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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.04.19

* Was Michael Cohen involved in any talk about potential pardons? Lawmakers are now very interested in exploring this topic to find out if anyone was allegedly obstructing justice. [Washington Post]

* As we’ve been hearing for a while now, special counsel Robert Mueller will submit his final report soon, and it’s going to turn into a political firestorm. [Bloomberg]

* Meanwhile, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, says it’s “very clear” that President Trump obstructed justice in Mueller’s probe, and he’s sending out document requests for his own investigation. [Chicago Tribune]

* Thomas Reid is out as the managing partner of Davis Polk after accepting the role of general counsel at Comcast. Congratulations and best of luck! [Corporate Counsel]

* No one could have possibly seen this one coming: After his stint as White House counsel, Don McGahn will be returning to Jones Day. [National Law Journal]

* Michael Cohen was disbarred just days ago, but it’s possible he could practice law again the future. It won’t be easy, of course, but it could happen. [Big Law Business]

* Yay, more law schools… Concordia Law and Lincoln Memorial Law were granted full accreditation by the American Bar Association this weekend. [KTVB 7; WATE 6]

By Staci Zaretsky
Biglaw
Biglaw Firm Really Wants People To Know Their Alum Is Running For President

Davis Polk shows its support for an alum.

By Kathryn Rubino
Biglaw
Bonus Season Spreads In Biglaw: It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

Hope you had a restful Thanksgiving, because Biglaw bonus season is about to kick into high gear.

By Kathryn Rubino
Biglaw
Another Biglaw Firm Raises Associate Salaries -- This Is The Standard To Beat

For the elite Biglaw firms, there's consensus growing around these numbers.

By Kathryn Rubino
Biglaw
Back To Biglaw: Former BoA Vice Chair Returns From Whence He Came

Gary Lynch is ready to practice law again.

By Kathryn Rubino
Biglaw
What's Going On With Counsel Bonuses?

Which super-elite Biglaw firm apparently stiffed its counsel on bonuses this year?

By David Lat
Biglaw
Davis Polk Weighs In On Associate Bonuses

Getting in on the bonus game.

By Kathryn Rubino
Justice, Politics
Robert Mueller Will Be Greeted As A Liberator... By Senate Republicans

By impaneling a grand jury, Mueller makes things even easier for Republicans.

By Elie Mystal
Biglaw
Davis Polk Partner Dies After Being Struck By A Train

Our thoughts are with this lawyer's family, friends, and colleagues.

By Kathryn Rubino
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.11.17

Uh-oh! Trouble in paradise? It looks like Martin Shkreli’s lawyer — who also happens to be his co-defendant — has turned on him.

* Florida has released the results from its administration of the February 2017 bar exam, and they were not pretty. The percentage of those who passed dipped a bit since 2016, but students at both Orlando law schools were more likely to have failed. But which law school did the worst of all? We’ll have more on this later. [Orlando Sentinel]

* Trouble in paradise? Martin Shkreli’s former lawyer, Evan Greebel — who also happens to be his co-defendant — has turned on him, accusing the pharma bro of submitting false documents to the Securities and Exchange Commission and engaging in illegal stock trading. Greebel, of course, now wants to be tried separately from Shkreli. [Bloomberg]

* “I never in my wildest dreams imagined I would be back.” Five women who once worked at Davis Polk and had been gone for at least two years to raise their families have returned to the firm for one-year stints with a program called “Davis Polk Revisited.” If all goes well, they may be able to return for a longer period of time. [WSJ Law Blog]

* A former Hunton & Williams partner who spent 20 years on the lam as a fugitive has finally been caught. Scott Wolas, who was disbarred in 1999, was most recently accused in a $1.5 million real estate investment fraud scheme. Over the course of his alleged criminal career, Wolas reportedly assumed a number of other aliases. [Am Law Daily]

* Each year around Easter, the ABA Journal hosts a Peeps in Law diorama contest. It’s time to cast your vote for your favorite, and this time around, the competition is pretty stiff. We’re particularly partial to the entry that’s been dubbed “State of Peepington v. Trump,” but “Peepsburg and Sugarmayor” is also very cute. Vote! [ABA Journal]

By Staci Zaretsky