POWERED BY LAW.COM

Commentary

Commentary

Daily Dicta: It’s Quinn Emanuel v. Williams & Connolly in Minnesota Mega-Trial

Jenna Greene | October 15, 2018

The allegations are a variation on a familiar theme: Loosey-goosey mortgages and shoddy underwriting led to mass defaults and foreclosures. What’s left is a tangled set of claims with hundreds of millions of dollars on the line.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: How to Become a Federal Judge Without Really Trying and Other Takeaways From My Interview With Debevoise’s John Gleeson

Jenna Greene | October 11, 2018

Why does anyone give up what is often thought of as the ultimate job in the profession?

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Pity the DOJ Lawyers (For Now) in Transgender Military Ban Showdown

Jenna Greene | October 09, 2018

As a three-judge appellate panel prepares to hear oral arguments tomorrow challenging the transgender military ban, the government tipped its hand weeks ago that it expects to lose.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Well, That Was Awful

Jenna Greene | October 08, 2018

This fight was stomach-churning and angry and sad, and it’s left the high court further politicized.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Williams & Connolly Launches Litigation Blitzkrieg for CoStar (Pity the Defendants)

Jenna Greene | October 04, 2018

The seven suits, filed in federal courts in Oregon, Georgia, New Jersey, California and the District of Columbia, send an unequivocal message: Don’t mess with CoStar.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Paul Weiss Wins Rare Delaware Decision Allowing Client to Kill $4.8B Merger

Jenna Greene | October 03, 2018

Delaware courts don’t normally look kindly on companies that try to pull out of billion-dollar merger agreements. But this case was "markedly different."

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Lucky Ducks: Greenberg Traurig and Mintz & Gold Beat SEC in Insider Trading Case

Jenna Greene | October 02, 2018

SEC investigators couldn’t crack the case—assuming there was a case, and not just investors blessed with super-fortuitous timing.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Daughter of Deceased North Face Founder Loses Appeal Seeking Inheritance

Jenna Greene | October 01, 2018

"We are hard-pressed to imagine a reason that as a matter of public policy, Chile would be concerned about Summer’s inheritance or lack thereof."

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Blasey Ford Testifies, Plus The Good, the Bad and the Uber

Jenna Greene | September 27, 2018

All eyes will be on the Senate as Christine Blasey Ford testifies, plus Uber is having a good news/ bad news week.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: It’s Not Easy to Rate Lawyers—Just Ask Avvo

Jenna Greene | September 26, 2018

When a solo practitioner called a "menace to the profession" by the Ninth Circuit has a higher Avvo score than Ted Olson, you know there are some flaws in the system. Avvo should thank the NY AG for forcing them to change.

Load More 🔽

Commentary

Daily Dicta: The $100K Engagement Ring, the Big Law Associate and the Tell-All Lawsuit

Jenna Greene | September 25, 2018

Every lawsuit tells a story. But this one is a soap opera, a country-western song—and a cautionary tale of a big firm litigator who was seemingly taken to the cleaners by an art history student.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: When Antitrust Becomes a Political Weapon

Jenna Greene | September 24, 2018

Antitrust is about protecting competition and consumers. It’s not supposed to be about policing speech.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: If Jeff Sessions Exits as AG, Who Would Replace Him? (Or Even Want to?)

Jenna Greene | September 20, 2018

“I don’t have an attorney general. It’s very sad."

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Want to Seal that Docket? Not So Fast

Jenna Greene | September 19, 2018

My pet peeve is that courts are far too willing to seal documents or dockets--but a judge in Maryland took a strong stand for transparency in a case involving a real estate nightmare.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Kavanaugh—Nobody’s Fool—Reportedly Lawyers Up Big Time

Jenna Greene | September 18, 2018

That Brett Kavanaugh would recognize the need to hire Beth Wilkinson only attests to his legal acumen.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Is Being a Federal Judge All That It’s Cracked Up to Be?

Jenna Greene | September 13, 2018

After seven years on the bench, U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest has re-joined Cravath, Swaine & Moore as a partner. Is it possible being a judge isn't the perfect job after all?

Commentary

Covington and Debevoise Report on CBS May Stay Secret as Lawyers Try to Convince Employees to Talk

Jenna Greene | September 12, 2018

The CBS Board of Directors hired a top-notch team of women lawyers to investigate misconduct by ex-chairman and CEO Les Moonves—but that doesn't mean we'll see any of their work.

