U.S. Attorneys Offices
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Biglaw, Clerkships, D.C. Circuit, David Boies, Department of Justice, Fabulosity, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Hillary Clinton, Litigators, Litigatrix, Media and Journalism, Politics, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, U.S. Attorneys Offices, White House Counsel
Boies Schiller Expands In D.C. By Hiring Young Legal Superstars
Who is the latest legal eagle to feather her nest at the elite litigation firm? -
Clerkships, Harvard, Hedge Funds / Private Equity, Insider Trading, Jury Duty, S.D.N.Y., Trials, U.S. Attorneys Offices, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
The Mathew Martoma Case, By The Numbers
Some fun facts about the just-concluded trial of Mathew Martoma. - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Hotties, Romance and Dating, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Very Prestigious Lawyers Are Selling Themselves To Women For The Highest Price
Who is the most prestigious piece of lawyerly man meat? See for yourself....
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Christopher Christie, New Jersey, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices
In Defense Of Chris Christie
Some thoughts on Chris Christie from Above the Law managing editor David Lat, who used to work for Christie when he was U.S. Attorney. -
A. Raymond Randolph, Clerkships, D.C. Circuit, David Sentelle, Douglas Ginsburg, Federal Judges, Feeder Judges, Harvard, Hedge Funds / Private Equity, Insider Trading, Law Schools, S.D.N.Y., U.S. Attorneys Offices, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
Harvard Law Students Are The Best -- At Making Up Fake Transcripts
Which D.C. Circuit judges almost hired Mathew Martoma, defendant in the biggest insider trading case ever, back when he was a Harvard law student? -
Christopher Christie, New Jersey, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Governor Chris Christie Did What We All Should Have Expected From An Old Prosecutor
Chris Christie is a prosecutor first and foremost, and that makes his latest scandal something we should have seen coming from miles away. -
2nd Circuit, Benchslaps, Department of Justice, Eric Holder, Jed Rakoff, Media and Journalism, S.D.N.Y., U.S. Attorneys Offices, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
Judge Rakoff Rips The Government For Dropping The Ball On Financial Crimes
Prosecutors have more or less looked the other way when it comes to the activities that sparked the financial meltdown. Judge Rakoff offers his explanation of what's gone wrong. -
Department of Justice, Sentencing Law, U.S. Attorneys Offices, White-Collar Crime
Putting People In Prison To Get To The Cool Kids' Table
Cramming more people into prison should not be a badge of honor for an agency. - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Crime, Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, Small Law Firms, U.S. Attorneys Offices, White-Collar Crime, Williams & Connolly
4 Ways To Break Into White-Collar Criminal Defense Work
Matt Kaiser outlines the most common paths into a popular practice area. -
Airplanes / Aviation, Antitrust, Attorney Misconduct, Canada, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Federal Judges, Guns / Firearms, Legal Ethics, Morning Docket, Politics, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, S.D.N.Y., SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Morning Docket: 12.02.13
* What led the Senate Democrats to go nuclear? [New York Times]
* Should Justice Lori Douglas, she of the infamous porn pictures, step down from the bench? Well, she has 324,100 reasons to stay. [Toronto Star]
* And what about Justice Breyer and Justice Ginsburg — should they leave while the Democrats still control the White House and the Senate? [Washington Post via How Appealing]
* A legal challenge to gun control stumbles — on standing grounds. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]
* Moral of the story: if you want to threaten opposing counsel, don’t do it over voicemail — unless you want to get censured. [ABA Journal]
* Dewey want more details about the lucrative contracts given to Stephen DiCarmine and Joel Sanders? Most definitely! [Am Law Daily (sub. req.)]
* An interesting peek inside the office of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. The S.D.N.Y.’s boss is a big fan of the Boss. [New York Times]
* Now that the merger between US Airways and American Airlines has been approved, US Airways CEO Doug Parker offers a behind-the-scenes look at his company’s response to the government’s antitrust lawsuit. [Wall Street Journal (sub. req.)]
