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My Sobriety Itself Is Almost Old Enough To Drink

My Sobriety Itself Is Almost Old Enough To Drink

This week, I’ll have 18 years of continuous abstinence from alcohol and cocaine. No less important is that I have not binged and purged (bulimia) in the same amount of time. Yes, guys do get eating disorders.  At 47, I walked into the rooms of 12-step crying, scared,...

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Morning Docket: 04.03.25

Morning Docket: 04.03.25

* The Eric Adams case got dismissed. To celebrate, he’s heading to Istanbul. [Law360] * Skadden’s spineless retreat goes international as the firm deletes UK recruiting materials discussing diversity. [LegalCheek] * Random Florida insurance lawyer helms Trump...

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Fight Or Flight… The Biglaw Conundrum

Fight Or Flight… The Biglaw Conundrum

Following the Paul Weiss surrender we discussed last week, Skadden preemptively followed suit agreeing to commit $100M in pro bono payola to the MAGA cause. Bringing to light some embarrassing email policies in the process. But other Biglaw firms showed a little more...

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Milbank Goes Morally Bankrupt — See Also

Milbank Goes Morally Bankrupt — See Also

Milbank Is The Latest Biglaw Firm To Kneel To Trump: More pro bono payola. DLA Piper Has A Reason For Cracking Down On Diversity: It isn’t a good one, but it is there. Law School Applications Bump In Response To Trump’s 2nd Term: Shame there might not be the rule of...

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Kostelanetz Lands Ex-SEC Chair’s Enforcement Counsel

Kostelanetz Lands Ex-SEC Chair’s Enforcement Counsel

“There is still enforcement staff and career staff that will seek to vindicate the agency's mission in a way that would leave market participants and institutions vulnerable to investigations and enforcement actions, said Victor Suthammanont, a partner at...

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Willkie Farr Surrenders To Trump

Willkie Farr Surrenders To Trump

(Photo by (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)Earlier today, we learned that Biglaw firm Willkie Farr was preparing to be the next Biglaw firm targeted by Donald Trump’s likely unconstitutional Executive Orders. But they weren’t tapping litigators to draft a slam-dunk...

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Hey, Where’s My Money? — See Also

Hey, Where’s My Money? — See Also

Biglaw Firm Delays Bonuses And Raises: What’s the matter with Lewis Brisbois? Willkie Might Be Next On The Chopping Block: No way Willkie will cave! About That Maybe: Another $100M in pro bono payola for the “Art Of The Deal” president. Damn it. A Goodbye Worth...

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Willkie Reaches Deal with Trump To Avoid Executive Order

Willkie Reaches Deal with Trump To Avoid Executive Order

Willkie, where former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff practices, had been bracing for a potential executive order issued by the White House, sources say, and had “started to make preparations and take necessary steps.       Willkie, where former Second Gentleman Doug...

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Faegre Drinker Hits $1 Billion in Revenue

Faegre Drinker Hits $1 Billion in Revenue

In its fifth year since a blockbuster merger, the firm increased gross revenue by 7.1%, while profits per partner grew by 12.7% to reach $1.27 million.       In its fifth year since a blockbuster merger, the firm increased gross revenue by 7.1%, while profits per...

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Xfinity Faces Lawsuit Over $650K Crypto Heist

Xfinity Faces Lawsuit Over $650K Crypto Heist

This action was surfaced by Law.com Radar, which delivers real-time alerting on new litigation across more than 2,600 state and federal courts. Click here to get started and be first to act on opportunities in your region, practice area or client sector.       This...

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Kyrsten Sinema Is Heading To Biglaw

Kyrsten Sinema Is Heading To Biglaw

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...

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Georgetown Law Students Humble Skadden — See Also

Georgetown Law Students Humble Skadden — See Also

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...

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Holding Office Solely To Do As The Party Dictates

Holding Office Solely To Do As The Party Dictates

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...

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Holding Office Solely To Do As The Party Dictates

Holding Office Solely To Do As The Party Dictates

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...

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