November 2020

Every Rose: Proskauer announces bonuses!

Has Its Thorn: Meanwhile, Proskauer faces uncomfortable scrutiny in London.

Lach-Key Kids: Pennsylvania Republicans learn a lesson in laches.

Tough Questions: Bringing back firing squads forces the country to engage in some serious self-reflection.

The most transparent Biglaw firm.

We need to have confidence in our electoral processes.

You will exacerbate that which you tolerate.

The professor is doing his best to build a provocative new show.

Trump wants to file 'one nice big beautiful lawsuit' with 'tremendous proof,' but there's one thing stopping him: he can't get standing.

Proskauer says they're "committed to ensuring everyone in our Firm is treated with respect and dignity."

And they would have gotten away with it if it weren't for those meddling justices!

In-person. Indoors. In the winter.

CMS has finalized changes to the Physician Self-Referral Law, also known as Stark Law. Healthcare law experts say that these changes will generally make it easier for hospitals and physicians to remain in compliance with the statute.

Columnist Mark Herrmann analyzes the statute that makes it a crime for presidential candidates to strong-arm people for votes.

The evidence the court used to find discrimination in New York was that retail stores were being treated differently than megachurches.

Associates can earn up to a 30 percent premium on their year-end bonuses.

Unfortunately, this is a Baker McKenzie match, not a Cravath match.

News of the rule shocked Americans, but this speaks to a deeper problem.

Associates will receive up to six figures of cold, hard cash.

After the biggest names in the game reject Saudi money.

* A new lawsuit alleges that a beer manufacturer falsely claimed its brew was made in Mexico instead of Holland. Would be amazing if free beer is part of any settlement… [Fox Business]

* Carter Page has filed a lawsuit against the FBI and others for allegedly illicit surveillance during the Russia investigation. [USA Today]

* The legal challenges facing the Attorney General of Texas may impede the state’s antitrust claims against Google. [Wall Street Journal]

* A man sought in the slaying of an Illinois lawyer is on the FBI’s Most Wanted List. [Fox News]

* Since Above the Law hasn’t had a “Lawyerly Lairs” feature in a while, wanted to share that a top Las Vegas attorney has placed his multimillion-dollar mansion on the market. [Review-Journal]

Keeping Up With The Cravaths: Where’s your firm on the bonus scorecard?

Feel The Magic (Circle): Clifford Chance bonuses.

Bar Exam Alternatives: Carve out some time this weekend to listen to us talk about the week of news and a new study on reforming the bar exam.

Lock Him Up… Maybe?: Biden isn’t going to push his Justice Department.

The history of the Thanksgiving holiday.