by RG | Mar 27, 2025 | above the law
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by RG | Mar 27, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)Fresh off shadow president Elon Musk’s chilling warning to Skadden Arps, the New York Times is reporting the #5 richest Biglaw firm is in the midst of negotiating a deal with the Trump administration. The Times says Skadden is...
by RG | Mar 27, 2025 | above the law
Judge Beryl Howell is overseeing Perkins Coie’s case against the Trump administration over the wild Executive Order targeting the firm. The list of constitutional violations the lawsuit advances against the EO is epic and the firm sought a temporary restraining order...
by RG | Mar 27, 2025 | above the law
The Trump administration is openly targeting Biglaw firms for their representation of clients and causes adverse to the president’s political agenda. Four top firms — Covington & Burling, Perkins Coie, Paul Weiss, and Jenner & Block — have found themselves on...
by RG | Mar 27, 2025 | above the law
As with most things tech-related, a typical law firm has historically trailed a typical corporation in tracking important business metrics and utilizing them in decision-making. But there’s another trend afoot: The legal industry is catching up. That’s because...
by RG | Mar 27, 2025 | above the law
This morning, a county clerk in New York told Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to pound sand, refusing to domesticate a judgment under the Empire State’s abortion shield law. The case involves a $130,000 fine levied in absentia against Dr. Margaret Carpenter, the...