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* Avenatti is no longer trying to get in on the Michael Cohen case… because he says they’re already going to get all the documents they need. [CNBC]
* Weil Gotshal shortening its partnership track in bid to keep young talent around. [New York Law Journal]
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* Former K&L Gates business development manager charged with threatening a professor who had written that Trump voters were violent racists. A point underscored when… violent racists started making threats against him. [American Lawyer]
* Ethics experts weigh in on Quinn Emanuel’s forfeiture-for-competition clause. They… don’t like it. [Law360]
* We’ve talked about White & Case’s decorating chops before. Now they’ve got themselves a new Silicon Valley look. [The Recorder]
* California passes a strict net neutrality bill. I guess they weren’t compelled by Ajit Pai’s stupid video. [Courthouse News Service]
* National Law Journal names the DC litigation departments of the year. Do we have a name for this? Like “The Deecees” or something? [National Law Journal]
* Legendary internet commenter “Loyola 2L” has dropped his mask. Here’s his new site. [American Lawyer]