Matthew Cooper
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Biglaw, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Technology5 Ways In Which The Business Of Law Is NOT Changing Anytime Soon
Are we experiencing, or about to experience, a revolution in the world of legal services? Slow your roll.... -
Morning DocketMorning Docket: 02.28.17
* The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has extended a deadline to respond to a Freedom of Information Act request asking who the director of the agency is. That’s all they want. And the PTO asked for more time to respond! The absurdity of this reminds me of Apocalypse Now. [IP Watchdog]
* You’ve heard about Justice Ginsburg’s workout regimen. Well, Politico sent a reporter to do it and… it nearly broke him. [Politico]
* Divorce judge sued for allegedly spitting on a former Mintz Levin attorney. The New York legal community keeping it classy. [Law360]
* In totally unsurprising move, guy who thought the KKK was cool until he found out they smoked pot withdraws the government’s objection to Texas efforts to suppress minority voting. [NY Times]
* More law firms are changing their partner compensation models to create an even more competitive environment. There’s no way this can backfire and create a woefully dysfunctional partnership. Nope. [Law.com]
* The Jeffrey Wertkin case puts a spotlight on the whole whistle-blower unit. [Bloomberg]
* Winston & Strawn are going after laterals pretty hard. [Am Law Daily]
* Now might be a good time to make a donation to legal aid. [Litigation Daily]
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Biglaw, Divorce Train Wrecks, Quote of the Day
When Biglaw Attorneys Get Divorced, The Results Aren't Pretty
A divorce battle between two Biglaw associates gets ugly -- very ugly.
