Shira Scheindlin

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 01.12.18

Ed. note: We will not be publishing on Monday, January 15, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. * Will Geoffrey Berman, acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, recuse from Deutsche Bank matters? It sure sounds like he should.... [Bloomberg Politics] * Judge Shira A. Scheindlin and Joel Cohen offer advice to companies on how to handle sexual harassment allegations in a manner consistent with due process. [Guardian] * And Glenn Reynolds has this modest proposal, also related to the problem of sexual harassment (in the federal judiciary): abolish clerkships. [Wall Street Journal] * A quartet of tax law professors explain how a proposal to transform state and local tax payments into deductible charitable contributions to state and local government organizations could actually work. [Slate] * From Biglaw to big bucks: former associates Stephen Scanlan and Travis Leon sell their law-related startup, XRef, for a cool $10 million. [RollOnFriday] * Professor Eugene Volokh: "There's a fine line between being a 'badass' and...." [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason] * "Appeals court OKs F-Bombs for federal trademark protection." F**king finally. [Techdirt] * The Dewey & LeBoeuf criminal case ends with a whimper: former accounting manager Victoria Harrington just got sentenced to unconditional release (i.e., no prison time). [Law360]

By David Lat
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.09.18

* While the #metoo phenomenon receives deserved attention for uncovering decades of vile behavior, it also presents business opportunities. Stroock & Stroock has put together a group headed by ormer U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin and former New York State Attorney General Robert Abrams to conduct internal investigations for companies concerned about harassment on their watch. [New York Law Journal] * Idiot techie fired after saying women weren't smart enough to work in Silicon Valley files class action suit against Google with help of idiot lawyer who thinks this is a "shot across the bow" of tech companies that they need to be more serious about creating hostile work environments... or something. [The Recorder] * The SDNY takes judicial notice that Louis Vuitton needs a sense of humor. [Law360] * An Italian judge is accused of turning his law school into a misogynistic "cult." Oh Italy... just like us. [Washington Post] * Kirkland has done a little more poaching. [American Lawyer] * Tips for aspiring GCs. [Corporate Counsel] * The last substantive line of Macmillan's response to Trump's cease and desist highlights the lockdown argument against Trump's litigious posturing -- "yo, you realize discovery goes both ways, right?" [Slate]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.09.17

* "It's an extreme position to go from hateful statements to this. What would cause him to change his mind?" President Trump is a fan of calling the Russia investigation a "witch hunt" in public, but word on the street is that he's sent private messages to special counsel Robert Mueller to express his "appreciation" for what he's been doing. Countdown until Mueller gets fired? [USA Today] * "Judge Roy Moore is the real deal. He's tough, tested, and has a spine of steel." Chuck Norris is endorsing former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore to fill the Senate seat that was left vacant by Jeff Sessions after he became attorney general. Guys, it looks like Chuck Norris can't divide by zero anymore, so maybe it's time for everyone to buy a Total Gym so this man can retire. [CNN] * Just how much do Williams & Connolly partners make? The firm typically keeps quiet about compensation, but Curtis J. Mahoney, who is up for the deputy U.S. trade representative post in the Trump administration, has had to make some financial disclosures and now we know he's made $833,000 in partnership income thus far in 2017. [National Law Journal] * Following the release of the results of a study of female attorneys' speaking roles -- or lack thereof -- in New York courts, former Southern District Judge Shira Scheindlin, who is now of counsel at Stroock, said in a powerful op-ed that law firms "must stop paying lip service to diversity and take concrete steps to change." Perhaps one day, something will actually change. [New York Times] * Federal prosecutors have dropped their securities fraud case against Wall Street financier Benjamin Wey thanks to an extremely unfavorable evidence suppression order issued by Judge Alison Nathan of the Southern District of New York. Wey's legal team from Haynes and Boone is obviously quite pleased with the decision. We may have more on this later. [New York Law Journal]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.03.16

* As Judge Shira Scheindlin leaves the federal bench to join Stroock concentrating on public interest work as of counsel, Law360 spoke with Judge Scheindlin about the move. [Law360] * George Mason's president responds to rumblings that the law school is too dependent on private donors who cajoled the school into its ASSLaw moniker. [Washington Post] * A full rundown of all the twists and turns in the ongoing legal battle between Boies Schiller partner Nicholas Gravante Jr. and his mother. [The Am Law Daily] * These are the questions clients are about to ask you about cybersecurity. Can you answer them? [PC World] * The McDivitt Law Firm is offering free cab rides home on Cinco de Mayo for lucky drunks in Colorado Springs and Pueblo. So toast the defeat of the hated French all you want Colorado residents! [KKTV] * The U.S. Trade Representative has some choice words for countries that don't respect IP laws, like China, India, and Switzerland. Wait, what? Switzerland? [Corporate Counsel] * Kentucky judge blocks the city of Louisville from removing a Confederate monument because, you know, "the South will rise again" and the city doesn't want egg on its face when that happens. [Fox News] * The complicated case of religious tax exemption for a coffee shop... on grounds owned by a religious order. [The Atlantic]

By Joe Patrice