Musical Chairs: Sheila Birnbaum Is Leaving Skadden
So where is the legendary litigatrix taking her gigantic book of business?
Benchslap Update: Skadden Partners Learn Their Fates
Remember the two Skadden partners who got hit with a big benchslap, an order to show cause why they shouldn't be sanctioned? What punishment did they get from the court?
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Benchslap of the Day: Skadden, Smacked, Eats Crow
Responding to a big-time benchslap by a federal judge, a high-profile Skadden partner issues a giant mea culpa.
Arthur Miller Puts Justice Scalia and Others on Panel; Good Thing Everybody Did the Reading
Even if you are on a panel with Justice Scalia, you should really do the reading...
Musical Chairs: O’Melveny Litigation Rainmaker Moving to Skadden
Back in March, we reported that Skadden D.C. lost important members of its litigation team when Andrew Sandler and Benjamin Klubes left to start their own firm. Have those losses been replaced? Sources report Skadden is in the process of poaching a big name from O’Melveny & Myers. Apparently, John Beisner is leaving OMM for […]
McCain Veep Vetter Culvahouse Tries to Hang On
Arthur Culvahouse, chairman of O’Melveny & Myers, was in charge of vetting Sarah Palin and has been taking some heat. But Culvahouse has more to worry about than the National Enquirer. Culvahouse is locked in a high-stakes political battle to keep his chairmanship at O’Melveny. O’Melveny’s policy committee, which recommends the chairperson subject to ratification […]
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