Investment Banking

Uber IPO Underwriter Morgan Stanley Was So Certain That It Overpriced The Uber IPO It Shorted Uber Shares Right Before The IPO

Sit down, we can -- kind of -- explain.

Idiot Biglaw Law Clerk Tries To Pick A Fight Over The Finer Points Of Contract Law Governing A Used West Elm Dresser

Don't try to intimidate people with your legal education... especially when you're a law clerk.

Lawyers Advising Business Owners May Find Value In Investment Banking Services

A new study offers insights about whether and how investment bankers add value to middle-market transactions.

I-Banker Regrets Sending Threatening Emails After Being Called Out For Sending Threatening Emails

Max Salk is not having a great morning.

Lawyerly Lairs: A Harvard Law Fraudster’s $3.2 Million Mansion

From a big house to the big house....

Andrew W.W. Caspersen’s Lawyers Avoid Having To Represent Him In Court

A.W.W.C. has pleaded guilty.

A Harvard Law Grad Loses More Than $100 Million; Will He Also Lose His Freedom?

His lawyer blames it all on "a pathological gambling addiction."

High-Flying Harvard Law Grad Charged With $95 Million Fraud Scheme

His family has quite the thing for Harvard Law: his father and three brothers are all HLS alums.

Morning Docket: 03.29.16

* Legal showdown averted (for now): the feds were able to access the data on the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone without any help from Apple. [Washington Post] * A Harvard Law School grad stands accused of a $95 million fraud scheme -- yikes. We'll have more on this later. [ABA Journal] * Does a sentencing delay violate the Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial? Some on SCOTUS seem skeptical. [How Appealing] * Georgia Governor Nathan Deal announces his intention to veto the Free Exercise Protection Act, which critics claimed would have protected discrimination as a form of religious liberty. [New York Times] * Hillary Clinton takes Republicans to task for their handling of the current Supreme Court vacancy. [Wisconsin State Journal via How Appealing] * Some thoughts from Professor Noah Feldman on the recent Seventh Circuit ruling about the use of form contracts on the internet (which nobody reads). [Bloomberg View] * Save money (on taxes), live better: a federal judge strikes down a tax levied by Puerto Rico on mega-retailer Wal-Mart. [Reuters] * The Bracewell law firm, now sans Giuliani, elects Gregory Bopp as its new managing partner. [Texas Lawyer]