Morgan Lewis

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 02.28.19

* Uh-oh! In the wake of Michael Cohen's testimony, Chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings of the House Oversight Committee sent letters to President Trump's tax attorney from Morgan Lewis and the Trump Organization's outside counsel from Michael Best requesting their appearance for a “transcribed interview.” [National Law Journal] * After widespread rebuke, the Florida Bar has officially opened an ethics investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz's alleged witness tampering of Michael Cohen via tweet prior to his testimony before the House Oversight Committee. [Daily Business Review] * Milbank's profits exceeded the $1 billion mark in 2018, which the firm is absolutely thrilled about. The firm less thrilled about its all-male partner class, and unlike in prior years, they haven't been listed in a press release. [New York Law Journal] * Hot on the heels of announcing it intends to become a nonprofit, Florida Coastal Law asked a court to dismiss the accreditation suit it filed against the ABA, saying it's "no longer necessary to protect the interests of our students." [ABA Journal] * "For decades a lot of young lawyers have missed opportunities to build families and this technology puts that ability back into their hands." Bill now, procreate later? Lawyers are flocking to freeze their eggs and embryos. [American Lawyer]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.09.17

* Littler acquires UK firm, marking their third European deal in the last year and a half. That's very interesting. Or should I say, "that's vereinteresting." No? OK, that's very interesting. [Am Law Daily] * Miami firms shepherd the $60 million sale of "Jungle Island." So when the Velociraptors start rampaging through South Beach, don't say we didn't warn you. [Daily Business Review] * Five hypotheticals posed by the Fourth Circuit in its travel ban hearing. Spoiler: some of them are incredibly stupid. [Law.com] * Bill Clinton is writing a thriller with James Patterson entitled "The President Is Missing." In the end they find the president campaigning in the Rust Belt which is where no Democrat bothered to look. [Huffington Post] * Dentons partner launches campaign for lieutenant governor in California. [The Recorder] * Meanwhile, Morgan Lewis partner David I. Miller is in the running for the SDNY U.S. Attorney gig which would put him in charge of looking the other way in most cases of financial crime. [Law360] * Judge holds company publicly accountable in waterslide decapitation. But the real story here is, as always, just how terrible Kansas is. [Litigation Daily] * How Michigan uses the law to trap people in poverty. [Jalopnik]

By Joe Patrice