Fri 9/8 - Kavanaugh Optimistic About Self-Policing SCOTUS Ethics, Navarro Guilty, and ex-Big Law Partner vs. TikTok Influencer

We have Justice Kavanaugh (credibly accused of sexual assault) optimistic about self-policing #SCOTUS ethics standards, Trumpworld Peter #Navarro found guilty, and a lawsuit brought by an ex-#BigLaw partner against a #TikTok influencer.

#lawfedi @law

https://www.minimumcomp.com/p/fri-98-kavanaugh-optimistic-about

Tues 9/5 - Hogan Lovells CEO, EU Set to Crack Down on Anticompetitive Behavior, Paxton Impeachment Trial and Navarro Contempt Trials Begin, and Column Tuesday on Millionaire Tax-Funded Student Lunches

#BigLaw personnel news, #EU gears up for #antitrust crackdown, #Paxton impeachment trial, #Navarro contempt trial, and Column Tuesday, this time about maybe not putting kids into debt for their lunches.

@law #lawfedi #tax

https://www.minimumcomp.com/p/tues-95-hogan-lovells-ceo-eu-set

Mon 7/31 - CoComelon Wins, DNC and Big Law, Prosecutors Want SBF Jailed, Trump's "Big Lie" Suit Against CNN Dismissed

In today’s episode we have #CoComelon wins #copyright suit, #DNC has no favorites among #BigLaw firms (yet), prosecutors want #SBF jailed and #Trump’s suit against #CNN is dismissed.

@law #lawfedi

https://www.minimumcomp.com/p/mon-731-cocomelon-wins-dnc-and-big

I saw a LinkedIn update that one of my law school classmates finally got promoted to partner at their #biglaw firm. so I scrolled through our alumni group to see what everyone is up to.

the (very small) part of our cohort that stuck to BigLaw has been promoted to partner at *most* a couple years ago.

we graduated 13 years ago from one of the top law schools.

a decade plus of wondering whether the work you're putting in will pay off or you'll be shown the door. completely inhumane.

Thurs 7/20 - Cotton v. DEI, DoorDash Hourly Wages, Gun Advocates v. MA, Trump stuck in state court and Elon's Emails

Sen. Tom Cotton threatening #BigLaw #DEI initiatives, #DoorDash goes hourly wage, gun rights advocates challenge MA law, #Trump fails to get case moved to federal court and #Tesla to to turn over #Elon's emails.

#lawfedi @law

https://www.minimumcomp.com/p/thurs-720-cotton-v-dei-doordash-hourly

Weds 6/21 - Big Law Partner to Traffic Court Judge, Disciplinary Proceedings Against Eastman, Alito Nonsense, Coinbase Interesting Tactic

We have a Quinn Emanuel (#biglaw) partner moving to traffic court, disciplinary proceedings against #Trump lawyer #Eastman, #Alito writes utter nonsense in the WSJ and #Coinbase with a novel defense ploy.

#lawfedi @law

https://www.minimumcomp.com/p/weds-621-big-law-partner-to-traffic

Merck is represented by #BigLaw firm #JonesDay, who made their bones by representing the #RJReynolds from smokers with lung-cancer, arguing that the smoking/cancer link wasn't scientifically sound. That's not the only fanciful argument they put before a judge: Jones Day also represented #Trump in his attempts to overturn the 2020 election (they also hired Trump's counsel #DonMcGahn as he exited the White House's revolving door).

8/

Coasting in to the long weekend.

Fri 5/26 - BigLaw Return to Office Continues, Oath Keepers Leader Sentenced, Breaking up Large Banks and Tax Provisions in Debt Ceiling Talks

We have more #BigLaw lawyers being pushed to return to office, an update on the sentencing of an #OathKeepers leader, talks of breaking up large #banks and tax implications of the #debtceiling talks.

#lawfedi @law

https://www.minimumcomp.com/p/fri-526-biglaw-return-to-office-continues

This is automatically a good one simply by virtue of it being a @gina day.

5/22 - Big Law Mergers, Meta Gets Slapped with Fine, Lawyers Gotta Snitch and SCOTUS Says IRS can Summon Bank Records Without Notice

Today we have #BigLaw mergers, #Meta gets a big ole fine in the EU, #California disaggregating ethics oversight, and #SCOTUS says the #IRS can summon bank records without notice to account holders.

#lawfedi @law

https://www.minimumcomp.com/p/522-big-law-mergers-meta-gets-slapped

Weds 5/3 - Chevron in the Crosshairs, Third Circuit Filing Deadline, Lewis Brisbois Mass Exodus, Ford Wins, and Insider Trading NFTs

We have a #Chevron challenge getting taken up by #SCOTUS, a new filing deadline for the #ThirdCircuit, #LewisBrisbois mass exodus, #Ford Motor Co. wins a big reversal, and an insider trading #NFT case.

