by RG | Jul 29, 2026 | above the law
For three years straight, I have written on these pages about patent-related issues involving the defining drugs of our lifetimes, GLP-1’s. Let’s go for the fourth year in a row. In 2023, I focused on recently granted patents that the two behemoths in the weight-loss...
by RG | Jul 28, 2026 | above the law
Another Day, Another Summer Bonus: Yet another firm is rewarding its associates with more money. The Biggest Sharks In Biglaw: But which law schools do all of these sharks come from? Find out here. Tell Us Your Bar Exam Horror Story: Poop, births, fires, tsunamis,...
by RG | Jul 28, 2026 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! To date, who are the only three Democratic senators to return blue slips for judicial nominees in Trump’s second term in office? Hint: Don’t worry, the nominees (now judges) did not provide straight-up...
by RG | Jul 28, 2026 | above the law
It’s Shark Week! One of summer’s highlights also gives us another excuse to share a new underwater infographic. This year, our seascape depicts the law school pipelines feeding five of the most prominent Biglaw firms: Gibson Dunn; Kirkland & Ellis; Latham &...
by RG | Jul 28, 2026 | above the law
Todd Blanche has spent the better part of his confirmation process insisting that the $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund — otherwise known as the Trump slush fun — is dead. He said so under sworn testimony. He privately told Senators Durbin and Blumenthal it was “a...
by RG | Jul 28, 2026 | above the law
The Department of Homeland Security runs a recurring social media feature called “Worst of the Worst,” in which it names individual immigrants it has deported and catalogs their alleged crimes. It’s a public relations effort to distract from the fact that 99 percent...
