by RG | Jun 24, 2026 | above the law
On June 18, 2026, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced that comedian Carlos Mencia (aka Ned Arnel Holness) has been charged with 12 counts of failing to file tax returns between 2019 and 2024. Last Thursday morning, Mencia was arrested at his...
by RG | Jun 24, 2026 | above the law
Frank Carone, the former chief of staff to ex-Mayor Eric Adams and one of the most connected lawyers in Brooklyn Democratic politics, was arrested this morning by the FBI on federal bribery charges. He was taken into custody at his Manhattan home, and he and the other...
by RG | Jun 24, 2026 | above the law
Bruce Jay Colan spent decades at Holland & Knight before doing what every exhausted Biglaw partner dreams of: he retired. Then Miami’s World Cup host committee came calling in 2023, and he said yes. Shortly after that, he was diagnosed with dry age-related macular...
by RG | Jun 24, 2026 | above the law
Winston & Strawn spent the better part of the last year building toward a splashy transatlantic merger with U.K. firm Taylor Wessing. The partner vote came back overwhelmingly in favor, and the combination officially closed earlier this month, birthing the newly...
by RG | Jun 24, 2026 | Law.com
Two New Mexico Supreme Court justices presented the “Rural Justice and Modernizing the Legal Profession in New Mexico report on Tuesday, proposing the New Mexico Skills-Based Assessment program. Two New Mexico Supreme Court justices presented the “Rural Justice...
