by HolAdmin | Apr 3, 2025 | American Legal News
Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Former United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales appeared on the NPR podcast The Middle with Jeremy Hobson, and he had some choice words for Donald Trump’s attacks on Biglaw. And before...
by HolAdmin | Apr 3, 2025 | American Legal News
Following the Paul Weiss surrender we discussed last week, Skadden preemptively followed suit agreeing to commit $100M in pro bono payola to the MAGA cause. Bringing to light some embarrassing email policies in the process. But other Biglaw firms showed a little more...
by HolAdmin | Apr 3, 2025 | American Legal News
Yesterday, Senator Adam Schiff put a hold on the nomination of acting US Attorney for DC Ed Martin to hold the position personally. And the reason was … allll the reasons. “For the past nine weeks, Ed Martin has consistently undermined the independence and abused the...
by HolAdmin | Apr 3, 2025 | American Legal News
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Donald Trump’s been wielding his likely unconstitutional Executive Orders aimed at Biglaw firms like a cudgel, using the mere threat of them to get concessions from major firm. Even though the firms that have chosen to fight the...
by HolAdmin | Apr 3, 2025 | American Legal News
Dating a lawyer can be rough. Long hours, unnecessary Latin injected into conversations, complaints about the rule of law being in crisis when you really just want to re-watch Chelsea Handler’s “The Feeling” — the list goes on. But one thing that isn’t mentioned...
by HolAdmin | Apr 2, 2025 | American Legal News
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue) How much money has Elon Musk reportedly spent on the Wisconsin state supreme court election — which makes it the most expensive...