by RG | Sep 22, 2025 | above the law
Biglaw firms continue to shutter their offices in China like it’s going out of style. Today, we have news on the ninth large law firm to close the doors of a Chinese office in 2025. As noted by Law.com International, K&L Gates — a firm that brought in...
by RG | Sep 22, 2025 | above the law
Over the weekend, it came out that Tom Homan, one of the senior architects of the Trump administration’s immigration policy, allegedly took $50K from undercover FBI agents posing as business executives hoping to bribe their way into government contracts if Trump won....
by RG | Sep 22, 2025 | above the law
The recent Jimmy Kimmel suspension was more than just a crash course in jawboning; it was the banana in the coal mine that showed how thin the line is between late night comedy and government censorship. And after ABC caved to a direct threat from the FCC, it seemed...
by RG | Sep 22, 2025 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. It is like having an overdraft line of credit. [Law firms] don’t plan on drawing on it, but knowing it is there in case you go over is comforting. It is looked at as a smart, common tool. — Jeffrey Lowe, market...
by RG | Sep 22, 2025 | above the law
Last week, mega Biglaw firm Baker McKenzie filed a lawsuit against a former associate in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The firm’s defamation lawsuit alleges the former tax associate, Brooke Radford, made repeated allegations on social media and...
by RG | Sep 22, 2025 | above the law
If your legal team is exploring how to use generative AI in practice, and let’s be honest, most are at least testing the waters, the conversation often jumps straight to tools and outputs. Which chatbot should we use? Can we trust it to draft something real? How do we...
