Michigan State University

Ode To Michigan State University, MSU Law, And A Grieving Spartan Nation

You can only hope these students can pick up the shattered remains and seek solace and refuge in each other’s arms, harbor hope, and not remain jaded by such senseless acts.

Morning Docket: 02.07.19

* Jay-Z has hired a lawyer for 21 Savage. [BBC News] * Stanford Law finds itself a new dean. [The Recorder] * With the "Art of Fielding" copyright case falling flat at the Second Circuit, stay tuned for my upcoming novel: "Diamond of Memories" about a Nebraska farmer who builds a baseball field into his soybean crop. [Law360] * Michigan State's legal incompetence continues -- after learning that the school is bringing on its fourth GC in a year, we find out that it's on the hook for almost $1 million in severance to its last GC. [WXYZ] * Former Linklaters executive wants to tell the world about the firm's "struggle with women in the workplace." The UK's High Court is having none of that kind of talk. [Legal Cheek] * "Pro-America" President who skipped out on Vietnam about to ask Supreme Court to cut off Vietnam vets with cancer. [National Law Journal] * The robots aren't coming for your job just yet, but if they have to come for anything at least it's to help out Legal Aid and pro bono projects. [Legaltech News]

Morning Docket: 07.03.18

* Michael Cohen's lawyers are doubling down on their effort to get a gag order against Michael Avenatti. Meanwhile, Cohen gave an interview to Good Morning America, an irony not lost on Avenatti. [Courthouse News Service] * After the Supreme Court gutted public sector unions, the cheerleaders of Alito's judicial activism may end up getting more than they bargained for. Some believe that, stripped of funds to negotiate a contract at the table, unions may increasingly jump right to the picket line. [National Law Journal] * The sad tale of Stan Lee's finances apparently has folks lawyering up. [USA Today] * Jones Day's gender discrimination suit puts a new spotlight on its notorious black box compensation model. Will the firm come clean about how it pays people, or will it be dragged into discovery? [American Lawyer] * The top appellate attorney for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, an entity devoted to whittling down the rights of consumers to pursue meaningful legal action against businesses, has left the group to join a plaintiffs' side firm. Ahahahahahahahaha. [National Law Journal] * Michigan State is fighting hard to keep the advice of its in-house attorneys privileged. The state has some concern that potential criminal activity could've been shielded by having a lawyer in the room, which given the scope of the cover-up revealed so far is not entirely unreasonable. [Corporate Counsel] * We've given the NLJ 500 a lot of flack over the years, but the ranking does give us insight into which markets are in growth mode. This year, that's Portland, Oregon. Tell that to Perkins Coie. [Law.com]

Morning Docket: 05.23.18

* A trio of big name partners -- including the group co-chairs -- are leaving the products liability group at Quinn Emanuel for Dechert. So far there's no email from John Quinn blasting the move. [Law.com] * Former Michael Cohen business partner, Evgeny "Gene" Freidman, has taken a plea deal and will cooperate with the government. The pressure on Cohen just keeps on mounting. [New York Times] * Michigan State named a new General Counsel, Robert Young. That poor bastard. [Corporate Counsel] * A couple trying to get their 30-year-old son to move out of their house resort to court proceedings. It... does not work out well for the freeloading son. [Washington Post] * You're not wrong to be worried about the merger between AT&T and Time Warner. Things could really go pear-shaped for consumers. [Slate]

The Absolute Worst In-House Job Right Now

Michigan State is facing investigations on multiple fronts.

Stanford Law School Lost A Promising Student, Spartan Nation Lost A Legend

Mike Sadler and Sam Foltz, rest in peace.