Michael Avenatti
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* Avenatti is no longer trying to get in on the Michael Cohen case… because he says they’re already going to get all the documents they need. [CNBC]
* Weil Gotshal shortening its partnership track in bid to keep young talent around. [New York Law Journal]
* Former K&L Gates business development manager charged with threatening a professor who had written that Trump voters were violent racists. A point underscored when… violent racists started making threats against him. [American Lawyer]
* Ethics experts weigh in on Quinn Emanuel’s forfeiture-for-competition clause. They… don’t like it. [Law360]
* We’ve talked about White & Case’s decorating chops before. Now they’ve got themselves a new Silicon Valley look. [The Recorder]
* California passes a strict net neutrality bill. I guess they weren’t compelled by Ajit Pai’s stupid video. [Courthouse News Service]
* National Law Journal names the DC litigation departments of the year. Do we have a name for this? Like “The Deecees” or something? [National Law Journal]
* Legendary internet commenter “Loyola 2L” has dropped his mask. [American Lawyer]
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* In a perfect example of everything wrong with GDPR there are now concerns that, under its terms, blockchain is prohibited. So a law designed to protect privacy might derail the most secure privacy protection technology on the market. Good job! [Legaltech News]
* For months, I’ve used the phrase “GDPR-Y2K-2018.” Looks like someone agrees with me. [Corporate Counsel]
* The lesson we’ve learned over the past week is that being pro-segregation really boosts your chances for the federal bench these days. [Courthouse News Service]
* The air is no so sweet down on Sesame Street, where they’re suing Brian Henson over his new movie, “Happytime Murders.” [Law360]
* A deep dive into that dispute that’s put Michael Avenatti’s firm on the hook for millions. [New York Law Journal]
* Trump’s trade policy may result in economic ruin, but it’ll make a lot of money for lawyers. [American Lawyer]
* Payday lender who tried to skirt the law by claiming to be on Indian reservations slapped with 8-year sentence. [WTOP]
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* McDermott Will & Emery has a new plan to protect Michael Cohen: get Michael Avenatti’s pro hac motion denied. That seems… weak. [National Law Journal]
* Another list of possible successors to Eric Schneiderman. Still no one talking about Eliot Spitzer… that guy has experience! [Law360]
* David Lat argues that the end of blue slips is a good thing for the judiciary over the long-term. He’s totally right, and regardless of the naked cynicism involved, it’s refreshing that Senate Republicans have decided to ditch their states’ rights principles over this. [New York Times]
* Interesting election-related legal issue: can Facebook ban international advertisers from buying ad space related to the upcoming midterms? The answer seems to be yes. [Corporate Counsel]
* Have lawyers finally embraced the cloud? [Legaltech News]
* Managing clerk isn’t known as a particularly lucrative position. But a former Simpson Thacher clerk figured out how to make ends meet. Unfortunately, he’s going to have to go to jail for it. [American Lawyer]
* Lawyers for white guy accused of murdering a black student argue that his Facebook posts are too offensive to be shown to the jury. They say stuff about him hating black people and, really, what’s the probative value of that in a case where the defendant had no apparent motive other than racial animus? [Daily Beast]