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Morning Docket: 05.13.19

* According to President Donald Trump, former White House counsel Don McGahn “had a much better chance of being fired” than special counsel Robert Mueller because Trump claims he was “[n]ever a big fan” — but that’s probably because McGahn refused to issue a public statement saying he didn’t believe the president obstructed justice. [Washington Post] * President Trump wants to stop federal judges on lower courts from issuing nationwide injunctions that are screwing up his plans to make America gross again. Even VP Mike Pence hopes the Supreme Court will step in to put an end to the practice. [The Hill] * Ronald S. Sullivan Jr., the Harvard Law professor who is representing accused rapist Harvey Weinstein, has lost his job as a faculty dean at an undergraduate house thanks to his controversial client. [Boston Globe] * “ I know that when I walk into a room that I’ll be underestimated. I’m aware that I need to prove myself. It doesn’t bother me.” Hailyn Chen, a 43-year-old litigator of Chinese descent, is the new co-managing partner of Munger, Tolles & Olson. Congratulations! [American Lawyer] * Professor Ian Samuel of Indiana Law has resigned from his job following the conclusion of the Title IX misconduct probe against him, which “probably had the side effect of saving [his] life” because he “was becoming an ugly man.” [Big Law Business] * Now that its managing partner is taking his business to Blank Rome, Morris & McVeigh, one of New York City’s oldest law firms, will be closing its doors after about 157 years in business. [New York Law Journal]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.27.18

* Remember when a smart, respectable jurist was nominated to the Supreme Court? A deep dive into Merrick Garland's relationship with Justice Brennan. [National Law Journal] * Olivia De Havilland loses suit against the makers of Feud. It's a huge win for Munger Tolles, which is surely the only headline about Munger Tolles we'll remember this week. [The Recorder] * Porn star sues president's lawyer for defamation. Thinking back a couple of years, that's a bundle of words I didn't expect to have to publish. [NBC News] * Shkreli is going to appeal. That's cute. [Law360] * Steven Raisman moves to Katten Muchin Rosenman. [Law.com] * Looks like we can add another name to this list. [Mercury News]

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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 04.07.16

* "Every rape is not a gender-motivated hate crime." New York Justice Shirley Werner Kornreich dismissed part of singer Kesha's claims against producer Dr. Luke because the pop star's allegations of rape and abuse were time barred and happened outside the state. Tick tock on the clock for a similar suit she filed in California. [WSJ Law Blog] * Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley has scheduled an appointment to meet with Judge Merrick Garland for breakfast next Tuesday, despite his opposition to President Obama's Supreme Court nominee. Senator Grassley's courteous refusal to perform his job presumably pairs well with eggs and bacon. [Quad-City Times] * The Department of Justice has filed suit against Halliburton and Baker Hughes, seeking to block the oil-field services companies' pending merger. According to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, completion of the deal would "eliminate vital competition, skew energy markets, and harm American consumers.” [DealBook / New York Times] * Panama papers law firm Mossack Fonseca seems to have pulled off the perfect magic trick. Shortly after the firm's exploits in hiding client assets in offshore accounts were revealed via hack, its U.S. operations all but disappeared. The firm's website has now been scrubbed completely clean of any connection to its Miami office. [USA Today] * Bart Williams, a top partner at Munger Tolles -- a firm that's been likened to the Wachtell of the West -- will be leaving the place where he's called home for 21 years to become the co-chair of Proskauer Rose's Los Angeles litigation department. This is a real coup for Proskauer, since partners rarely leave Munger. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg]

By Staci Zaretsky