by RG | Apr 15, 2026 | above the law
It’s that time of year where publications look deep into the souls of complex, nuanced legal institutions and assign them a fixed ranking. U.S. News and World Report issued its latest law school rankings and for the first time ever, Yale has lost its death grip on...
by RG | Apr 15, 2026 | above the law
Last week, Vault released the 2027 edition of its closely watched law firm rankings, proving that prestige has its limits. While money — in the form of Cravath’s perennially competitive pay scale — can help maintain a firm’s place near the top, defending the rule of...
by RG | Apr 15, 2026 | above the law
Money talks. And apparently, when Kirkland & Ellis is doing the talking, even the fortress of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz can’t hold. The Financial Times is reporting that Kirkland & Ellis has landed themselves quite the lateral bounty: Joshua Feltman,...
by RG | Apr 15, 2026 | above the law
If you’ve been paying any attention to Biglaw over the past few years, the headline from the 2026 Am Law 100 rankings won’t shock you: the industry is doing extremely well, thank you very much, and the firms at the top have absolutely no intention of sharing the view....
by RG | Apr 15, 2026 | above the law
What does the administration call people committed to upholding due process in immigration proceedings? A nuisance. Trump might have pledged to uphold the Constitution when he was sworn in a second time, but he immediately tried to cast off the burden with...
by RG | Apr 15, 2026 | above the law
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