Commentary

Yes, 97 Percent of Cases Settle. But It Should Never Be the Only Option

Jonathan Rauchway and James Henderson | September 11, 2018

When confronted with a significant lawsuit, every company, no matter the size or industry, must make a careful assessment of the risks involved in taking the case to trial.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Who Are the All-Time Greatest Lawyers? Google Has Some … Interesting Ideas

Jenna Greene | September 11, 2018

What do you get if you Google “All-time greatest lawyer?” The answer: a bizarre--and weirdly awesome-- list of 51 counselors-at-law, paraded across the top of the screen in thumbnail portraits.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: All-Star Amici Back Goldman Sachs in Decrying ‘Radical’ Ruling

Jenna Greene | September 10, 2018

If the stakes weren’t so high, the underlying issue would almost be funny.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Stuck in the Litigation Slow Lane

Jenna Greene | September 06, 2018

The unusual merger case highlights a longstanding disparity between review by the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Johnny Depp (and Buckley Sandler) on Top in $30M Malpractice Suit against Hollywood Power Lawyer

Jenna Greene | August 29, 2018

The suit could have a major impact across Hollywood, where lawyers and their entertainment industry clients often agree to representation based on a handshake.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Wait, Should We Be Taking Avenatti Seriously as a Presidential Candidate?

Jenna Greene | August 28, 2018

In some ways, Avenatti reminds me of John Edwards—a charismatic, silver-tongued plaintiffs lawyer who figures success in a courtroom should translate into success as a politician.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: The Ex-Kirkland Partner behind the Cohen Case

Jenna Greene | August 22, 2018

From the beginning, there was one sign Michael Cohen was in big trouble: Robert Khuzami was overseeing his prosecution.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: In EpiPen Suit, Kansas Judge Sticks it to Mylan

Jenna Greene | August 21, 2018

When you’ve got a 6-year-old who suddenly can’t breathe, the notion of an EpiPen as a profit center becomes obscene.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: McGahn, Mueller and the Peril of ‘Fulsome’ Answers

Jenna Greene | August 20, 2018

Thirty hours is an awfully long time for White House Counsel Donald McGahn to be interviewed by Robert Mueller III’s team and not reveal anything—intentionally or not—that could damage Donald Trump.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Disney Rebuffed in Suit Against Birthday Party Performers

Jenna Greene | August 14, 2018

Disney and its lawyers from Arnold & Porter have been handed a setback in an ill-conceived suit targeting costumed children’s birthday party entertainers.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Why 23 Beer Drinkers Can’t Un-Do a $107B Merger

Jenna Greene | August 09, 2018

It's one of the quirkier corners of antitrust law: Private plaintiffs can sue to block mergers. But extracting a settlement is another matter.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: This Big Law Firm Is the (Unlikely) PR Champ of the Day

Jenna Greene | August 07, 2018

Here’s a fun experiment: Four big law firms and two smaller ones on Monday could all legitimately claim a win in a billion-dollar antitrust suit. But who was quickest out of the gate to tout the shared victory?

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Fourth Circuit Thumbs its Nose at Richard Posner and His Fight for Pro Se Justice

Jenna Greene | August 06, 2018

Since he retired from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit last year, Richard Posner has been on a mission to make the justice system more accessible and responsive to pro se litigants. The Fourth Circuit is not impressed.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: An $82M Smackdown for the ‘New Kid on the Block’

Jenna Greene | August 03, 2018

New York patent litigator John Desmarais persuaded a Delaware jury to award $82.5 million verdict to client IBM with an unlikely aid: a 30-year-old commercial.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Quinn Wins Big in Case against Koch Brother (and Mintz Levin)

Jenna Greene | August 02, 2018

A Delaware judge chastised Mintz Levin for "picking sides" in its work on behalf of Oxbow Carbon and Bill Koch.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: What Did I Miss?

