by RG | Jun 16, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)The American Bar Association appears to have found the backbone that the Surrender Firms couldn’t locate. Today, the national professional guild filed suit against Trump — and eight more pages of caption — over the administration’s...
by RG | Jun 16, 2025 | above the law
Paul Weiss Says Everything Is Okay: If you squint past the horrible PR and the firm hemorrhaging partners, it’s a plausible narrative! Threatening Like A Lawyer: Merely wishing great harm occasions your enemies still sounds like a threat! Michael Avenatti Gets His...
by RG | Jun 16, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by the National Law Journal, which Biglaw firm had the largest net gain in the number of associates in 2024, adding 232 associates to its ranks? Hint: The firm was followed...
by RG | Jun 16, 2025 | above the law
You know that meme of the dog sitting amid flames, saying everything is fine? (For our visual learners, it’s below.) Well, Brad Karp, chair of Biglaw firm Paul, Weiss, is doing the damndest impersonation of it. Paul, Weiss shocked the world of Biglaw in March when...
by RG | Jun 16, 2025 | above the law
If you’re in-house, overwhelmed, and wondering if there’s a smarter way to support the business without burning out, make time for Tanisha Minev. In a recent episode of Notes to My (Legal) Self, Tanisha — in-house legal counsel and co-author of “Legal Operations in...
by RG | Jun 16, 2025 | above the law
If you are forced between defrauding your clients or stiffing the IRS out of their money, pick a struggle! Star lawyer Michael Avenatti made the foolish choice to double up on the bad decisions and was sentenced to 14 years in prison back in 2022. Since then he’s...
