by RG | Feb 6, 2026 | above the law
Scott Bessent has to pretend to believe a lot of nonsense, but Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS is really making the Treasury Secretary work for it. Last week, the president dropped his latest trollsuit, this time targeting the government over the leak of his...
by RG | Feb 6, 2026 | above the law
Back in November 2025, Perkins Coie announced its plans to combine with Ashurst, a transatlantic tie-up expected to propel the combined firm into the top 20 of the Am Law 100. With the merger expected to close sometime in the third quarter, partners at Perkins Coie...
by RG | Feb 6, 2026 | above the law
The Appalachian School of Law’s ledger forecasted a troubling financial future. As if low enrollment numbers and the Trump administration’s capping of graduate school funding weren’t enough of a hurdle, the school mathed out that they’d need millions of dollars if...
by RG | Feb 6, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. He can be abrasive and does not have Brad’s diplomatic flair, [but he] has an amazing practice and is great with client relationships. As a cultural matter, the litigators have never been led by a corporate...
by RG | Feb 6, 2026 | above the law
The latest drop of Epstein files contains all manner of disturbing revelations, but few as dark as the correspondence between the infamous sex trafficker and a Biglaw attorney. In the files there are a number of emails from a Clifford Chance email address. The...
by RG | Feb 6, 2026 | above the law
You’re getting ready to make a document production to the other side. You’re worried though that the other side may use GenAI tools on the documents that don’t ensure they are protected from public disclosure. You ask to see the other side’s policies just to be sure....
