by HolAdmin | Sep 16, 2025 | American Legal News
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Corporate Counsel and ALM Intelligence’s 2025 General Counsel Compensation Report of Fortune 1000 companies, what is the median compensation for legal chiefs? Hint: Compensation is up —...
by HolAdmin | Sep 16, 2025 | American Legal News
Last week, employees at Debevoise & Plimpton’s New York office had a terrifying experience that is far too common in this country. An emergency notification went out through the building, informing of an active shooter in the area. Fortunately, the alert, which...
by HolAdmin | Sep 16, 2025 | American Legal News
Possibly the dumbest news cycle of the year involved former FBI Director James Comey being branded as a political terrorist for taking an Instagram shot of some goddamned seashells by the seashore. In May, the longtime Republican had arranged the shells into “8647,”...
by HolAdmin | Sep 16, 2025 | American Legal News
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. President Trump lol. — An anonymous Am Law 100 associate’s response to a question found in the American Lawyer Midlevel Associates Survey about what they consider the biggest threat to their current role in the...
by HolAdmin | Sep 16, 2025 | American Legal News
If I had to wager a guess, I’d say Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman partner Mark Krotoski is still smarting over the benchslap he got from Judge Cristina D. Silva of the District of Nevada on September 3rd. Because Silva absolutely *slammed* Krotoski over behavior...
by HolAdmin | Sep 16, 2025 | American Legal News
If an attorney chooses to publicly air controversial opinions, they can expect to get fired. Law firms are a business first, and if their public-facing professionals make statements that alienate clients or create the whiff of a hostile work environment, the firm can...