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Biglaw, Sponsored Content
Evolution Of Legal Billing Practices: Navigating Competitive Pricing In Today’s Legal Landscape
Explore the evolving landscape of legal billing practices in 2023, heading into 2024, and discover strategies for competitive pricing in the industry. -
Biglaw
Wachtell Associates Tasked With Explaining Memes To Partners In Twitter v. Musk Legal Battle
Not the most boring Biglaw assignment. - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
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Biglaw
Biglaw Titans Locked In Legal Battle Over What It Means To 'Believe Women'
What's going on over there, Wachtell?
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Biglaw, Law Schools
T14 Law Student's Death After Accepting Biglaw Offer Ruled An Accident
The student died from 'multiple blunt force injuries.' -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.21.18
* Lawyers for Dr. Christine Blasey Ford say that she’s “prepared to testify next week” before the Senate Judiciary Committee on her allegations of sexual assault against Judge Brett Kavanaugh, but not on Monday (an “arbitrary” date), and only under “terms that are fair and which ensure her safety.” [CNN]
* Everyone and their mother and their dog who’s been caught up in the Kavanaugh controversy has lawyered up. Patrick Smyth, one of SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s former high school classmates who was reportedly at the party where Dr. Christine Blasey Ford was allegedly assaulted, has hired Kobre & Kim to represent him. [American Lawyer]
* “Cohen’s disavowal of Trump has triggered a series of events that turned once very good friends into permanent enemies.” Michael Cohen has been chatting with Robert Mueller, and his conversations have focused on Trump’s dealings with Russia, possible collusion, and whether he’s ever discussed a pardon with Trump. [ABC News]
* When it comes to Wachtell, “[i]t may be the last true partnership,” but that’s not how 87-year-old “Poison Pill” creater Martin Lipton sees things. “If I wasn’t here tomorrow, the firm wouldn’t be any different,” he says, because he wants to pass everything on to the next generation of lawyers in the future. [Big Law Business]
* $26.5 million can buy you lots of fancy things, including a law school. The University of Alabama School of Law will now be known as the Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. School of Law at the University of Alabama after Culverhouse donated the largest gift in the school’s history. Congratulations and ROLL TIDE! [Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
* For the first time in history, there are more women than men at Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School. Fifty-two percent of BYU Law’s first-year students are women. According to the dean of admissions, applications increased by 6.7 percent this year, with a nearly 21 percent rise among women. [Daily Herald]
* The trial for Katherine Magbanua and Sigfredo Garcia, who are accused in the 2014 murder of FSU Law professor Dan Markel, was scheduled for October 8, but it’s been delayed due to a defense attorney’s medical treatment. [Tallahassee Democrat]
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Biglaw, Law Schools
Law Student Found Dead After Accepting Offer From Prestigious Biglaw Firm
Police are investigating the death, which his family has called a 'tragic accident.' -
Books, Justice, Politics
Tailspin: An Interview With Steven Brill, American Lawyer Founder Turned Bestselling Author
The lawyer turned media mogul diagnoses the nation's ills in his latest book. - Sponsored
Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
Legal document automation is no longer only for the exclusive few. -
Government
A Wachtell Lipton Lawyer Who Speaks His Mind
Even if it involves tweeting critically about his wife's current boss, President Donald Trump. -
Biglaw
Lawyerly Lairs: A Wachtell Lipton Partner's $5.4 Million Prewar Palace
He and his wife, an interior designer, did a beautiful renovation before moving in. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.06.17
* The Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to toss the travel ban case on mootness grounds — and to scrub the lower-court rulings against it from the books. [How Appealing]
* Meanwhile, the District of Columbia won’t take the fight over its concealed-carry law to SCOTUS, fearing that the Court might just make the situation worse if called to rule on gun rights. [Washington Post]
* At age 86, Marty Lipton of Wachtell Lipton is still in the mix, issuing influential client memos on important issues of corporate law. [Big Law Business]
* Does the emperor have no clothes
robes? Zoran (Zoki) Tasic, a former Seventh Circuit staff attorney, calls out Judge Richard Posner over alleged errors in the judge’s new book (affiliate link) about the treatment of pro se litigants. [How Appealing]* Support staff at Hogan Lovells seem to love the firm’s buyout offers; the firm’s voluntary-retirement program attracted even more interest than expected. (Expect more on this later.) [Law.com]
* What does the future hold for the Obama administration’s proposed changes to overtime rules? Senators seek guidance from Cheryl Stanton, the former Alito clerk and Ogletree Deakins partner who enjoyed smooth sailing at her recent confirmation hearings to serve as head of the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division. [Bloomberg BNA]
* In other news about the fate of Obama-era regulations, it looks like the Trump administration will be rolling back the federal requirement for employers to include birth control coverage in their health insurance plans, expanding exemptions for religious objectors. [New York Times]
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Biglaw
Biglaw Leaders Denounce Trump's Repulsive Rhetoric On Charlottesville
What has your firm done to speak out against hate? -
Biglaw, Partner Issues
Marty Lipton Of Wachtell Lipton: Age 85 And Still Going Strong
Early birthday wishes to Marty Lipton!
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Biglaw, Department of Justice, Politics
Wachtell Lipton Partner George Conway Withdraws From Justice Department Consideration
Conway cited family reasons as the basis for his decision, but other considerations might have played a role. -
Lawyerly Lairs, Politics, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: George And Kellyanne Conway's $8 Million Mansion
This prominent presidential adviser and her husband, a longtime Biglaw partner, are living large. -
Department of Justice, Solicitor General's Office, Supreme Court
The Latest In The Solicitor General Sweepstakes
It's a two-person contest -- and it has been for weeks.... -
Department of Justice, Solicitor General's Office, Supreme Court
An Exciting New Entrant In The Solicitor General Sweepstakes
This job would represent a multimillion-dollar pay cut for him, but the allure is undeniable. -
Biglaw, Gay, Minority Issues, Partner Issues, Women's Issues
Wachtell Lipton's New Partners: 100 Percent Diverse
Good news about diversity at one of the nation's most prestigious and profitable law firms. -
Biglaw, Rankings
The ATL 2017 Law Firm Rankings: Raises Make You Number 1
Cravath is the top firm (again), joined by some new arrivals in the top 10. -
Biglaw
Chipotle Has Some Special Biglaw Burritos For Bill Ackman
The burrito chain puts Wall Street in formation, tells Ackman it’s got hot sauce in its bag.