Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.20.20

* Julian Assange was allegedly offered a presidential pardon if he cleared Russia of collaborating with Wikileaks. [AP] * The jury's out (get it?) over whether the op-ed penned by Harvey Weinstein's lawyer will help or hurt her client. [Forbes] * The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has suspended the prosecutor involved in the Jerry Sandusky case. [Philadelphia Inquirer] * A Roanoke lawyer has been acquitted of charges related to an alleged assault at a strip club. Must've had a good attorney. [Roanoke Times] * "Howrey" going to get clawback payments from former partners? The bankruptcy trustee for Howrey is having a difficult time with clawback claims, and I'm just including this story to use the "Howrey" pun one more time... [ABA Journal]

By Jordan Rothman on February 20, 2020 8:30 am

* Julian Assange was allegedly offered a presidential pardon if he cleared Russia of collaborating with Wikileaks. [AP]

* The jury’s out (get it?) over whether the op-ed penned by Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer will help or hurt her client. [Forbes]

* The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has suspended the prosecutor involved in the Jerry Sandusky case. [Philadelphia Inquirer]

* A Roanoke lawyer has been acquitted of charges related to an alleged assault at a strip club. Must’ve had a good attorney. [Roanoke Times]

* “Howrey” going to get clawback payments from former partners? The bankruptcy trustee for Howrey is having a difficult time with clawback claims, and I’m just including this story to use the “Howrey” pun one more time… [ABA Journal]

Jordan Rothman is a partner of The Rothman Law Firm, a full-service New York and New Jersey law firm. He is also the founder of Student Debt Diaries, a website discussing how he paid off his student loans. You can reach Jordan through email at [email protected].