by HolAdmin | Sep 22, 2026 | American Legal News
When Michael Aiello and a handful of his M&A partners left Weil, Gotshal & Manges for what the firm memorably called “a smaller platform,” And by that, they meant… Cravath. Weil said it would respond by hitting the gas. The firm “has long believed that an...
by HolAdmin | Sep 22, 2026 | American Legal News
Ed. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Happy Monday! Summer is over, but I’m still chasing sunsets on the weekends. Any guesses about where I found this one? I’m also...
by HolAdmin | Sep 21, 2026 | American Legal News
Weil See You Later!: Weil, Gotshal & Manges lost rainmaker Michael Aiello, another big departure for them. But… partners spent the week explaining how they’re actually not all that sad to see him go… meanwhile, Cravath seems excited to get an injection of his...
by HolAdmin | Sep 19, 2026 | American Legal News
Cravath Says Mike Aiello Shares Its ‘Values.’ About That: Not where I would have gone with the press release, but OK. The G In GPT Stands For Geaux: LSU’s football coach used ChatGPT for legal advice and somehow this explains AI, doomerism, antitrust, Ted Cruz, the...
by HolAdmin | Sep 19, 2026 | American Legal News
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which prominent 19th-century lawyer — and one of the most notorious politicians of the Civil War era — was defending a man accused of murder, arguing that the victim had actually shot himself by...
by HolAdmin | Sep 19, 2026 | American Legal News
In a recent conversation with consultant and author Cheryl Donaldson, I explored a challenge that is becoming impossible for law firms to ignore: young, talented lawyers are more willing than ever to walk out the door if the culture doesn’t work for them. What Cheryl...
