The Weinstein Effect: The Hollywood Sex Scandal’s Impact on Big Law

Commentary

Boies' Mea Culpa Doesn’t Cut It

Vivia Chen | November 08, 2017

How did a bona fide legend like David Boies get caught in this tawdry Harvey Weinstein mess in which his judgment and ethics are called to question?

News

Weinstein Turns to White-Collar Vets for Criminal Defense

Christine Simmons | November 08, 2017

As he battles sexual harassment and rape claims and a potential criminal indictment in New York, Harvey Weinstein has hired defense attorneys Benjamin Brafman in New York and Blair Berk in California.

News

Amid Weinstein Scandal, Employment Attorneys See Business Gains

Christine Simmons | November 07, 2017

For plaintiffs attorneys and corporate defense lawyers handling employment matters, #MeToo may translate into a surge in business.

Commentary

What Companies Should Take Away From the Harvey Weinstein Scandal

Paul O. Lopez | October 27, 2017

The hits keep coming and we are not talking about box office bonanzas at Weinstein Pictures these days.

News

A Look Back at Sexual Harassment Claims Against Legal Leaders

Leigh Jones | October 16, 2017

With claims against Harvey Weinstein for sexual harassment and assault fresh in our minds, we thought we’d take a glance back at some vile behavior alleged against leaders in the legal profession.

News

NYT Fires Boies: ‘We Should Have Been Treated Better’

Miriam Rozen | November 07, 2017

The New York Times said late Tuesday that it had ended its relationship with David Boies and his firm after new details emerged about Boies’ work for Harvey Weinstein.

Update

Boies Responds to Criticism Over Role in Weinstein's 'Army of Spies'

Miriam Rozen | November 07, 2017

David Boies is facing a backlash over his work for Harvey Weinstein, including questions about potential conflicts.

Commentary

Did Lawyers Muck Up a Weinstein Scoop? And Other Ponderables

Vivia Chen | October 23, 2017

Here's The Careerist's take on the latest in legal and law firm news.

Investigation

News

A Behind-the-Scenes Legal Battle at a Nonprofit Foretold Weinstein Sex Saga

Miriam Rozen | October 19, 2017

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Orin Snyder and Texas trial lawyer Thomas Ajamie squared off in a boardroom drama at a prominent charity within the past year. Their imbroglio would underscore the means by which one of Hollywood’s most powerful individuals used his power.

Commentary

Ready for Big Law's #MeToo Moment?

Vivia Chen | October 20, 2017

It should go without saying that Harvey Weinstein's alleged behavior was horrible, despicable, repulsive—not to mention, illegal. That much is clear. Not so clear is whether the revelations about Weinstein are truly that meaningful—and whether it will have lasting impact.

Veteran DC Whistleblower Lawyer Says She Reps 'Good Guy' in Weinstein Scandal

C. Ryan Barber | October 12, 2017

Debra Katz, counsel to longtime Weinstein executive, calls sex scandal a "tipping point."

News

David Boies to Stay the Course for Longtime Client Weinstein

Miriam Rozen | October 11, 2017

The Boies Schiller Flexner chairman has adopted a conciliatory tone about Weinstein's negotiations with the film studio that bears his name.

News

Harvey Weinstein Sues Weinstein Co. in Chancery Court, Seeking to Eye Records

Tom McParland | October 27, 2017

Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein on Thursday sued The Weinstein Co. in the Delaware Court of Chancery, seeking to access records in order to defend against civil and criminal allegations and to possibly mount a wrongful termination case against the company he founded with his brother in 2005.

News

Agency Fires Law Firm Recruiter Accused of Sexual Harassment

Christine Simmons | October 26, 2017

Wegman Partners said it had fired the recruiter named in an explosive complaint the day before and had hired a law firm to investigate.