Jenna Greene | August 01, 2018

Vacations are great, but sorting through 1,283 new messages in my in-box...not so much.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: In Charlottesville Suit, Robbie Kaplan and Karen Dunn Don’t Scare Easy

Jenna Greene | July 11, 2018

Suing white supremacists is not for the faint of heart—but star litigators Roberta Kaplan and Karen Dunn are not backing down.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Score One for the Conservative Establishment

Jenna Greene | July 10, 2018

For an unconventional president, Donald Trump has now made two conventional Supreme Court picks—respected, well-qualified, conservative judges.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: What’s a Skoda? And Why Does Covington Want Congress to Pay Attention?

Jenna Greene | July 09, 2018

How a thoroughly uninteresting fight over a Skoda car dealership in Egypt spilled into the halls of Congress--and involves some of the biggest names in law.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Food Fight: Celebrity Chef Sues Ex-Partners

Jenna Greene | July 06, 2018

Celebrity vegan chef Chloe Coscarelli is in the midst of a nasty food fight with her former restaurant partners.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Down but Not Out—Three Big Cases With Big Reversals

Jenna Greene | July 02, 2018

There’s a board game for little kids called “Chutes and Ladders” that often left mine in tears—one minute, you’re almost at the top and about to win; the next, you’ve plunged to the bottom. It’s a lot like litigation, as these three cases show.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Anthony Kennedy, You Will Be Missed

Jenna Greene | June 28, 2018

A hero to neither the left nor the right, Anthony Kennedy joined in decisions that partisans on both sides alternately loved and loathed. But I will miss him indeed.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Take Heart—Lawyers Are Again Leading the Resistance

Jenna Greene | June 27, 2018

Yes, the Supreme Court upheld the travel ban--but the legal community is now rallying to challenge Trump's border policies. And this fight may be more winnable.

Commentary

Can the President Dismantle Immigration Hearings?

David M. Shapiro | June 26, 2018

The president, in short, wants immediate deportation without judges, potentially without due process at all. Does he have the power to establish such a system?

Commentary

Daily Dicta: White Collar Giant Abbe Lowell on Impeachment, Litigating in the Spotlight and Why He Moved to Winston & Strawn

Jenna Greene | June 25, 2018

A conversation with Winston & Strawn's Abbe Lowell about his career litigating at the intersection of law and politics, plus Gibson Dunn wins on appeal in case with 'breathtaking' discovery abuses.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Tangled Fight over Hair Dye Pits Quinn Emanuel against Paul Hastings

Jenna Greene | June 21, 2018

A big-time IP battle over hair coloring technology pits industry giant L'Oréal and its lawyers from Paul Hastings against a tiny California start-up represented by a team from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Are Lawsuits the Tool to Un-Do Family Separation Policy?

Jenna Greene | June 21, 2018

As everyone from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to the ACLU recoils at the separation of migrant children from their parents, there’s a clear sense that many in the legal community are eager to fight again. The question is, what exactly can lawyers do?

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Egg on Their Faces: Plaintiffs Giants Come up Empty in $3B Antitrust Trial

Jenna Greene | June 18, 2018

Ten co-defendants settled for a combined $150 million, but the trio of egg producers left standing were willing to risk everything by going to trial. Their gamble paid off.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: As Loretta Lynch Braces for DOJ IG Report, Eric Holder’s Prospects Soar

Jenna Greene | June 14, 2018

When Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz releases his report today on how the feds handled the Clinton email investigation, many expect former Attorney General Loretta Lynch will not fare well. Her predecessor Eric Holder, on the other hand, is flying high.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: For Kirkland Team, This Trial Totally Sucked (But Not in the Way You Think

Jenna Greene | June 13, 2018

Advertisements are fleeting. Do you really want to go to trial four years down the road over a misleading claim? If you’re vacuum cleaner maker Dyson Inc., the answer is yes.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Wrongly Convicted of Murder, Six Defendants Win Fight for $28M Jury Award

Jenna Greene | June 12, 2018

More than 30 years ago, 68-year-old Helen Wilson was raped and murdered in the Nebraska town of Beatrice. On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit doled out a small measure of justice in a case where it’s been almost entirely lacking

Commentary

Daily Dicta: You Guys Are Blowing It

Jenna Greene | June 11, 2018

In a new survey, more than 100 judges reported that they routinely find relevant case law that’s not cited in an attorney’s brief.

Commentary

Daily Dicta: Why a $1.3B Payout Is a Good Deal for SocGen

Jenna Greene | June 07, 2018

The deal took some highly skilled maneuvering by the bank’s lawyers from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Debevoise & Plimpton and Mayer Brown.

