Raise Your Hand If You Recently Left Your Job At The SEC And DON’T Now Work For Ken Griffin
Preparing for some kind of regulatory Ragnarok?
Banned Financial Adviser Still Waiting For Her ‘Ignore The SEC And Pretend Nothing Is Wrong’ Defense Plan To Pay Off
She's appealing her case to the same agency that she claims isn’t allowed to judge her.
Filevine’s New Legal AI Platform LOIS Turns AI Into A True Legal Coworker
Legal work isn’t slowing down, and the firms that win won’t be the ones working harder — they’ll be the ones working smarter.
The SEC Doesn’t Like Your Employment Agreements
Companies should examine their employment agreements to ensure compliance with SEC rules.
The SEC Is So Sued
That is what happens when you cross the Winklevoss twins.
A Peek Inside Sullivan & Cromwell Partner Pay
A financial disclosure form gives us hints about the wealth of S&C partners.
SEC Chairman-Designate Pretty Much Gonna Take His First Year On The Job Off
Clayton acknowledges it all makes for some pretty bad optics.
Opus 2 Steps Up Its AI Game With Acquisition Of A Legal Tech Startup
With the addition of Uncover’s technology, the litigation software is delivering rapid innovation.
More Sullivan & Cromwell Lawyers Joining The Trump Administration
After Jones Day, is S&C the biggest "feeder firm" to the Trump Administration?
President Trump Probably Having Second Thoughts About His Biglaw SEC Pick
What are these “conflicts of interest” and “ethics” of which you speak, anyway?
Non-Sequiturs: 02.16.17
* Fantastic analogy, now all the geeks love you. [io9] * The Senate wants an update from the FBI and Justice Department on exactly what went down with Mike Flynn's resignation. [Daily Kos] * Fox News settled sexual harassment claims, but did they violate SEC rules in the process? [Law and More] * What Neil Gorsuch will really be like on the Supreme Court. [The Onion] * Was a narcoleptic CIA agent discriminated against because of their disability? [Wake Forest Law Review] * The IRS is moving against Obamacare. [TaxProf Blog] * SiriusXM's big Second Circuit victory. [Hollywood Reporter]
Mary Jo White To Advise What To Do When Mary Jo White Comes Calling
By U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons By U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons The former SEC chair has gone home, to the white-shoe law firm Debevoise & Plimpton, her sanctuary whenever a Republican is president.
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?
Price Made Dozens Of Health Stock Trades Even As Committee Was Investigated
Price’s stock trades during the SEC inquiry is being described as “brazen.”
Morning Docket: 01.26.17
* You could say these lawyers made an epic screwup when they cribbed another complaint and failed to make even the most obvious changes, but I like to think they were just trying to prove the dangers of repeated concussions. [Law.com] * Class action certified in PACER suit. If you want to read the order, I'm sure there's a place online you can go to find it. [Law Sites] * Sounds like Charlotte School of Law has some real issues. [The Atlantic] * Trump hires Stefan C. Passantino of Dentons to handle ethics and compliance for the new administration. Because Dentons has done so well on this score lately. [Law360] * For some reason, whistleblower lawyers feel pretty good about their practices for the next few years. [National Law Journal] * Andrew Ceresney believes the SEC will remain aggressive in the new administration, proving that this whole alternative facts thing is spreading! [Law.com] * Some student groups want a formal role in the process of hiring Harvard's next dean including membership on the search committee. Don't cross that line -- a strong, vocal student body prepared to critique the school's decisions actually requires staying out of the decisions themselves. [Harvard Crimson]
Morning Docket: 01.24.17
* SEC probe into whether or not Yahoo had an obligation to disclose data breaches to shareholders could set a precedent, which would mark the first time Yahoo's been on the cutting edge of something since the mid-90s. [National Law Journal] * Dewey know anyone looking to get out of jury duty? [Law360] * If you're trying to become a fugitive from justice, dream a little bigger than a Quality Inn in New Jersey. [NY Post] * The top Biglaw firms continue to pull away from the rest of the pack. This isn't so much news as a quarterly reminder that the rich get richer. [The Am Law Daily] * Britain's Supreme Court blocks Theresa May's effort to trigger Article 50 without a parliamentary vote. Because breaking up is hard to do. [BBC] * A bevy of laws to criminalize peaceful protests coming soon. At least the death of American democracy is still running on schedule. [The Intercept] * Finally someone willing to stand up to the tyranny of snow globes. [Clickhole]
Violation Of SEC Pay-To-Play Rule Indicates Bill Ackman’s New Year Not Off To Awesome Start
The fine is weak sauce, but the embarrassment lingers like an itchy scar.
Morning Docket: 01.10.17
* The confirmation hearings for Jeff Sessions to serve as U.S. attorney general get underway today; here's what to watch for. [How Appealing] * Biglaw faces big challenges today, and even top law firms need to up their game. [DealBook / New York Times] * Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law (and also holder of an NYU Law degree), will serve as senior adviser to President Trump; Kushner's lawyer, Jamie Gorelick of WilmerHale, dismissed nepotism and conflict-of-interest concerns. [Washington Post] * Speaking of conflicts, it's probably a wise idea for Supreme Court justices to unload their holdings of individual stocks -- as a recent snafu involving Chief Justice John Roberts suggests. [New York Times] * Speaking of SCOTUS, the Court heard arguments yesterday in a case about a Colorado law making it more difficult for criminal defendants whose convictions get overturned to obtain refunds of fines and restitution they previously paid. [How Appealing] * Here is Chris Geidner's assessment of the where the Court is right now -- and how it might change after President Trump's first appointment, to be announced sometime after inauguration. [BuzzFeed] * And here is a detailed dossier on one of Trump's SCOTUS finalists, Judge Neil Gorsuch of the Tenth Circuit. [U.S. Law Week / Bloomberg BNA] * What can we expect from the SEC if Sullivan & Cromwell partner Jay Clayton is confirmed as chair? Thoughts from Peter J. Henning. [DealBook / New York Times]