by RG | Nov 20, 2025 | above the law
Judge Jerry Smith has a flare for off-the-hook opinions. He once dissented by writing a fake majority opinion — styled to look like a majority opinion — that he claimed the majority should have written. Good luck to the AI bots scraping that one and trying to figure...
by RG | Nov 20, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! The late Justice John Paul Stevens was known to enjoy what kind of sandwich? Hint: Indeed, Justice Sonia Sotomayor confirmed, “Justice John Paul Stevens would have [this kind of sandwich] virtually...
by RG | Nov 20, 2025 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. If any firm is going to raise Cravath, it’s going to be a firm like Milbank or a firm with a top-of-market M&A practice. — David Nicol, head of the US practice for recruiting firm Marsden, in comments given...
by RG | Nov 20, 2025 | above the law
Bonuses, bonuses, and more bonuses! Yet another Biglaw firm has stepped into the 2025 bonus arena, rolling out its year-end awards. While the market continues to wait for a leader — cough, Milbank, cough — to break from the pack with something splashier, this latest...
by RG | Nov 20, 2025 | above the law
Whether we appreciate it or not, each of us has a personal brand, and everything we do affects it. It’s more than your reputation, win/loss record, or what you’re most known for. It’s everything we do, say, post, share, write, and present. It’s the cases we handle...
