Quinn Emanuel Partner Tapped As Trump Org Ethics Counsel
William Burck is taking on the job of keeping the Trump Org ethical.
Quinn Emanuel Racks Up Another (Former) Trump Administration Client: Steve Bannon
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Top White House Lawyer, Don McGahn, And Reince Priebus Turn To Biglaw Giant As They Lawyer Up
Is this a bad sign for the administration?
More Peeks Inside The Black Box Of Jones Day
In the era of Donald Trump, Jones Day is the Biglaw name on everyone's lips.
Stats Of The Week: FIFA Lawyers Up
Steep legal bills loom for FIFA, of course.
Musical Chairs: Another Entrant Into The Houston Market
Which Biglaw behemoth just swallowed up a prestigious boutique to launch in H-Town?
Mean Weil? There’s Another Side To This Story….
A very different take on how Weil Gotshal reacted to losing two partners to Quinn Emanuel in D.C.
Quinn Emanuel Calls B.S. on Government Conflict-of-Interest Objection in Megaupload Case
Quinn Emanuel lashes back at the government's conflict of interest objection in the Megaupload case. What does QE have to say?
Morning Docket: 04.09.12
* The billable hour may be far from dead, but last year, 61% of general counsel worked out alternative fee arrangements with outside counsel, including counsel from elite (read: Biglaw) firms. [Wall Street Journal] * Dewey need to take lessons on revenge from this firm? John Altorelli, the D&L defector who spilled all the beans to the Am Law Daily, was blasted on Page Six this weekend. More on this to come later today. [New York Post] * CHECK YOU LATERALS: recent Quinn Emanuel hires William Burck, Paul Brinkman, and Andrew Schapiro, as well as name partner John Quinn, have entered appearances on behalf of Megaupload. [Am Law Daily] * Copyright infringement suits over porn downloading involving some 3,500 defendants were dismissed because the plaintiffs’ attorney, Terik Hasmi, couldn’t get it in legally in Florida. [National Law Journal] * In England, there’s no such thing as a no-fault divorce, but instead, you can get one for “unreasonable behavior” — behavior like malicious service of tuna casserole, and speaking only in Klingon. [New York Times] * This gives “I’m a Slave 4 U” some new meaning. Britney Spears’s fiancé, Jason Trawick, is trying to start their impending rocky marriage off on the right foot. He’ll soon be her co-conservator. [New York Daily News]
Morning Docket: 01.26.12
* Illinois is suing Standard & Poor’s, accusing the financial services company of misleading investors and putting the country in the poorhouse thanks to its high ratings for mortgage-backed investments. [Washington Post] * CHECK YOU LATERALS: William Burck, who served in the White House counsel’s office under President Bush, is leaving Weil to co-manage the […]
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Musical Chairs: More White House Counsel Hires
Some hiring news from the White House counsel’s office, via the WSJ Law Blog: Though many of these White House hires have been reported already elsewhere, its press office issued an official release — dateline “Rostock, Germany” — announcing nine lawyers White House Counsel Fred Fielding has added to his “great little law firm.” President […]