Founding Partner Of Top 20 Biglaw Firm Passes Away
We here at Above the Law extend our condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues during this difficult time.
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Ex-Biglaw Partner Turned Celebrity Tax Adviser Sentenced To Time Behind Bars For Tax Fraud
In addition to prison time, this former partner may owe the government more than $19 million in restitution.
Top 20 Biglaw Firm Hits Record Revenue For The 10th Year In A Row
This Biglaw firm has been doing it right for a decade. Congrats!
Biglaw Partner’s Furious Tirades Go Viral Revealing Family Tragedy
Everything about this story makes you feel for the children.
The High Cost Of Freedom: Britney Spears Reportedly Pays Biglaw Firm More Than $4 Million In Legal Fees
The firm hit her bank account one more time -- and there should be nothing shocking about it.
LexisNexis Practical Guidance Rolls Out Dedicated Practice Area for AI & Technology
The new generation of AI-related legal issues are inherently cross-disciplinary, implicating corporate law, intellectual property, data privacy, employment, corporate governance and regulatory compliance.
Morning Docket: 05.15.23
* LSAT lives to fight another day as ABA halts its new rule to make the exam optional in the admissions process. Nothing inspires confidence like an accrediting body that repeatedly changes its mind! [Reuters] * Britney Spears paid Greenberg Traurig over $4 million in the aftermath of her conservatorship. It seems as though people who care about her could've saved her a lot of money by ending the conservatorship without requiring lawyers get involved, huh? [TMZ] * Firms may be trying to push people back to the office, but the hybrid work experience is also fueling creative lateral recruitment because firms care a lot less about office time when lawyers are bringing over fat books of business. [Law.com] * The absurdist YSL case continues with an attorney curing a contempt rap with an order of wings. [WSB] * Prince Harry will be the first royal to testify in court in over a century. I guess congratulations are in order for Prince Andrew somehow failing to break that record first. [Deadline] * Former attorney who fled the country after killing his girlfriend in "self-defense" convicted of murder. [New York Times] * Actress Fran Drescher writes about tax law for Bloomberg. It all makes sense. [Bloomberg Law News]
Biglaw Head Bought Neil Gorsuch’s Property In 2017. Yes, We Are Just Learning About It Now.
This is not how judicial ethics is supposed to work.
Biglaw Firm Finally Finds Kanye West, Dumps Him As Client
The firm has finally reached the long overdue end of this saga.
Biglaw Firm To Dump Kanye West As Client By Publishing Ads About It In Local Newspapers
Biglaw firm forced to bid adieu to celebrity client in an interesting way.
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Fifth Biglaw Firm Says Goodbye To Kanye West
Antisemitism proved a bridge too far for Biglaw firm.
Oops (Britney Spears’s Dad) Did It Again!
After getting called out in filings for harassing Britney with discovery requests, Jamie Spears is now trying to force Britney into a deposition.
‘Leave Britney Alone’: Biglaw Partner Says Britney Spears Is Being Bullied And Harassed By Her Father’s New Lawyer
The pop icon has already achieved victories in the suspension of her father and termination of her conservatorship, but she can't escape the harassment.
These Are The Biglaw Firms Racking Up The Lateral Partners
Are you surprised by the firms on the list?
Britney Spears ‘Simply Adores’ This Biglaw Partner
She says he's 'so kind and respectful.'