Chris Williams

Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. Before that, he wrote columns for an online magazine named The Muse Collaborative under the pen name Knehmo. He endured the great state of Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at [email protected] and by tweet at @WritesForRent.

Posts by Chris Williams

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Ken Paxton Sets His Sights On Suing Netflix: Less to do with consumer protections and more with handling Trump's enemies.

Davis Polk Is Committed To California: They're looking to build out a full-service office in Southern California!

Practicing Without Competency: Another poorly written DOJ brief looks like Trump penned it.

Context Matters: NetDocuments' new cross-referencing feature makes it much easier to organize and work on projects.

On Exam Day, Bring Your Bible: Utah's new religious freedom law looks like it will be difficult to implement in law exams.

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The DOJ's Might Makes Right Biglaw EO Argument Isn't Very Persuasive: They're shaming lower courts for not bowing to presidential authority, legitimate or not.

That Did Not Please The Court: Judge shames Lisa Hsiao for "reckless disregard for the duty of candor owed to a federal court."

Holding The Accountability Accountable: DOJ sues D.C. Bar for doing its job of holding lawyers to ethical rules.

Judge Orders Former Executive Director To Return Over $1M To Nonprofit: The money was earmarked for housing generally, not his house specifically.

Gotta Get A Government Gig: These law schools have great government job placements!

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Another Firm, Another Nonequity Partner Tier — See Also

Will A&O Shearman Be The Next Big Name To Adopt The Tier?: Sure looks like it!

One Hell Of A Campaign: George Conway is running on impeaching Trump.

New To The Game And True To It: Judge gives Susman Godfrey and a young associate, Dylan Salzman, respect for knocking it out of the park.

DLA Piper Faces Discrimination Suit From Fired Palestinian Lawyer: She was fired 26 days after disclosing she was Palestinian.

A 'Hurricane' Of Legal Fees: Jury finds Ye liable in copyright infringement sampling case.

On This Week Of Thinking Like A Lawyer: Alito didn't even bother to fact check his arguments and we talk layoffs.

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Trump Reminds ACB And Gorsuch He's The Reason They're On The Bench: Sitting President demands loyalty from the "neutral" branch of the government.

Kevin Hart Isn't The Only One Getting Roasted: James Comey lands sick burn on Todd Blanche.

What A Difference A Couple Years Makes: The gerrymandered maps Chief Justice Roberts said were too racist are fair game now.

The British Are Explaining!: John Oliver gives a deep dive on the shadow docket.

Can Get Some Satisfaction!: These are the firms associates rate the highest!

Report, If You Dare: The DOJ doesn't plan on respecting the freedom of press any longer.

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Justice Matt Damon Orders Drinks — See Also

SNL's Brett Kavanaugh Finds 3rd Term Loophole: Don't worry, it’s just a joke. For now.

John Quinn Is Stepping Down: What a difference a year can make!

We Have Another Name: The Wachtell insider trading co-conspirator has been named.

Did You Buy The Dua Lipa TV?: The singer alleges Samsung used her likeness to sell TVs without her permission and she wants millions.

DOJ Forum Shopping To Harrass Trans Kids: The medical privacy of thousands is at stake.

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Biglaw Insider Trading Scheme Gets Even Bigger — See Also

More Biglaw Firm Names Enter The Fold: The former associates weren't making enough money as it was?!

Many Roads To Preventing Fair And Free Elections: Louisiana v. Callais teed up Virginia's Supreme Court to overturn an election.

A Loss And An Explanation: Matt Taibbi loses SLAPP suit, gains our ridicule.

These Small Firms Punch Above Their Weight Class!: These are the small, boutique, and midsize firm worth keeping an eye out for.

NYU Law Dean Steps Down: He plans to return to teaching. Living the dream!

We Have Our Winner: Check out the champion of our 17th Annual Law Revue Video contest!

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Decades-Spanning Web Of Insider Trading — See Also

Yale Law Grad Accused Of Facilitating Insider Trading Scheme: Some of the largest M&A practices were taken advantage of.

Taking A Break With The Kardashians: Kim plans to break from bar prepping until 2027.

Calling It What It Is Is The Real Problem: Chief Justice Roberts doesn't like getting called a partisan hack. Even if it is true.

First The Merge, Then The Culling: A&O Sherman is doing more layoffs.

What You Don't Say Matters: Federal judge pushes to sanction lawyer who neglected to mention a defendant's full criminal history.

Dershowitz Keeps Standing Up For Pedophiles: Of his own volition, by the way.

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Paul, Weiss Associates Are Being Shown The Door: Looks a lot like the first firm to fold to Trump is doing stealth layoffs.

At Least McDermott Was Honest About It: The firm confirms suspected layoffs.

Why Does Biglaw Keep Bleeding Lateral Partners?: Defection is an expensive problem to fix.

Harvard Law Students Support The Union: Hundreds of students and a good chunk of faculty signed their support.

Midsize Is Where It's At!: These are the best midsized law firms to work for!

On This Week Of Thinking Like A Lawyer: OnlyFans, James Comey, and not caring enough to fix the draft document.

Cast Your Vote!: Two more days to decide the winner of the 17th Annual Law Revue Video Contest!

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Average Profits Per Equity Partner Is Up Almost 10%!: See what other changes are happening here.

Justice Alito Blows A Gasket Over Justice Jackson Following The Rules: He won't let accuracy get in the way of his temper tantrum either.

Guilty Verdicts Hurt: Defendant accused of punching his lawyer in the face after an unwelcome verdict.

Former Biglaw Partner Flexes Outcome Independence In Congressional Run: Vote for him! Or not. It's whatever.

Joy Matters: It isn't just for the birds! Make sure it plays a part in your strategy.