Rudy Giuliani

The Kraken is dead. Long live the Kraken.

Not as far-fetched as you may think.

How is Giuliani paying for all this odd and likely counterproductive legal maneuvering?

The former NYC mayor is out of money... but that doesn't mean he gets to skip out on the people he defamed.

Defaming people doesn't pay well.

It is far from pleasant to be perennially dogged by creditors. A good deal of what Giuliani owes will not be dischargeable in bankruptcy. The debts will follow him for the rest of his life.

Rudy makes a smart decision? Is it a full moon?

Judge Howell was not impressed.

The find out is ... pathetic actually.

Keep it up, you're doing great.

* Ivanka Trump cited “undue hardship” because her testimony was scheduled during “a school week.” The appellate court… disagreed. [CNN]

* Sam Bankman-Fried is guilty. But Alex Kirshner’s burning question is… why was the defense so bad? [Slate]

* Rudy asks DC to please not disbar him. [Reuters]

* Retiring Biglaw leaders have firms thinking about succession. Presumably multiple rounds of Boar on the Floor. [Bloomberg Law News]

* George W. Bush judge declines seems disinclined to shut down NC Supreme Court’s probe of its only Black justice for saying the North Carolina court system isn’t particularly diverse, which seems like more a statement of fact than a controversial claim. [Law360]

* Survey finds that 17 percent of Biglaw attorneys feel emotionally depleted at work. An additional 83 percent have already had their capacity for human feeling permanently drained. [ABA Journal]

* BLM — the law firm, not Black Lives Matter or the Bureau of Land Management — accidentally gave videos of a kid to a pedophile. [Roll on Friday]

* Surge Pricing: Uber and Lyft to pay $328 million over wage theft probe. [Courthouse News Service]

Another Trump lawyer pleads guilty, and this time Rudy has a lot to worry about.

That one's gonna leave a mark.

He's in a financial tailspin, and the IRS is another creditor.

Weird how his lawyers keep dumping him, huh?

Because sowing is fun, but reaping SUCKS.

His lawyers have filed suit over the unpaid invoices.

Witch Hunt!

* Rudy Giuliani sued by attorney over $1.36 million in legal fees. That’s about 4200 Cameos for the guy. [NBC]

* Weil, O’Melveny and Keker, Van Nest & Peters among firms sorting out the remains of the Pac-12. [American Lawyer]

* Internet “protect the children!” laws to restrict content are unconstitutional on a bipartisan basis. [Washington Post]

* Meanwhile, loot boxes aimed at kids? Yeah, those are trouble. [LegalCheek]

* Perkins Coie and MoFo hire counsel in pending DEI suits. Perkins hired Jenner & Block (and boutique firm Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann) and MoFo has hired MoFo has hired Gibson Dunn (and boutique firm Gelber Schachter & Greenberg). [Bloomberg Law News]

* David Boies charges $2110 an hour. Pro tip: it’s best to write down all your questions for your attorney beforehand to streamline the meeting! [Reuters]

* Winner, winner, market-manipulated chicken dinner. [Law360]

Because I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me.