by RG | Nov 26, 2025 | above the law
Sen. Jim Justice of West Virginia and his wife, Cathy, reached an agreement with the I.R.S. to pay over $5 million in back federal income taxes. This agreement comes hours after the Department of Justice’s Tax Division filed a civil lawsuit in federal court against...
by RG | Nov 26, 2025 | above the law
Did Your Firm Announce Bonuses Yet?: We made it easy for you to catch up on (or rush) the compensation! These Firms Did!: Linklaters, Clifford Chance. Dumb Costs: Trump and Habba have to pay for their failures. With cash. The Search For A Missing Lawyer Continues:...
by RG | Nov 25, 2025 | above the law
The Latest Bonus Matches: Tis the season to be thankful at Weil and Holwell Shuster! Your Time Is Up: Statute of limitations means they won’t get another bite at Comey. Giving Up Isn’t A Winning Strategy: Marc Elias weighs in on dealing with Trump. Say A Little Less...
by RG | Nov 25, 2025 | above the law
Yesterday, Judge Cameron McGowan Currie tossed the Trump administration’s slapdash effort to criminally prosecute former FBI Director James Comey, noting that the purported U.S. Attorney behind the prosecution had all the legal authority of three raccoons in a trench...
by RG | Nov 25, 2025 | above the law
Sean Charles Dunn, a paralegal at the Department of Justice, got acquitted in early November for throwing a Subway sandwich at a federal agent during what he thought was an ICE raid. He was threatened with a felony charge, but the grand jury refused to indict, so...
by RG | Nov 25, 2025 | above the law
There’s a lot of money to go around at successful firms and Weil, Gotshal & Manges is no exception! According to the Am Law 100, Weil grossed $2,024,581,000 last year. The best thing to do with all that cash is to spread it among the folks who worked tirelessly to...
