by RG | Jul 16, 2025 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Compensation has skyrocketed, and [firms are] just trying to do as much due diligence as possible. Laterals can be a big investment for firms. They want to make sure they get it right. — Brian Davis, a partner...
by RG | Jul 16, 2025 | above the law
$125M Cowardice Begets New Law Firm: Guess which firm these founding members came from! Alan Dershowitz’s Much To Do About “Nothing” About Epstein List Leaves Him Worse Off: Is no one nearby telling him to shut up? Florida’s Got More Than Sunshine: Check out the...
by RG | Jul 16, 2025 | above the law
Like proper Jerry Bruckheimer action stars, David Esseks and Eugene Ingoglia just walked out of A&O Shearman leaving explosions in their wake. Esseks, A&O Shearman’s co-head of investigations & white-collar, will join Ingoglia in a new litigation outfit,...
by RG | Jul 16, 2025 | above the law
Speed limits are kind of like the 15 drink per day limit on the Carnival Cruise line. Is it annoying? Sure, but at some point you recognize that limits are placed on people to ensure public safety. As nice as it is to get home right after work, going 20 miles over the...
by RG | Jul 16, 2025 | above the law
You have the right to remain silent, Alan Dershowitz. No one is making you run to the Wall Street Journal and remind us again that you are up to your underpants — which you never took off! — in the Jeffrey Epstein mess. Four years ago, when Dersh was a sprightly...
by RG | Jul 16, 2025 | above the law
Biglaw summer associate let go after biting upwards of 15 people at the firm. Now that sounds crazy, but that’s because it is. We also discuss a lawyer’s biting response to a demand letter. A lot of the professional decorum advocates objected to the tone, but at a...
