Wall Street
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Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Harvey Miller, Money, Musical Chairs, Wall Street
Musical Chairs: Weil Gotshal -- In With the Old, Out With the New?
This morning brings some big news in the world of bankruptcy law. From the WSJ Law Blog: You can go home again, especially if you’re Harvey Miller (at right). The legendary bankruptcy lawyer is expected to rejoin to Weil Gotshal, whose partners are scheduled to vote on his return tomorrow. “I would be delighted to […] -
Drudge Report, Money, Wall Street
The Stock Market Plunge: It's All Our Fault
As you can see from our Programming Note, we stepped away from the computer at around 3 PM today. Which is just about the time the Dow Jones decided to take a 200-point plunge. The Dow ended the day down 416.02 points, or 3.29 percent — in terms of points, the worst day since the […] - Sponsored
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Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Crime, Insider Trading, Securities and Exchange Commission, Thacher Proffitt & Wood, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
When Smart Lawyers Do Stupid Things: Insider Trading By Biglaw Attorneys
Via our financially-minded big sibling, Dealbreaker, we just learned about an interesting (and bizarre) insider trading case. It’s about a family that set up its own hedge fund in order to trade on insider information. And as it turns out, a friend of ours appears to be involved. From today’s CCH Wall Street: The SEC […]
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Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Shopping, Wall Street
Associate Bonus Watch: How Will You Spend Your Loot?
We swear we had the idea before reading this Greedy NY item. Truth be told, we didn’t steal it from the message boards. We stole it from DealBreaker: In business journalism, there are certain kind of articles that get written and rewritten every year. There’s the “How To Behave At An Office Party” article that […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Kids, Money, Wall Street
Associate Bonus Watch: What About the Children?
We read the message boards, so you don’t have to. Yes, you owe us big-time. We’re mainly interested in bonus announcements. But occasionally we notice other items. Last week, we were oddly touched by this post. And today we were moved by these sentiments: Man, this is depressing. I’ve been following this board for a […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Goldman Sachs, Money, Nauseating Things, Wall Street
Associate Bonus Watch: Keeping Things in Perspective
Once again, no news. But something might happen today, if the first mover tries to lowball the market. Friday afternoons are the optimal time for breaking bad news. We never tire of saying this: As soon as you learn of a bonus announcement, even if completely uncorroborated, please email us. We will then go investigate. […] -
2nd Circuit, Erwin Chemerinsky, Gender, Goldman Sachs, Hotties, Money, Wall Street, WSJ Law Blog
Shouldn't That Be "Mistress" of the Universe?
Our big sibling reports on the departure of high-finance hottie Suzanne Nora Johnson from Goldman Sachs, the obscenely profitable investment bank. Johnson, who served on the firm’s 23-member management committee, was the highest-ranking woman at Goldman Sachs.* And as the WSJ Law Blog notes, in a post entitled Associates, You Too Can Become a Master […] -
Money, Plaintiffs Firms, Wall Street
We're Not Sure Whom To Root for in This One
The icky plaintiffs’ lawyers, or the obscenely rich private equity tycoons? Both can be less than appealing at times, although for different reasons. Our big brother blog has the details. Private Equity Gets Hit With Class Action Suit [DealBreaker] - 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… -
Biglaw, Borat, Britney Spears, Celebrities, Dewey Ballantine, Divorce Train Wrecks, John Paul Stevens, Money, Movies, Music, Politics, Robert Bork, SCOTUS, Senate Judiciary Committee, Shakira, Supreme Court, Wall Street, Week in Review
ATL Week in Review: November 6-10
* The Democrats are in the House — and Senate, too. Say hello to the new chairmen of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the House Judiciary Committee. (And goodbye to Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.) * It was a big week for politics — and celebrity divorces. Parting ways: Britney Spears and Kevin Federline. * Dewey Ballantine […]
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