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Ye’s Former Lawyer Wants Out: Funny what not paying your attorney will make them do. The Law Don’t Make It Legal!: Trump launches…curious argument against DOJ. They Blamed It On The Alcohol: Biglaw partner banned from drinking after groping allegations. This Ain’t The Witness You Expected: Kenneth Copeland sets fire to the YSL RICO prosecution’s…
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Major, Lindsey & Africa’s 2024 Global In-House Compensation Survey, what was the average total cash compensation for legal executives with either the title general counsel or chief legal officer? Hint: Average total compensation is down 3.7% over last year. This is…
Just pass it through the bars, man! A lawyer sneaking phones or drugs to their clients in prison would make for a good high stakes scene in a tv show, but what actual lawyer would think to try something like that? Daniel Dale, that’s who! ABA Journal has coverage: Daniel Sidney Dale, 49, of Terry,…
Scandal is making its way through Magic Circle firm Linklaters in the former of rumors of inappropriate behavior. The person responsible for the misconduct was a partner — reportedly a well-regarded one at that. At an out of town work event he (of course it was a he), groped a junior colleague and made sexualized…
[Skadden’s partner] compensation structure doesn’t allow them to get to the top of the market. And that has made them vulnerable. —An anonymous recruiter speaking with Law.com’s Patrick Smith about the recent run of high profile departures from elite Biglaw firm Skadden — despite the firm’s stellar reputation. One issue potentially impacting the firm in…
(Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Donald Trump is going to sue the federal government for the Mar-a-Lago raid and subsequent prosecution for stolen documents. He wants $100 million. And if you think this can’t possibly get stupider, imagine what will happen if that lunatic actually wins the election and orders the Justice Department to…
The jury is finally back to hear Georgia’s case against alleged crime boss Jeffrey Williams. Before we get into the meat of the case, there was a threshold issue of if the jurors would be able to unring the bell that was Kenneth Copeland aka Lil Woody’s prior testimony. The jury has been brought in….
Photographer: Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images As longtime readers may remember, I lived in London from 2012 to 2018. I thus missed much of the hysteria surrounding the 2016 presidential election. When my daughter called my wife and me at about 4 a.m. (London time) after Election Day to tell us that Donald Trump would…
(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) From almost the moment that Kamala Harris scooted up to the top of the 2024 Democratic ticket, leaders at Biglaw firm Paul Weiss were on board. Chair Brad Karp offered fundraising and voter protection service. Karen Dunn, litigation department co-chair, is helping Harris with debate prep. But the support goes…
(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) Being the personal lawyer of a multi-millionaire music artist can be a dream job. But what if that artist is Ye? Money is nice and all, but there are limits to when it is worth representing someone legally. News of Ye’s alleged laughing gas abuse may have been the thing…