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Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Lateral Moves, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Small Law Firms, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Musical Chairs: An Elite Boutique's Latest High-Profile Hire
A former federal prosecutor and Biglaw partner joins a top-flight litigation boutique. -
California, Department of Justice, Kids, U.S. Attorneys Offices
The Riddler And The Penguin Get Caught -- Thanks To Batkid
A sickly little scamp has a helluva day and makes everyone feel like a million bucks, all because of pretend -- and no one pretends harder than the U.S. Attorney's Office... -
Federal Judges, Media and Journalism, Politics, Quote of the Day, S.D.N.Y., U.S. Attorneys Offices
Sadly, Members Of The Public Aren't Smart Enough To Understand The Law
This deputy U.S. attorney has little faith in laypeople's intelligence.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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1st Circuit, Anthony Kennedy, Attorney Misconduct, Biglaw, Federal Circuit, Federal Judges, Gay, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Michael Jackson, Morning Docket, Office of Legal Counsel, S.D.N.Y., SCOTUS, Sex, Small Law Firms, Supreme Court, Trials, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Morning Docket: 09.25.13
* U. Penn. Law doesn’t need to toot its own horn about kicking off its visiting jurist program with a Supreme Court justice — we’ll do it on the school’s behalf: toot f-ing toot for Justice Kennedy. [National Law Journal]
* President Obama nominated former OLC attorney and current HLS professor David Barron for a First Circuit vacancy, and a Western New England alum for a district court judgeship. Congrats! [Boston Globe]
* The Senate confirmed Todd Hughes for a seat on the Federal Circuit without any opposition. This is what progress looks like: Hughes will be the first openly gay federal appellate judge in U.S. history. [BuzzFeed]
* Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, is pretty pissed that federal budget issues are allowing his office to get outgunned by wealthy financial firms. [DealBook / New York Times]
* “It seems a very coordinated effort of smugness.” As we reported previously, lawyers from the small firm representing Michael Jackson’s family think O’Melveny & Myers is full of d-bags. [Los Angeles Times]
* Sorry, but you can’t bang your clients. Well, that’s not completely true. You can bang your clients, but you have to bang them before there’s a legal relationship to keep banging them ethically. [Daily Report]
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Barack Obama, Facebook, Quote of the Day, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Texas, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Assistant U.S. Attorney In Trouble For Negative Comments About Trayvon Martin, Barack Obama
If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all -- especially not on Facebook. -
Attorney Misconduct, Biglaw, Crime, Legal Ethics, Quote of the Day, U.S. Attorneys Offices
A Law License Is A Terrible Thing To Waste
Nothing good can come of abusing your license to practice. -
Department of Justice, Hedge Funds / Private Equity, Insider Trading, S.D.N.Y., Securities Law, U.S. Attorneys Offices, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
SAC’s Rigorous Compliance Training Focused On Coming Up With Euphemisms For Insider Trading
The indictment that the Justice Department just filed against SAC Capital is something to behold. -
3rd Circuit, Biglaw, Books, Fashion, Federal Judges, Judicial Nominations, Money, Movies, New Jersey, Non-Sequiturs, U.S. Attorneys Offices, Women's Issues
Non-Sequiturs: 04.09.13
* Congratulations to Judge Patty Shwartz on her confirmation to the Third Circuit. She will be sorely missed in the District Court — especially by Judge Hochberg. [People for the American Way] * And congrats to another alum of my former office, Michael Martinez, who just joined Mayer Brown as a litigation partner. [Mayer Brown] * “Sometimes the women partners make jokes about men. He forces himself to laugh at the jokes like he doesn’t care, and in the beginning he didn’t care….” [Ms. JD] * Speaking of objectification, you’ve waited years for this: “The Cast of 12 Angry Men in Order of Hotness.” [The Awl] * Uganda hates gays, and now they hate miniskirts. God only knows what they’d do to gays in miniskirts. [WSJ Law Blog] * Two things our readers love: compensation porn and rankings. Which universities pay the highest faculty salaries? [TaxProf Blog] * Another Yale Law School graduate turned writer: congrats to Steph Cha, whose new novel, Follow Her Home (affiliate link), just got a favorable review in the Los Angeles Times. [Los Angeles Times] -
Federal Judges, Quote of the Day, Reality TV, Romance and Dating, Television, U.S. Attorneys Offices
A Federal Judge Opines on a Handsome Prosecutor's Dateability
Because if an Article III judge thinks this assistant U.S. attorney is a stud, shouldn't the star of The Bachelorette? -
Hotties, Litigators, Reality TV, Television, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Which Federal Prosecutor Hottie Is a Contestant on The Bachelorette?
The Bachelorette would be crazy not to offer this stunning attorney a rose.