Brad Karp
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Biglaw
Paul Weiss Goes Dark On Compensation
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Biglaw, Courts
What's It Like To Argue Before The Supreme Court -- For The 30th Time?
Paul Weiss partner Kannon Shanmugam, a veteran high-court advocate, discusses arguing telephonically before SCOTUS in the midst of the pandemic. -
Biglaw
Paul Weiss Bolsters Technology Practice Bringing On Dunn And Isaacson
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Biglaw
4 Best Practices For Biglaw Firms That Are Weathering The Storm Well
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Biglaw
Paul Weiss's Bold Leadership On Coronavirus Pro Bono Efforts
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Biglaw
Biglaw Firm Whose Latest Partnership Did No Favors For Diversity Pledges To 'Do Better' Next Time
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 03.25.18
* Brad Karp and Christopher Boehning of Paul, Weiss make the case in favor of stripping gun manufacturers and sellers of their statutory immunity from suit in most negligence and product liability actions. [New York Times]
* Remember the Moonlight Fire case? Ten state AGs have filed an amicus brief in support of the cert petition. [U.S. Supreme Court]
* It’s almost time to file your taxes — and the Supreme Court just made it a little bit easier to cheat on them. [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason]
* In other SCOTUS news, the Court is taking its sweet time in handing down opinions this Term, as Adam Feldman observes. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* And speaking of Adam Feldman, he’s now working with SCOTUSblog — congratulations to both parties! [SCOTUSblog]
* Leading media lawyer Charles Glasser looks at the challenges that corrections pose to the media (both print and digital). [Daily Caller]
* Vineeta Vijayaraghavan points out that gun violence doesn’t spare the elite, noting that firearms killed three of her Harvard classmates (including Professor Dan Markel). [USA Today]
* Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics consulting firm, has been widely condemned for its work on the 2016 Trump election campaign — but it’s not clear that its conduct violated data-protection laws or even Facebook policies, according to Tim Pullan of ThoughtRiver. [Artificial Lawyer]
* Professor Michael Dorf remembers lawyer, author, and editor Julie Hilden, who passed away earlier this month. [Dorf on Law]
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Biglaw
Biglaw Business Development: 7 Tips From Top Rainmakers
Prominent partners from five top law firms share the secrets of their success. -
Biglaw, Cellphones, Technology
Which Biglaw Firm Is Providing Funds For All Associates To Get An iPhone X?
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Biglaw
Biglaw Leaders Denounce Trump's Repulsive Rhetoric On Charlottesville
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Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Partner Issues, Small Law Firms
A History-Making Litigator Leaves Biglaw To Launch A Boutique
After 25 years at a top Biglaw firm, this star litigator decided it was time for a new adventure.
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Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: The First Cravath Matches
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Antitrust, Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues
Musical Chairs: Cadwalader Antitrust Stars Decamp For Paul, Weiss
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Biglaw, Partner Issues
A Peek Inside Paul, Weiss: 10 Secrets To Biglaw Success
Insights on law firm management from Brad Karp of Paul, Weiss. -
Biglaw, Disasters / Emergencies, Law Schools
The Tragedy In Orlando: The Legal Community Responds
Statements from law firms and law schools in response to the Orlando shooting. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.10.16
* Oh please, like you really care about any news other than the firms that have raised their salaries. Here’s the roster of movement news from yesterday: Keker Van Nest, Greenberg Gross, Willkie Farr, Gunderson Dettmer, Vinson & Elkins, Latham & Watkins, Clifford Chance, Sidley Austin, Munger Tolles, Proskauer Rose, O’Melveny & Myers, McKool Smith, and Fenwick & West. If you’re ever worried that you’ve missed any of our coverage, check out our omnibus 2016 salary page where we collect all of these stories. [2016 Salary Increase / Above the Law]
* Per Paul Weiss chairman Brad Karp, Biglaw firms are “operating in a period of unprecedented turbulence and instability.” He further cited the gap between elite firms and second-tier firms, warning that “[m]any firms have lost their footing.” Hmm, maybe that’s why some associates haven’t heard about their raises yet… [Big Law Business]
* In a 6-2 decision, SCOTUS ruled that Puerto Rico isn’t a separate sovereign for the purposes of double jeopardy in criminal prosecutions. Justice Elena Kagan, writing for the majority, noted that “the oldest roots of Puerto Rico’s power to prosecute lie in federal soil,” so its authority comes from Congress, not its citizens. [WSJ Law Blog]
* “I merely bade a bad decision, trying to be a good father.” An Alabama judge has held an attorney in contempt and fined him $4,000 for showing up so late to his client’s murder trial that he was forced to dismiss the jury. The attorney was late to court because he has to drop his daughter off at summer camp. [Monticello Live]
* Former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle, who was sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison for charges related to child pornography and sex with minors, had his sentence affirmed on appeal by the Seventh Circuit. He claimed that he’d been sentenced inappropriately for his crimes. Poor Jared will remain behind bars to get his footlongs. [USA Today]
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Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Money, Summer Associates
NY To $180K: The Raises Spread To Summer Associates!
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Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Money
NY To $180K: Another Big New York Firm Matches Cravath
When it rains cash in Biglaw, it pours! Another large New York firm has matched the Cravath scale.