Jay Zimmerman

What are the latest revelations about the state of affairs at troubled Bingham McCutchen?

What happens to Bingham if the Morgan Lewis deal doesn't go through?

There's good news for some Bingham partners, and bad news for others.

What would the post-combination entity look like?

Who might leave if Bingham McCutchen merges with Morgan Lewis?

Which firms might end up tying the knot with Bingham?

* Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg may retire by the end of summer 2015, or she may retire by the end of summer 2017, or she may retire whenever she damn well pleases. For the love of God, please stop with this. [Legal Intelligencer]

* The Fourth Circuit appears to be split on Virginia’s gay marriage ban. The Tenth Circuit appeared to be split on Utah’s gay marriage ban. We’ll give you three guesses on the eventual Supreme Court outcome. [New York Times]

* Law deans lose their jobs when their schools drop in rank, and it seems Biglaw chairmen lose their titles when their firms post the worst single-year drop in revenue ever. Sorry Bingham McCutchen. [Am Law Daily]

* Ex-D&Ler Zach Warren wants to sever his case from the likes of Joel Sanders and the Steves, using a “guilt by association” argument. The only thing he’s guilty of is being too cute. [National Law Journal]

* The drama continues at Albany Law, where faculty members now face possible pay cuts or being put on unpaid leave following a “smear campaign” waged against Dean Penelope Andrews. [Albany Times Union]

Tumbling profits, partner departures, staff layoffs -- can't Bingham get a break?

How did large law firms fare financially last year? Here are reports from Quinn Emanuel, Bingham, and Perkins Coie.

Legal recruiters find work for lawyers — and sometimes they create work for them. We previously covered, for example, the litigation between mega-recruiter Major Lindsey & Africa and one of its former employees, Sharon Mahn. Sometimes recruiters go after each other, and sometimes they go after law firms — firms that don’t pay them the […]