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Skadden's Executive Partner Steps Down After 15 Years, Ushering In New Leader
He led the firm through pretty tough times and still came out ahead of the game.
* Donald Trump provides contracts courses with hypo on a gratuitous promise. [Miami New Times]
* January 6 defendant “JackTheTripper” heading to prison where I hope he has two roommates and engages in goofy hijinks. [Courthouse News Service]
* After mandating a 4-day office week, reportedly over the objection of the majority of partners, Eric Friedman is out as Skadden’s executive partner. So the office thing was a YOLO move. [American Lawyer]
* Twitter sued over music infringement and honestly if that’s the only trouble Twitter is in today that feels like a win. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Lottery lawyer gets 13 years which gratuitously designed to convey “unlucky.” [NY Daily News]
* A pair of law schools provide a blueprint for dealing with a post-affirmative action world. [Reuters]
* Government agencies besieged by cyberattacks after using a popular file transfer product. No law firms named in the attack yet, but it’s suspected to be the work of the group that hit Jones Day a couple years back. [Law360]
Eric J. Friedman, Executive Partner
University of Pennsylvania, JD
