by RG | Feb 9, 2026 | above the law
Cadwalader’s planned merger with Hogan Lovells was supposed to be a stabilizing moment. The kind of Biglaw power move that quiets rumors and reassures partners that everything is fine. Instead, it’s become the latest accelerant in their partner exodus. The newest...
by RG | Feb 9, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I was astonished. I have never seen anything like that. When I came to the U.S. attorney’s office, I had won 13 state murder prosecutions, and I still thought I had such a slim chance of getting a job because...
by RG | Feb 9, 2026 | above the law
Last month, the Trump administration tried to minimize Black history by removing plaques honoring people enslaved by George Washington. Not to be one-upped by the federal government, the effect of Florida’s legislation is minimizing Black in the present — literally....
by RG | Feb 9, 2026 | above the law
Photographer: Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesSet your mind back to November 4, 2024, one day before the presidential election. I know. That’s hard. Imagine that you were about to vote for Donald Trump for president. I know. That’s even harder. But if we...
by RG | Feb 9, 2026 | above the law
Lawyers have a reputation for being bad at math. What better way to fix that reputation than by helping others crunch numbers? Something scarier than the Amityville House is upon us — tax season. Many of us could use some hand holding to figure out what we owe the...
by RG | Feb 9, 2026 | above the law
We’ve talked a lot about the high-powered lawyers and famous legal luminaries who find themselves in the notorious Epstein files. So it’s only fair to point out that we here at Above the Law also found ourselves in the Department of Justice’s latest document dump. I...