@law #lawfedi #biglaw #supremecourt

https://www.minimumcomp.com/p/weds-53-chevron-in-the-crosshairs

OK! so, been here 'bout 0.5 years now, so I guess I'm overdue for an #Introduction post, so here goes

"Rufus" is a pseudonym; out in meat-space, I'm a database admin for #BigLaw, with a focus on #IntellectualProperty
The place where I work (which I love, mostly!) has a social media policy that amounts to, "We'll know violations of this policy if we see them"

So, that's why the pseudonym

When I'm not administrating an intellectual property database, I'm shopping for #WeirdOldGuitars, 1/?

@GregCirillo @law

Agreed. There is also a substantial "golden handcuffs" issue at play with the associates. You simply aren't going to make what you're making at a #biglaw firm elsewhere -- full stop. The firms know it, and know reputation management isn't a live or die situation for them.

Also, (see: Paul Hastings PowerPoint) there is a perverse joy to being stepped on as an underling, it seems. Making bones or something.

More big trouble for #biglaw.

"Cooley LLP has postponed the start date for its incoming class of first-year associates to Jan 2024. The law firm, founded in Silicon Valley, had laid off 150 lawyers and staff from its offices across the US in 2022. Cooley was one of the biggest recruiters of new talent during the pandemic, but shifting economic conditions have led to a slowdown in demand for business transactions work.”

#lawfedi @law #cooley #legal #law #siliconvalley

https://www.minimumcomp.com/p/weds-412-ey-staying-together-cooley

Retooted the latest @emp as I listened back and @Jason and @jacobschumer were great. It deserves more credit. They squeeze an hour's worth of juice out of the Paul Hastings toxic Powerpoint and #biglaw culture in general.

Listen! Subscribe! Etcetera! Esquiring Minds is available wherever you do your podding.

#lawfedi #podcast #esquiringminds

https://zencastr.com/z/jCbjJ1zO

I think @Popehat would agree that Paul Hastings is very lenient with their associates. There is nothing in these guidelines about always having a cold Coke Zero ready at a moment’s notice for a partner or about how “Obedience Brings Victory, and Victory is Life.” Do Paul Hastings’ partners even slap papers out of an associate’s hands or check them into the walls of a hallway or conference room?!? #PaulHastings #BigLaw In our opinion Paul Hastings didn’t go too far enough!!

Ep14: "You Move the Mountain, No Questions" with @jacobschumer, @Jason and @andrew is arriving in your #podcast client of choice this morning.

We mostly just lay in to BigLaw generally and #20 on the Amlaw 20 specifically.

E14🔗 : https://zencastr.com/z/jCbjJ1zO

#Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/esquiring-minds/id1661317618

#overcast https://overcast.fm/itunes1661317618/

#lawfedi #law #paulhastings #twitter #trump #trumpindictment #biglaw

Thurs 4/6 - chipotle isn't Chipotle, eFile.com is Malware, Legal fee Disputes and Biometrics in the Labor Realm.

In today’s episode we have chipotle not to be confused with #Chipotle, eFile.com is a bucket of #malware, legal fee disputes and a biometric-meets-labor story out of #illinois

#lawfedi #biglaw

https://www.minimumcomp.com/p/thurs-46-chipotle-isnt-chipotle-efilecom

Consolidation in the law firm world, running wild. Can't be good. Can't be good.

"The number of large law firm mergers completed in Q1 2023 has already matched the total number of such mergers in all of 2022, according to data from legal consultancy Fairfax Associates. Large mergers are defined as those in which both law firms have at least 100 lawyers each."

#lawfedi #biglaw @law

https://www.minimumcomp.com/p/tues-44-trump-in-court-apple-watch

Tues 4/4 - Trump in Court, Apple Watch Lawsuit, BigLaw M&A, and Column Tuesday on Auditor Independence

We have #Trump appearing in court, #Apple facing a billion dollar watch lawsuit, #BigLaw mergers and consolidation and Column Tuesday for my latest Bloomberg #Tax piece on auditor independence in the #Big4

https://www.minimumcomp.com/p/tues-44-trump-in-court-apple-watch

@LeftistLawyer

You have more faith—and fear—than I have. I fear a lot, but trump and his idiot followers are nowhere on that list.

I don’t need to talk myself into anything. I’ve been watching trump for a long time—since the 80’s—and been watching his revolving door of dumbass lawyers for however many years they’ve been going through his revolving door. His lawyers are not #biglaw. They’re idiots.

He’s out of runway. What ppl from the New York area have known for a long time is finally dawning on the “base.”