* With those big, complex planes grounded, it’s time to start gearing up for some lawsuits. [Law.com]
* Another lawyer involved in the college entrance cheating and bribery scandal. [The Recorder]
* Speaking of lawsuits and the admissions scandal… the first class action has been filed. [Courthouse News Service]
* Biglaw firm posts record revenue and profits. This story is basically interchangeable with all the other ones from the past couple weeks. Whether or not it’s sustainable is another story. [American Lawyer]
* Susan Collins is pushing for LGBTQ rights legislation so people might forget that she’s responsible for installing the biggest threats to LGBTQ rights on the Court. [CBS News]
* I mean… technically she said the words “no collusion.” That she called the idea a non-sequitur in the next breath is a trifle. [Vox]
* Cy Vance is going after Paul Manafort because it’s a headline. [Law360]
* Jeff Sessions assures people that the Justice Department won’t be intimidated by the administration. Trump responds with intimidation effort, blasting Justice for not doing enough about the “other side” and then just lists a bunch of Republicans he doesn’t like. [CNN]
* The White House is crowing over an unsealed Starr investigation report that “fully exonerates” Brett Kavanaugh… as a media leak. The collective delusion over there that being a leak is the worst possible sin, and not, you know sexual harassment issues, continues to astound. [National Law Journal]
* The Trump administration continues its efforts to raise taxes on Americans who didn’t vote for him. [Law360]
* After Debevoise offered a comically cozy report to help Ohio State keep winning football games, it’s worth remembering the school still has another internal investigation going on into sexual abuse claims against the wrestling staff. [Corporate Counsel]
* The Texas lateral market is making a whole lot of money. [Texas Lawyer]
* K&L Gates gets the go ahead on Singapore merger. [International]
* Ady Barkan, an ALS patient who has become an activist for patients, announced a campaign to raise money for Susan Collins’s next opponent if she supports the Kavanaugh nomination. Over the course of 3 days, he’s raised over $130K. [Crowdpac]
* RelativityOne announces Allen & Overy to its list of clients. [PR Newswire]
Peter A. Furci, Presiding Partner
New York University, JD
Nicole Levin Mesard, Deputy Presiding Partner
Tulane University Law School, JD