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Morning Docket: 10.18.12
* Conflict of interest? What conflict of interest? We didn’t have a conflict of interest! Covington & Burling is appealing its disqualification from representing Minnesota in a suit against former...
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Morning Docket: 10.24.12
* While the mainstream media may claim the presidential race between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is neck-and-neck in a dead heat, the majority of Am Law 200 managing partners are predicting the...
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Morning Docket: 10.25.12
* Covington, Skadden, and Proskauer really like representing professional sports leagues: from 2010 to 2011, the NHL paid a combined total of $8.8M to all three, and Covington received $16.3M from the...
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Morning Docket: 12.05.12
* Mirror, mirror, on the wall, which is the fairest firm of them all? According to the 2012 Acritas Brand Index survey, the current leader of the Global 100 is the most powerful Biglaw brand for the...
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Morning Docket: 01.23.13
Ed. note: We apologize for getting such a late start today, but we were experiencing some technical difficulties. Thanks for being patient with us. * Barack Obama made some bold statements about...
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Morning Docket: 03.06.13
* Dewey was quick about getting its Chapter 11 plan confirmed, but all of these unfinished business claims are taking a little longer to resolve than previously hoped. But hey, at least Paul Hastings...
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Even So, Mark Cuban Is Probably Glad He Got Rid Of His Mamma.com Stock
To get a sense of how old and long-drawn-out the SEC’s insider trading lawsuit against Mark Cuban is, consider this: the company in which he allegedly insider traded was Mamma.com. The .com was right...
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Morning Docket: 03.12.13
* If you hate the government and you hate lawyers more, then you’ll love this. In the past five years, the feds have awarded $3.3 billion to more than 4,700 vendors for legal work. [National Law...
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Morning Docket: 03.22.13
* If you’re looking for an easy résumé line, then consider joining the Supreme Court bar, an elite organization that doesn’t check to see if its members are still alive. All you need is three years of...
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Morning Docket: 04.17.13
* “Yes, it is true.” Justice Scalia admitted in a speech this week that he was guided to the right by his colleague, Justice Thomas, who’s apparently “a very stubborn man.” [Wall Street Journal (sub....
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Morning Docket: 06.06.13
* AG Eric Holder sat down and had a little chat about what’s been going on at the Justice Department. He’s not impressed with his agency’s work, but he claims he’s not stepping down just yet. [NBC...
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Non-Sequiturs: 06.10.13
* The first rule of Insider Trading Club is, you do not send discoverable e-mails about Insider Trading Club. [Dealbreaker] * Arnold & Porter staged a mock Olympics last time around. Now we’re just...
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Non-Sequiturs: 06.19.13
* I’ll get into this more tomorrow (unless Fisher drops), but Washington & Lee’s third year “experiential learning” program has met with underwhelming results in terms of job placement. Theories...
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A Big House For A Big Man: A Raj Rajaratnam Ruling
Keep those spirits high, Raj, because you’re going to be in the slammer for a while. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: 2nd Circuit, Crime, Hedge Funds,...
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Morning Docket: 07.10.13
* “Can you imagine if a law firm had a breach? We wouldn’t work with them again.” In-house counsel are pissed that outside counsel CHECK THEY EMAILS on cellphones. [Am Law Daily] * Matt Kluger’s...
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Non-Sequiturs: 07.23.13
* The D.C. Circuit has banned the import of Sodium Thiopental, putting a crimp in the plans of any state looking to administer lethal injections. This is where Delaware has it right… no one is going to...
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Morning Docket: 07.25.13
* It’s just business as usual: Amid accusations of liberal court-packing, D.C. Circuit nominee Nina Pillard faced questions on abortion and religion during her testimony before the Senate Judiciary...
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SAC’s Rigorous Compliance Training Focused On Coming Up With Euphemisms For...
The indictment that the Justice Department just filed against SAC Capital is something to behold. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Compliance,...
View ArticleTipsy Partner Tipped Insider Trading Defendant, SEC Alleges
The SEC alleges that an attorney disclosed inside information after way too much wine.
View ArticleMorning Docket: 09.30.13
* If the government shuts down and then defaults on its debt, Wall Street worries that it would “shake the foundations of the global financial system.” Hooray for political asshattery! [DealBook / New...
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