by RG | Mar 31, 2025 | above the law
Kyrsten Sinema (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Former Senator Kyrsten Sinema is going to work in the D.C. office of which Biglaw firm, as a senior adviser in the firm’s global regulatory and IP...
by RG | Mar 31, 2025 | above the law
Nobody Wants To Work At A Firm With No Bite: Student group tells Skadden to not even bother with recruitment efforts. The Big Punches Aren’t Coming From Biglaw: Boutique firms are doing the most damage against the administration. Justice Sotomayor Must Have Seen The...
by RG | Mar 31, 2025 | above the law
You’ve heard of lawyers using AI to do their research or even draft briefs, but sending an AI Avatar to deliver the oral argument is a new one. And it’s not a popular one with the judges! In Dewald v. MassMutual Metro, the Appellate Division, First Department expected...
by RG | Mar 31, 2025 | above the law
When given the opportunity to choose between principles and safety, Skadden’s groveling negotiation skills let the world know where they stood. The legal community has been responding in kind. Rachel Cohen’s call from inside the house showed that Skadden associates...
by RG | Mar 31, 2025 | above the law
Last week, Biglaw firm Skadden Arps bent a knee to the Trump administration, striking a deal that includes $100 million in pro bono payola to prevent Donald Trump from lashing out with an Executive Order targeting the firm. In the aftermath of that wildly...
by RG | Mar 31, 2025 | above the law
Why do people run for powerful federal offices? I’m not talking about running for the local school board. Well-intentioned people run for school board for entirely logical reasons. But why do people run for the Senate or the House of Representatives? You would hope...
