by RG | Sep 3, 2025 | above the law
Grammy Award-winning artist Cardi B has a new trophy-worthy achievement under her belt — she beat the case! Some background for starters: Cardi B was sued by a former security guard for $24M who alleged Cardi scratched her face with her fingernail and spat on her....
by RG | Sep 3, 2025 | above the law
Ed. note: Please welcome Vivia Chen back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, “The Ex-Careerist,” here. WHEN I GET TOGETHER FOR DRINKS with my depressed liberal friends, we play a little game. It goes like this: If someone unwittingly displays an...
by RG | Sep 3, 2025 | above the law
Today is September 3. Labor Day has come and gone. It’s been nearly a full month since Milbank announced that it would be handing out special bonuses to associates ($6,000 to $25,000, based on class year). Other midsize and boutique firms have already stepped in to...
by RG | Sep 3, 2025 | above the law
If a law school had to descend into a Kafkaesque experience, you’d expect The Trial or Before the Law, not Metamorphosis. In the grand tradition of American legal education, where asbestos and lead paint commingle with pizza parties and regret, the University of...
by RG | Sep 3, 2025 | above the law
The Department of Justice is having a rough time getting those trumped up charges (pun intended) from the fed’s takeover of D.C. to stick. Plus, a lawyer is getting slammed for trying to use opposing counsel’s premature baby as leverage. And infamous law professor Amy...
by RG | Sep 2, 2025 | above the law
We know how Biglaw fared in 2024, but what about the law firms that fall just outside of the Am Law 200? How did they do? Law.com recently released its third annual Pro Mid-Market 50 law firm rankings, a list of the midsize yet still elite law firms that represent the...
