Denise Cote

* Three UCLA basketball players were arrested for shoplifting in China and face the prospect of being stranded there while the case plays out — which some experts say could take years. International law expert LaVar Ball doesn’t think it’s a big deal though, so there’s that. [CBS News]

* Jury finds JPMorgan Chase liable for unlawful retaliation, prompting Judge Denise Cote to rail against the jury as prejudiced and suggest that she’ll be throwing out the verdict. The case has dragged on for seven years, but Judge Cote seems adamant that we’ll continue to try it again and again until people realize that banks can’t commit wrongdoing. [Law360]

* Fish & Richardson and Fish IP Law end their legal fight over the rights to the name. Good for them… there’s plenty of Fish in the sea. [The Recorder]

* Hundreds of civil rights groups have lined up to oppose the latest DC Circuit Nominee Greg Katsas. While the groups outline multiple problems with his nomination, the fact that he’s been actively involved in vetting other Trump judicial nominees seems the most damning indict of his judgment. [National Law Journal]

* Deutsche Bank names Florian Drinhausen of Linklaters as its new GC. Deutsche Bank previously had two GCs working in tandem but realized that undermined their ability to complain about bills reflecting inefficient work. [Corporate Counsel]

* FCPA cases are on the decline — is Trump’s animosity toward anti-corruption laws to blame? [NPR]

* Does Trump’s health care executive order violate ERISA? [CNBC]

* Just when law firms needed another challenge, here comes PwC. [Law.com]

* Pepper Hamilton partner brings clients to secluded private island. Enjoy Camp Crystal Lake everyone! [The Legal Intelligencer]

* On Sunday, 60 Minutes will have a profile on the fascinating career of Shon Hopwood, the Georgetown Law professor who came to his career as a jailhouse lawyer while serving time for bank robbery. [National Law Journal]

* Why aren’t there vegan wigs? It’s actually a pretty interesting question. [Legal Cheek]

* Judge was “unaware” that he gave joint custody to an accused rapist. But before the judge gets pilloried for conducting a slapdash proceeding, consider that the prosecutors never bothered to mention this. [ABA Journal]

* The gender bias suit against Proskauer reaches the Second Circuit on claims that Judge Cote erred in preventing the plaintiff from getting key discovery for her retaliation claim. [Law360]

* A guide to interviewing for introverts. The first tip should be to open every interview with, “I’m interested in tax.” In my experience, firms expect to put the tax geniuses in a dungeon and let them work their sorcerer’s ways in peace, so they’ll forgive any awkwardness as a sign of genius. [The Recorder]

* Law firm merger mania strikes Texas. [Houston Chronicle]

Litigation over a famous anthem of the civil rights movement presents an interesting issue of IP law.

* Apparently Donald Trump dictated the Donald Trump Jr. statement that’s going to land his son in trouble. Here’s a bit of free advice: when you’re the subject of a criminal probe, let your lawyers draft your statements as opposed to washed up steak salesmen. [Washington Post] * Hooboy! Ad links Airbnb to terrorism. That’s… […]

Which state-court and federal district judges send their clerks to the U.S. Supreme Court?

These must be interesting times for in-house counsel at Apple.

Wherein a Biglaw partner is shocked that another Biglaw partner charges a high hourly fee.

* Apple has lost the e-books trial. Didn’t see that coming after Apple’s lawyers ripped the government’s witnesses. [New York Times] * Vault released its Regional and Practice Area rankings. Yeah, we get it Wachtell, you’re awesome. [Vault] * Who ever said losing at the Supreme Court was the end? Myriad is suing to enforce its patents in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. [Patently O] * Woman caught on camera planning her husband’s murder because it’s “easier than divorcing him.” Fair enough! [Lowering the Bar] * Senators pledging to block court nominee “irrespective of [her] very fine professional qualifications.” Oh. [The Blog of the Legal Times] * Some jurisdictional nerdiness regarding EPIC’s original filing seeking mandamus, prohibition, or certiorari from SCOTUS to review a FISA judge. [Lawfare]

Poet Emily Dickinson makes an extended appearance in a major court ruling -- a ruling about books, of course.

This attorney filed an amicus brief -- as a cartoon!