by RG | Jun 23, 2025 | above the law
It’s been almost three months since Skadden took the coward’s way out and inked a deal with the Trump administration promising $100 million in pro bono payola — earmarked for conservative clients and causes — in order to prevent the issuance of an unconstitutional...
by RG | Jun 23, 2025 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Corporate lawyers in many of the top firms have more power when it comes to administrative decisions because they generate more revenue than most litigators. As a result, they may have played a bigger role in...
by RG | Jun 23, 2025 | above the law
(Image via Getty)In-house lawyers spend a lot of time talking about contract efficiency. We run RFPs for CLM tools, benchmark turnaround times, build clause libraries, and explore AI-powered review platforms. But there’s one thing we don’t talk about enough, even...
by RG | Jun 23, 2025 | above the law
The core of modern conservative ideology isn’t that hard to understand. It has three axioms: 1) White is Right.2) Violence toward members of outside groups is encouraged, actually — it reinforces social cohesion and feels good to boot!3) The proper way to deal with...
by RG | Jun 23, 2025 | above the law
The midsize U.S. law firm law market often gets overlooked in the press and to some extent by vendors. Part of the reason is definitional: a midsize firm in New York City is far different than one in, say, Duluth, Minnesota. Part of it is the differing client mix....
by RG | Jun 23, 2025 | above the law
Perkins Coie was one of the very first firms that Donald Trump issued a retaliatory executive order against, punishing its lawyers for the crime of representing the president’s perceived enemies: Democrats. In its suit against Trump, Perkins Coie noted that thanks to...
