by RG | Jul 9, 2025 | above the law
NSO Group builds spyware that authoritarian regimes love. After Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was assassinated in the Saudi consulate, NSO’s CEO publicly declared, “We had nothing to do with this horrible murder.” However, leaked data and forensic...
by RG | Jul 9, 2025 | above the law
Has the era of the midsize firm come to an end? Probably not, but with increasing nationalization and the financial pressures that go along with it, midsize firms are consolidating and a valuable segment (and price point!) may be lost. Lawyers have faced a steady...
by RG | Jul 9, 2025 | above the law
Managing client funds is one of the most critical responsibilities a law firm faces. Mismanaging trust accounts can lead to ethics violations, financial penalties, or even disbarment. That’s why a thorough understanding of trust accounting and the implementation of...
by RG | Jul 9, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Trump’s rendition cases are starting to bleed into each other. On Monday, plaintiffs in the habeas case for men banished to the notorious CECOT prison in El Salvador docketed an admission by the Salvadoran government that the United...
by RG | Jul 9, 2025 | above the law
Vault recently published the 2026 edition of all manner of its closely watched rankings for the largest law firms in the country, proving that money — in the form of Cravath’s perennially competitive pay scale — can buy prestige and (sometimes) happiness. But what...
by RG | Jul 9, 2025 | above the law
Great lawyers have an intimate relationship with words. They know how words feel. They know what words mean. As do the writers at Merriam-Webster. That is why when someone uses a word incorrectly, the staffers at Merriam-Webster take it upon themselves to set the...
