U.S. Attorneys Offices
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Biglaw, King & Spalding, Magic Circle, Money, Musical Chairs, Partner Profits, S.D.N.Y., U.S. Attorneys Offices
Musical Chairs: 10.26.06
New Partners: * Sullivan & Cromwell: Jeffrey Chapman, Michael Escue, Hydee Feldstein, Stacey Friedman, Brian Hamilton, Julia Jordan, Eric Kadel, Jr. and Juan Rodriguez. The partnership promotions will be effective January 1, 2007. Congratulations, kids! Like many other top New York firms, Sullivan still has a single-tier partnership structure. All partners are equity partners. And […] -
John Gotti, Mafia, Shira Scheindlin, Trials, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Gotti Gets Off, Wants to Work With Children
The third time, and the third hung jury, proves to be a charm for former Gambino family crime boss John Gotti (aka “Junior Gotti”). From the New York Times: [F]ederal prosecutors announced today that they would not seek to retry Mr. Gotti for a fourth time. The decision enshrines the mob dauphin as a defendant […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Debra Wong Yang, Department of Justice, Dewey Ballantine, Jonathan Cohn, King & Spalding, Musical Chairs, Options Backdating, Rachel Brand, Sonnenschein, Ted Olson, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Musical Chairs: 10.17.06
A number of big-ticket moves to report today. The most notable involve government lawyers: Government to Private Sector: * Debra Wong Yang, the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California (Los Angeles), has resigned from the USAO. She’s headed to Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, as a partner (duh). Ka-ching! Yang will work out of […]
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Biglaw, Dorsey & Whitney, Federal Government, HP, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, Milberg Weiss, Money, Musical Chairs, S.D.N.Y., Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Attorneys Offices, White-Collar Crime
Musical Chairs: 10.05.06
Oodles of juicy moves today, especially out of and into the federal government. As the leaves change, so do the lawyers. Government to Private Sector: * Federal prosecutor John Hueston, a leader of the team that prosecuted Enron execs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, is heading for the greener pastures of Irell & Manella. All […] -
Alex Kozinski, Anthony Kennedy, Brett Gerry, Department of Justice, Hotties, John Demers, Ken Wainstein, Supreme Court Clerks, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Musical Chairs: The Women of NSD
Last week we wrote about the A-team of legal talent that Assistant Attorney General Kenneth L. Wainstein is assembling over at the Justice Department’s new National Security Division. Wainstein’s top hires include several members of the Elect, including high-flying legal eagles Brett Gerry (Silberman/Kennedy) and John Demers (O’Scannlain/Scalia). A press release issued this morning announces […] -
Musical Chairs, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Musical Chairs: 09.01.06
Not a heck of a lot going on today. A few announcements, but this was the only one that was even mildly interesting: * Monty Wilkinson to Troutman Sanders (of counsel), from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. He was executive assistant U.S. attorney for management since 2001. It’s the Friday afternoon […] -
Admin, Diarmuid O'Scannlain, Harvard, Media and Journalism, U.S. Attorneys Offices
David Lat Biography
David Lat is the founder and managing editor of Above the Law. His writing has also appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post, among other publications. Prior to ATL, he launched Underneath Their Robes, a blog about federal judges. Before entering the media world, David worked as a […] -
Cheapness, Federal Government, Money, S.D.N.Y., U.S. Attorneys Offices
Uncle Sam: Even Cheaper Than You Thought
We used to work in a U.S. attorney’s office, so we know firsthand that federal government service ain’t Fat City. Having to chip in $25 to attend a colleague’s farewell party, at a venue bearing a suspicious resemblance to a Knights of Columbus Hall, would never happen in the private sector. Law firm good-bye lunches […]
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