Tailspin: An Interview With Steven Brill, American Lawyer Founder Turned Bestselling Author
The lawyer turned media mogul diagnoses the nation's ills in his latest book.
Congratulations to the 2013 Skadden Fellows
See any names you know? And which law schools have produced the most Skadden Fellows over the past five years?
How LexisNexis State Net Uses Gen AI To Tame Gov’t Data
Its new features transform how you can track and analyze the more than 200,000 bills, regulations, and other measures set to be introduced this year.
Congratulations to the 2012 Skadden Fellows
It's time for celebration of a different sort -- time to celebrate, and congratulate, the latest class of Skadden Fellows. The winners of these prestigious public interest fellowships were just announced, as they are every December. Who are the Skadden fellows for 2012? Which law schools produced the most fellows? And what's different about this year's program compared to past years?
How Much Was Joe Flom Worth? Some Clues From His Will
Back in February, Joseph Flom — name partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and one of the nation’s most successful and prominent lawyers — passed away, at the age of 87. During his life, Flom earned well-deserved renown as an attorney, philanthropist, and mentor. He was also a wonderful father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, […]
February Lawyer of the Month: We’re Starting To See A Pattern Here
Whoops. Even though the polls closed about a week ago, we forgot to announce our Lawyer of the Month for February. So let’s get to it. Who is Above the Law’s latest honoree?
Lawyer of the Month: February Reader Poll
On Twitter, somebody told me that “February is the Monday of months.” So true. For such a short month, February just drags on and on and on. Maybe it does make sense to dump Black History Month in February, because the month is like the freaking Middle Passage, bringing us to the tyranny of hay-fever […]
Ready for What’s Next: 5 Ways to Strengthen Economic Resilience
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Non-Sequiturs: 02.24.11
* Yes, we have seen the excellent GW Law Revue video based on the Cee Lo Green song (embedded above). No need to send it to us again. In fact, please do not send us links to any Law Revue videos until we announce the start of our third annual Law Revue Video Contest (perhaps […]
Skadden Name Partner Joe Flom, R.I.P.
Earlier this month, the son of Joseph Flom — name partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and a legendary figure of the M&A bar — wrote a moving tribute to his father. He explained that the 87-year-old Flom was gravely ill and not far from death. This morning, Skadden confirmed the sad news […]
Amazing Tribute From Son to Joseph Flom
Apparently Joseph Flom — name partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom — is gravely ill. On Friday, his son took to the internet to talk about the life of his father. It’s a pretty amazing tribute. One of the knocks on making it big in Biglaw are the family life sacrifices. But if […]