The Viral Wachtell Kiss That Exposed A Bigger Biglaw Problem
Office romances can get especially complicated when powerful partners are involved.
Will We Never Learn Our Lesson About The Bar Exam?
And summer bonuses have arrived.
Why Experience Still Matters In An AI-Driven Legal Industry
A conversation with Trustpoint.One CEO Christopher Gallagher.
Is Anyone At Wachtell NOT Hooking Up?
If you see a faded sign at the side of the road that says / '15 miles to / Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz'
Park Benches And Supreme Court Benches
And Todd Blanche keeps trying to get over the Judiciary speedbump.
Gibson Dunn Snags Wachtell Partners… But One Planned Lateral Got Literally & Figuratively Benched
The partner from the viral makeout video lost out on a planned move to Gibson Dunn.
Makeout Video Elevates Wachtell To The Internet’s Main Character
The firm that once assigned associates to translate memes for the partners has become a meme.
What You Didn’t Learn In Law School
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The Wachtell Insider Trading Co-Conspirator Has Been Identified
Avi Sutton, former Wachtell attorney turned LionTree GC and COO, has been identified as ‘CC-2’ in the indictment. The scheme keeps getting messier.
The 2026 Am Law 100 Is Out, And Surprise: The Rich Law Firms Got Richer
From Kirkland's $10.5 billion haul to Wachtell's obscene per-partner profits, here's everything you need to know about who won Biglaw in 2025.
How Many Wachtell Attorneys Does It Take…?
No wonder the firm is so profitable.
Wachtell’s New Co-Chairs Likely To Stay The Course With Their Leadership Style
If it ain't broke, don't fix it -- and Wachtell certainly isn't broken.
AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.
Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.
Wachtell’s Co-Chairs Step Down After 17 Years, Ushering In New Leaders
They led the firm through good times and bad, and still came out ahead of the game.
Even The Judge Doesn’t Want To Deal With The Elon v. Wachtell Spat
This is judge speak for ‘get someone else to do it.’
World’s Richest Man’s Complains About Law Firm’s ‘Greed’
I'd like to report a murder. The victim is 'irony.'
Morning Docket: 09.14.23
* This may come as a shock, but new study suggests the public defender system is overburdened. Who could have known other than anyone who listened to public defenders for the last 50 years? [ABA Journal] * Cleta Mitchell missed out on indictment, but the disgraced former Foley & Lardner lawyer is still leading the election denial movement. So maybe it's more fair to say she's escaped indictment so far. [The Intercept] * For a guy with a Real Housewives pedigree, Tom Girardi does not understand a hot mic. [Law360] * Wachtell still trying to get its Twitter money. [American Lawyer] * Court papers can now "slide into your DMs," proving Twitter really can get worse. [Legaltech News] * Law firms line up to advise clients on maintaining productive and often client- and investor-demanded diversity programs in the face of activist lawsuits. While other firms cower in fear. [Reuters] * DISCO chief's departure causes shares to take a tumble. What's next for Kiwi Camara? If history is any guide, maybe a company called "Hair Metal." [Bloomberg Law News]
Morning Docket: 07.21.23
* FTC will drop its opposition to the Microsoft-Activision merger. While it's going to go down as a loss, the agency secured some key concessions from Microsoft over cross-platform access. [Yahoo] * Everything you need to know about Elon Musk's complaint over Wachtell's success fee. [Legal Eagle-YouTube] * It's the Women's World Cup and that means Bethany England will miss her law degree graduation... for a second time. [LegalCheek] * Federal public defenders likely victims of a congressional budgeting error. As a reminder, the Department of Defense has failed five consecutive audits and can't find hundreds of millions of dollars. But, yeah, cutbacks at the public defenders. [ABA Journal] * The importance of the DOJ joining the fight over Mississippi's whites-only court regime. [Reuters] * AI companies offer up guardrails in bid to quell growing government scrutiny. Because that always works well when industries self-regulate. [Bloomberg Law News] * FTX wants hundreds of millions back from SBF. Will they take it in bored ape NFTs? [Law360]