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Was everyone waiting to see what Skadden would do? Now that Skadden has fallen in line, it looks as though everyone else Is going to play ball too. Today, Willkie…
November 20, 2009Read More
Bowing to the inevitable, Scott Rothstein has formally requested his own permanent disbarment. The south Florida lawyer whose firm has dissolved under a cloud of scandal after a ponzi scheme…
November 19, 2009Read More
If you’re an associate at Skadden Arps, the good news is not only do you still have a job, you’re getting a bonus for surviving the year. The not so…
November 19, 2009Read More
Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you know by now that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be tried in New York for his role in planning 9/11. He’ll get his…
November 19, 2009Read More
Good morning everyone! Today is Thursday, November 19 and this is your quick look back at the headlines. A judge in Louisiana held that the US Army is liable for…
November 19, 2009Read More
The flooding of the lower 9th ward of Louisiana and the neighboring St. Bernard Parish was a man made disaster caused by shoddy oversight of the MR-GO navigational channel by…
November 18, 2009Read More
I’m sure this will come as a surprise to everyone, but according to Google “Distinguished Engineer” Anurag Acharya, “Court opinions don’t just describe a decision but also present the reasons…
November 18, 2009Read More
Winston & Strawn has opened offices in Beijing and Shanghai. In Beijing, the firm has hired Ge Xiangyang away from Bakey & McKenzie to head up its new office. The…
November 18, 2009Read More
The Senate voted on a cloture motion yesterday, ending debate on the appointment of Judge David Hamilton to the 7th Circuit. An up or down confirmation vote will happen in…
November 18, 2009Read More
Henry White has resigned as the executive director of the American Bar Association. R. Thomas Howell, the organization’s general counsel, has stepped in as interim executive direction. In the mean…
November 18, 2009Read More
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