks — and then some. Recently I examined the financial disclosure form filed by Elena Kagan last year, when she was nominated for […] -
Elena Kagan, Money, Real Estate, Skaddenfreude, Student Loans
Open Thread: What's Your Net Worth? (And how does it compare to Elena Kagan's?)
Earlier this week, we published a Lawyerly Lairs post about a graduating 3L named Jimmy. According to the blog Urban Turf, “Jimmy” is a 27-year-old law student with a job in D.C. Biglaw lined up, starting at $160,000. If that’s not enough to make you hate Jimmy, he also has a credit score of 781, […]
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Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate, Student Loans
Lawyerly Lairs: Law Student Edition
Are you tired of reading about lawyers and law students struggling under massive educational loans? The debt-saddled law student has become something of a walking cliché — and the stereotype is not universally true. According to the 2009 Law School Survey of Student Engagement (p. 14), between 10 and 15 percent of full-time law students […] -
Andrew Cuomo, Real Estate, Screw-Ups, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan
Stroock Strikes Back? The Firm's Client Sues Andrew Cuomo in Federal Court
We’ve previously covered a sticky situation involving an alleged drafting error by real estate lawyers at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan. The dispute pits the buyers of luxury condos at the Rushmore, on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, against the development company Extell, Stroock’s client. (Our prior coverage appears here, here, and here.) When we last […] -
Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Proskauer Prospers Through Property
A few blocks west and south of Orrick’s nice new offices, another law firm is planning to make a move: Proskauer Rose, currently on Broadway between 47th and 48th Streets. Proskauer’s move even made the New York Times: A prominent law firm is expected to sign a lease next week for a new home in […] -
Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Skadden to CityCenter?
No, not that CityCenter. We’re talking about D.C., not Las Vegas. The Washington office of Skadden might be moving. The Washington Business Journal reports: The Skadden law firm is on the verge of agreeing to lease space at the new CityCenter D.C. project, kick-starting the first phase of the old convention center site after nearly […] -
Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Orrick's New Digs in New York
Last summer, we reported that Orrick would be moving into fancy new offices in New York. Earlier this week, the office move took place. From the firm’s press release: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has moved its New York office to 51 West 52nd Street, the same building that houses CBS headquarters and which is […] -
Attorney Misconduct, In-House Counsel, Lawyerly Lairs, Lindquist & Vennum, Real Estate, White-Collar Crime
Lawyerly Lairs: Partner Accused of Misappropriating Money to Overhaul Minnesota Mansion
Back in the summer of 2008, we wrote a post entitled “Summer Associates of the Day: Sapphic Summers in Lesbianic Lip-Lock.” The title of the post pretty much says it all. Well, it turns out that a partner at the same firm, Minneapolis-based Lindquist & Vennum, may have been misbehaving too. The Pioneer Press reports […] -
Real Estate
Are You Breaking the Law Right Now?
The high cost of living in New York is no secret. It may be contributing, at least in part, to D.C.’s current thrashing of New York in our 2010 March Madness competition. But could New York’s expensiveness also be contributing to… a wave of rampant illegality in NYC? If you’re a Gothamite, is your living […]