Featured Firms

Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone
2 Oliver St #608
Boston, MA 02109
857-444-6468
www.marksalomone.com
Gary Martin Hays & Associates P.C.
235 Peachtree St NE #400
Atlanta, GA 30303
800-898-4297
www.garymartinhays.com
Smith & Hassler
225 N Loop W #525
Houston, TX 77008
(877) 777-1529
www.smithandhassler.com

Presented by BigVoodoo

More from ALM

Premium Subscription

With this subscription you will receive unlimited access to high quality, online, on-demand premium content from well-respected faculty in the legal industry. This is perfect for attorneys licensed in multiple jurisdictions or for attorneys that have fulfilled their CLE requirement but need to access resourceful information for their practice areas.

View Now
Team Accounts

Our Team Account subscription service are for legal teams of four or more attorneys. Each attorney is granted unlimited access to high quality, on-demand premium content from well-respected faculty in the legal industry along with administrative access to easily manage CLE for the entire team.

View Now
Bundle Subscriptions

Gain access to some of the most knowledgeable and experienced attorneys with our 2 bundle options! Our Compliance bundles are curated by CLE Counselors and include current legal topics and challenges within the industry. Our second option allows you to build your bundle and strategically select the content that pertains to your needs. Both option are priced the same.

View Now

From Data to Decisions

Dynamically explore and compare data on law firms, companies, individual lawyers, and industry trends.
Exclusive Depth and Reach.

Legal Compass includes access to our exclusive industry reports, combining the unmatched expertise of our analyst team with ALM’s deep bench of proprietary information to provide insights that can’t be found anywhere else.
Big Pictures and Fine Details

Legal Compass delivers you the full scope of information, from the rankings of the Am Law 200 and NLJ 500 to intricate details and comparisons of firms’ financials, staffing, clients, news and events.

Legal Compass →

Legalweek 2019

January 28, 2019 - January 31, 2019
New York, NY

Brings together all facets of the legal profession to address the key challenges facing the industry
CAIP Quebec & Atlantic Forum 2018

October 15, 2018 - October 17, 2018
Montreal, QC

The premier alternative investments conference for pension fund investors across Quebec and Atlantic regions
Consulting Fastest Growing Firms 2018

October 25, 2018
Seattle, WA

A celebration of the industry's top movers and shakers in terms of revenue growth over a three year period

Browse More Events →

webseminar

How Legal Financing Benefits the Bottom Line

Sponsored by: Burford Capital | March 05, 2018

[ON-DEMAND] Learn about financing structures and pricing and how it helps firms remain competitive.

webseminar

Litigation Finance: A Tool to Improve Client Service & Profitability

Sponsored by Burford Capital | December 07, 2017

[ON-DEMAND] Join this webcast to learn what’s driving the five-fold growth of litigation finance and how it can improve your firm’s profitability.

webseminar

Demystifying Automation, Analytics, and Predictive Coding in E-Discovery

Sponsored by RVM Enterprises Inc. | November 16, 2017

[ON-DEMAND] Join this webcast to receive an overview of the latest trends and uses for analytics in eDiscovery.

Conference Producer

NEW YORK, New York, United States

Job Title: Conference Producer Department: Production Reports to: VP Global Programming and Content Strategy Location:...
Apply Now ›
IN-HOUSE/ASSOCIATE / INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

Boston, Massachusetts

Large Boston-based investment manager seeks 2nd 4th year corporate associate with big law training to advise business groups on managing t...
Apply Now ›
Associate

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Mabry & McClelland, LLP has an opening for an associate with 3+ years of defense experience. Trial experience a plus. Qualified, interested...
Apply Now ›

GIBBONS PC

10/15/2018
NJLJ Web

GIBBONS PC ANNOUNCES
View Announcement ›
WOLF LAW FIRM LLC, THE

10/15/2018
NJLJ Web

LAW FIRM MERGER
View Announcement ›
LENTZ & GENGARO LLP

10/15/2018
NJLJ Web

Ned M. Rosenberg has joined the firm of Lentz & Gengaro LLP
View Announcement ›

Professional Announcements →

Copyright © 2018 ALM Media Properties, LLC. All Rights Reserved.