Global Chairman Of World’s Biggest Law Firm Says Going Back To The Office Is ‘Not Going To Happen’
Thanks to COVID-19, nothing is ever going to be the same in professional workplaces.
Morning Docket: 10.18.19
* Did you know over 100 firms have reported data breaches since 2014? Something to make you feel warm and fuzzy. [Law.com] * If you were wondering how conservatives would spin Mick Mulvaney admitting to a quid pro quo holding up foreign assistance in exchange for personal political vendettas, Laura Ingraham's attempt was to say it was all a misunderstanding because Mulvaney's not a lawyer. Ron Howard Arrested Development voice: Mick Mulvaney is a lawyer. [Daily Beast] * Appellate court says it's illegal to watch porn in your car in New Jersey. Sorry if that forces some of you to change your weekend plans. [New Jersey 12] * Anheuser-Busch files counterclaim accusing MillerCoors of stealing their recipes for sub-par beer. [STL Today] * TransPerfect to be fined $30K/day until it drops litigation in Nevada. [Delaware Online] * After Greenberg Traurig threw shade on the Dentons U.S. expansion plans, Joe Andrew of Dentons responds to those "Parochial and Condescending" criticisms. [National Law Journal] * What Parks and Rec can teach us about court reporters. [ABA Journal] * Watchdog group says judge should be removed from the bench for being a harassing, misogynist prick. If only the Supreme Court worked that way. [Law360]
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