by RG | May 13, 2026 | above the law
We’ve written a lot about what makes Susman Godfrey unusual in the Biglaw landscape — the equity-only partnership, the top-of-market compensation, the willingness to fight Trump’s executive order rather than capitulate, the radical decision to treat law students like...
by RG | May 13, 2026 | above the law
When it comes to musical irreverence, Ye is in a class of his own. It takes a rare iconoclasticism to sample a song of a man singing “This is my song and no one can take it away” and transform it into one of your hugest Graduation hits. But at least Ye knew to get the...
by RG | May 13, 2026 | above the law
Two years ago, in the immediate aftermath of October 7, Biglaw firms started cutting ties with current and prospective lawyers over reactions to the attacks. Law firms have an interest in disassociating themselves from lawyers endorsing the killing of civilians, but...
by RG | May 13, 2026 | above the law
If you’ve been following George Conway’s long-shot congressional campaign in New York’s 12th district, you know that the former Wachtell litigator and Lincoln Project co-founder has exactly zero fucks to give about whether his rhetoric is considered too much. As we...
by RG | May 13, 2026 | above the law
This past week, scammers stole my identity. They used my name, my professional credentials, my headshot, my LinkedIn headline, and my branding banner to replicate my signature block and build a fake identity designed to extract thousands of dollars from...
by RG | May 13, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Also, I am spending more time traveling the world, and this will free me to do more of that. I am freer now and am resolved to double down on practice and growth. — John Quinn, founding partner of Quinn...
