Barbarians Inside The Gate: Wood Smith Henning & Berman reportedly signed a letter of intent to sell a stake to Charlesbank Capital Partners at a roughly $700 million valuation, which would make it the largest private equity investment in an American law firm… so far.
Indisputably Disputed: The DOJ told a court there’s “no serious dispute” that “86 47” means a threat, even though everyone outside the White House orbit seriously disputes exactly that.
Run For Your Licenses: A whistleblower disclosure sent to Congress describes DOJ civil rights attorneys leaving the antisemitism task force because staying might cost them their law licenses.
Like Father, Like Son… Allegedly: A prominent Pittsburgh product liability lawyer was charged alongside his son in an alleged cocaine trafficking operation run out of Penn State fraternity houses. The son has since lost his $188,000 law school scholarship over it.
Group Chat Privileges Revoked: A UK barrister was disbarred after WhatsApp messages saying a former employee belonged in a “mental asylum” with “restraints lol,” conduct an employment tribunal had already found amounted to harassment.
The Piece Of Me Practice: Greenberg Traurig’s Mathew Rosengart has become the go-to litigator for Britney Spears, FKA twigs, and now Selena Gomez, who tapped him to defend the fraud suit over her mental-health startup Wondermind.