by RG | Mar 11, 2025 | above the law
Biglaw is in the crosshairs of the Trump administration. Lawyers at two Biglaw firms Covington & Burling and Perkins Coie — have been called out by the Trump administration for retribution. But the scrutiny is likely to spread. The admin has already admitted...
by RG | Mar 11, 2025 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. It’s not at all surprising that no law firm wants to speak publicly about what is going on. We were already seeing the pendulum swing away from law firm leaders commenting on social issues, and that trend is...
by RG | Mar 11, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)About six years ago, in October 2018, then-President Donald Trump praised the slightly revised version of NAFTA — which he called the “United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement” — that he was about to sign. Trump called this “the most...
by RG | Mar 11, 2025 | above the law
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! How large is New York state’s combined legal bill for expenses stemming from former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration? Hint: NY released the figures just before Cuomo announced his candidacy for NYC...
by RG | Mar 11, 2025 | above the law
Biglaw Firm Secretly Nixes Pronouns From Employee E-Mail Signatures: No permission required! Orange Comes For Biglaw: There’s a lot more “Obey In Advance” than backbone. Eric Adams Gets Even More Help: Getting off scot free wasn’t enough apparently! Judges Relax Rules...
by RG | Mar 7, 2025 | above the law
Every day under the DOGE regime is more surreal and terrifying than the last. Here’s an excerpt from a lawsuit filed yesterday by Ward Brehm, the President and CEO of the United States African Development Foundation: Defendants have made clear their intentions: ignore...