by HolAdmin | Jul 22, 2025 | American Legal News
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. This is not normal. It’s very unusual to see them [associates] take to LinkedIn to very specifically announce why they are leaving [and to denounce their firms.] The impression I’m getting is that it was a...
by HolAdmin | Jul 22, 2025 | American Legal News
Shon Hopwood is a name that is often celebrated within the legal profession as a case of true criminal reform. In case you’re not familiar with him, Hopwood served more than a decade in federal prison for bank robbery but he went on to go to law school, and later...
by HolAdmin | Jul 22, 2025 | American Legal News
I’m attending the American Association of Law Librarians (AALL) Conference this week in Portland, Oregon. It’s one of my favorite conferences. Law librarians are, as a group, friendly, unassuming, and knowledgeable, as I have discussed before. I couldn’t help but...
by HolAdmin | Jul 22, 2025 | American Legal News
What’s in a Biglaw name? A lot, actually. Mix up your K names and you could end up working for a spineless firm that puts profits over principles (Kirkland) instead of getting free Coca-Cola in the break room (King & Spalding). And before you say that worrying...
by HolAdmin | Jul 22, 2025 | American Legal News
A&O Shearman’s securities litigation practice is a little lighter. As of today, New York-based partner Agnès Dunogué has moved firms, opting to continue her career at Freshfields. Freshfields’ co-head of securities and shareholder litigation Mary Eaton said of the...
by HolAdmin | Jul 22, 2025 | American Legal News
On Friday, a federal judge in New York dismissed Donald Trump’s copyright suit against Bob Woodward and Simon and Schuster. So much for the president’s plan to extort $50 million from the publisher for conspiracy to collate and cobble! But when God closes a door, she...
