by RG | Jun 22, 2026 | above the law
We’ve written a lot about the Biglaw partner compensation gold rush, and for good reason, because the numbers keep getting more absurd. The top of the market has climbed from between $25 and $30 million to up to $40 million for the most coveted rainmakers. The hot...
by RG | Jun 22, 2026 | above the law
I’ve been in enough conversations with in-house teams lately to know this is no longer abstract. AI agents are moving out of demos and into real workflows. They are drafting, deciding, and triggering actions across systems. And at some point, one of those actions will...
by RG | Jun 22, 2026 | above the law
Last week, The Onion announced that it wasn’t going to wait for courts in Texas to unlock the Infowars IP. “The new InfoWars will livestream every Thursday at 8 p.m. this summer across any platform you watch video,” the company’s CEO Ben Collins said on social media....
by RG | Jun 22, 2026 | above the law
Quinn Emanuel has long had a complicated relationship with associate compensation and the levers attached to it. The firm’s 2,100-hour floor to access market-rate bonuses is above average, and through the years, the firm has played with the requirements for associates...
by RG | Jun 22, 2026 | above the law
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