Jeffrey Kessler

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.15.17

* Sometimes you fall for someone who is always jerking you around and the whole thing is just doomed from the start. That's... probably how Norton Rose feels. [Big Law Business] * Speaking of Chadbourne, Judge J. Paul Oetken has denied the firm's motions to end the $100 million gender discrimination class action they're facing. [Am Law Daily] * Marcia Coyle points to the tragic coincidence that the Supreme Court is set to review a concealed carry case the day after yesterday's shooting -- mirroring their review of Sandy Hook legislation the day after the Orlando attack. It's not really a coincidence... there are shootings every day now. [Law.com] * A little preview of the hoopla surrounding the upcoming Bristol-Myers Squibb decision where the Supreme Court is suspected to crack down on class action forum choices. Because mom and pop stores like Bristol-Myers Squibb just can't be bothered to litigate in all the places they sell drugs. [Corporate Counsel] * Since the NBA Finals weren't really competitive, maybe you can get your competitive sports fix from this Wilkinson v. Kessler showdown over football. [National Law Journal] * That Jim Harbaugh is the face of legal aid will never stop being insane. [ESPN] * Looks like Anna Stubblefield will get a new trial. [Slate]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.16.15

* Justices Kennedy and Breyer seemed to be champing at the bit for a prolonged solitary confinement case last Term, and now they may have the opportunity to weigh in on one. Let's see if the Supreme Court decides to let Justice Kennedy swing his vote around. [New York Times] * We all know that Mark Cuban isn't that big of a fan of the Securities and Exchange Commission, but now he's trying to inject himself into the debate over the agency's use of in-house administrative law judges by way of filing a brief in support. [WSJ Law Blog] * Winston & Strawn elected Jeffrey Kessler to serve as its co-chair. He's got experience running firms with others -- he once served as a member of Dewey's four-partner Office of the Chairman before the firm completely imploded. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA] * IU Maurer Law is teaming up with Chapman and Cutler, an Am Law 200 firm, to create a two-year rotational program in finance and law. There's just one catch: this is only for recent college graduates, not law school graduates. Oops! [Indiana Daily Student] * Lucrative niche alert: They're calling this the green rush, but we don't need to remind attorneys that green is also the color of money. By 2020, the market for legal recreational marijuana is going to be booming, with billions of dollars in business. [Fortune]

By Staci Zaretsky
Biglaw

Morning Docket: 10.03.13

* According to Altman Weil, law firm merger mania is on pace for record highs as firms desperately attempt to stave off financial problems by gobbling up smaller firms’ clients. [Am Law Daily] * The NCAA better watch its back: Jeffrey Kessler, the Winston & Strawn partner who helped bring free agency to the NFL, wants in on the potential case for unpaid college athletes. [Bloomberg] * Lawyers doing regulatory work are very afraid that the shutdown will decimate their fourth quarter billables because “[t]he longer it goes, the more problematic it will be.” Yay government. [Reuters] * GrayRobinson partner Philippe Devé is in need of a bone marrow transplant, and his firm is using its social media presence to crowdsource a donor. Will you lend a helping hand? [Daily Business Review] * UpCounsel has successfully raised $1.5 million in funding to beef up its international patent practice, proving the point that it costs a pretty penny to protect clients from the world’s patent trolls. [TechCrunch] * Law schools in New York State are feeling the pain of the drop in applications, and some are now willing admit that their graduates had to start “cannibalizing each other” in the job market. [New York Law Journal] * But really, so what if applications are down? Lots of law schools consider themselves lucky to be keeping the lights on with the assistance of generous alumni donations in the millions. [National Law Journal] * Another day, another “diploma mill.” Sorry to disappoint you, law students and alumni, but Charleston School of Law is moving forward with its plans to sell out to the InfiLaw System. [Post and Courier] * Who’s bad? Not AEG Live. A jury made up of people unable to answer yes or no questions during the reading of the verdict found that the concert promoter wasn’t liable in Michael Jackson’s death. [CNN]

By Staci Zaretsky