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...
by RG | Jun 16, 2025 | above the law
While life goes on as usual in the City of Los Angeles at large, about one square mile of downtown LA remains a hotbed of civil unrest, with mostly peaceful protests against ICE raids having been flooded by members of the National Guard and the U.S. Military. With a...
by RG | Jun 16, 2025 | above the law
Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr is slowly but surely turning his boutique firm into a conservative powerhouse. After leaving Biglaw because it he thought it had become “too big, too woke,” Barr founded Torridon Law Group in late 2022, where he’s been catching...
