January 2007

We’ve reached the end of another exciting day in the salary wars. Okay, exciting may be an overstatement. But it’s obvious that reader interest in this subject remains high. After the jump, we reprint a pair of non-announcements — or perhaps they could be called “placeholder announcements” — from DLA Piper and Morgan Lewis & […]

* The point of this fluff piece feature is that Ferraris are not always penis substitutes. [Legal Times] * Is there actually a rental market (Netbux?) for books-on-tape? [Patry Copyright Blog] * New York fashion week starts soon, and I will yet again be reminded that as a woman living in the cultural capital of […]

We haven’t seen as many films this year as we usually do. But one of our favorites, either our #1 or #2 pick for the year, is The Queen (directed, and brilliantly so, by Stephen Frears). Here’s a decent plot summary: In late August 1997, just as Prime Minister Tony Blair was moving into 10 […]

Cahill Gordon & Reindel has raised base salaries for its associates. The memo — posted on Infirmation, verified to us by one source at the firm, and emailed to us by another — appears after the jump.

The story we’re about to share with you is great, gossipy fun. But we must warn you that it’s not for everyone. It’s on the long side, and it’s aimed at a rather narrow demographic. It’s most likely to entertain (1) current or former Ninth Circuit clerks and (2) people who follow the federal judiciary […]

The Justice Department’s Shanetta Cutlar isn’t the only idiosyncratic manager in the legal profession. The WSJ Law Blog offers up some interesting blind items about bosses from hell challenging supervisors in the world of private practice. From the main post: [Wall Street Journal columnist Carol Hymowitz] interviewed Gary Hayes, a psychologist and consultant, who says […]

For those of you who are new to ATL, welcome to Legal Eagle Wedding Watch. In this recurring feature, we review the wedding announcements in the storied society pages of the New York Times, pick out three couples in which one spouse is a lawyer, and then score them numerically — on their credentials, families, […]

We’ve confirmed the fact that Wilmer Hale has raised associate base salaries, in Washington and New York. We don’t have a memo, though, because associates received personal latters. More about what we’ve learned, plus an open thread for your comments, after the jump.

And he was VERY prestigious… In case you don’t visit ATL in the evenings (even though we post at all hours), please check out this post from last night: Please Stop Forwarding the Gallion & Spielvogel Link To All Your Friends, While Laughing Your Ass Off. It concerns the website of Gallion & Spielvogel, a […]

We’re so excited. Our girlfriend SYC has made the big leagues! Shanetta Y. Cutlar, the successful and high-powered lawyer who oversees the Justice Department’s Special Litigation Section, is the subject of an article in today’s Legal Times. We’re praised her profusely in these pages; but we’re glad that she’s finally getting her due in the […]

A few more confirmed announcements of associate pay raises have rolled in. We collect and reprint them after the jump, where you should also feel free to continue the discussion from yesterday’s open thread. Thanks. Update: If you read the earliest version of the post, please note that we have added quite a bit of […]

* Congress weighs its constitutional war powers. [CNN] * Paris the Plaintiff. [AP] * Merck lobbying for mandatory HPV vaccine shots. [MSNBC] * New Jersey’s constitution contains only one use of the word “idiot”? [How Appealing] * Anyone else have the urge to cancel your firm’s OCI at UConn next year? [Smoking Gun]

Sadly, it appears that hordes of Above the Law readers may have taken down Gallion & Spielvogel’s exceedingly prestigious, highly coveted server: This is shocking. The server in question, which has handled all numbers of site visitors in the past, is a top-of-the-line piece of equipment. It was purchased — secondhand, but in near-mint condition […]

Shanetta Y. Cutlar, a high-ranking official of the U.S. Department of Justice, oversees the Special Litigation Section (SPL) of the Civil Rights Division. As chief of the SPL, Cutlar is a steward(ess) of our nation’s civil rights laws. And, of course, Cutlar is a great diva — which is why we adore her so much.* […]

* The Guber Downward-Facing Dog Trial coming soon. [De Novo; MSN] * If you don’t know who’s the “real lawyer” at the table, it’s you. [PrawfsBlawg] * Kosher-ness may be inapplicable to porn, but I would not want to venture a guess as to Mr. Cohen’s idea behind his trademark. [Likelihood of Confusion] * Another […]

We have to step out for a bit. We’ll probably be back online later tonight; but our later posts may not necessarily be salary information. So feel free to treat this post as the end-of-day open thread. Have at it, folks! And if you can confirm a rumored announcement, please email us. Thanks! Earlier: Previous […]

As we mentioned earlier today, word on the street is that Sullivan & Cromwell has hired veteran employment litigator Zachary Fasman (at right), chair of the employment law practice in the New York office of Paul Hastings, to represent S&C in connection with Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell. That rumor has now been confirmed. We […]

As we’ve learned from emails, comments, and our tracking software, many of you are new to Above the Law. Welcome! Here at ATL, we have a long and distinguished tradition of “hotties contests.” We’ve previously held contests for America’s hottest ERISA lawyers, law school deans, and 3L students at NYU Law. They were all huge […]

No, we haven’t heard anything on Latham & Watkins. But if you have, and you work there, please drop us a line. It’s quite possible that nothing was accomplished at the LW committee meeting earlier today. That sometimes happens at law firm meetings, y’know. After the jump, we pass along information about Goodwin Procter (New […]

Of course they do. Debevoise & Plimpton paid generous bonuses in 2006. And they went along with the latest pay raises, with scarcely any hesitation. So we can’t help wondering: Why do some of their associates still have roommates? Then again, this roommate situation isn’t the typical set-up of two post-college kids throwing up a […]