With Thanksgiving just a few days away, the holiday season is underway. And you know what that means: law firm holiday parties, and all the mischief(Opens in a new window) they entail.
(And also the Above the Law holiday party, sponsored by Superior Discovery(Opens in a new window) and Prestige Legal Search(Opens in a new window), where any mischief that might occur is off the record. For details and to request an invite, just click here(Opens in a new window).)
Every holiday party is preceded by an invitation. And this year two prominent law firms are pushing the envelope in this department.
Let’s have a look, shall we?
The first invitation is for the holiday party of the New York office of Susman Godfrey(Opens in a new window), one of the nation’s most feared litigation firms(Opens in a new window). I’ve attended this party over the past few years, and it’s a blast. The food, provided by star chef Daniel Boulud, is delicious. The crowd, featuring some of the city’s (and the country’s) top litigators, is lively and fun. And I understand that this year the social interactions will be lubricated with an especially large liquor order.
Would outgoing Mayor Michael Bloomberg — aka Nanny Bloomberg, who wants to regulate everything from soda drinking(Opens in a new window) to cigarette smoking(Opens in a new window) to breastfeeding(Opens in a new window) — approve of such freewheeling indulgence? No. And that’s what Susman Godfrey’s delightfully clever invitation pokes fun at (click to enlarge):
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In case you can’t read the smaller print on the inside of the card, it reads (in pertinent part):
Cocktails (150 calories)
Not super-sized, but they never mentioned doubles, did they?
Cuisine by Daniel Boulud (no trans fats, 100 – 750 calories)
This invitation is irresistible. I’m planning to attend; if you’re there too, please find me and say hello. (I look like this(Opens in a new window).)
Now, on to our next invitation. It’s not as amusing, but it sure brings the bling….