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December 03, 2002 |

In Camera

S.F. judges prepare for new assignments; 8th Circuit rules on Internet search warrants; and a look at the emerging field of collaborative law -- an alternative approach to divorce cases.
4 minute read
October 16, 2009 |

Paradigm Shift: Power-Lawyer Mom, Stay-at-Home Dad

When Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Barbara Becker works late, she doesn't fret about her four children waiting at home. Her husband, Chad Gallant -- a former associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore -- takes care of the home front. Gallant and Becker represent a new twist on a familiar model: hardworking breadwinner and supportive spouse. The shift in roles is often due to practicality, and with statistics showing that layoffs have hit men harder, more female lawyers may be getting "the wife" they want.
4 minute read
August 22, 2011 |

Internet guilty of killing 1st Amendment

9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge Alex Kozinski said to a crowd at a law school's IP conference that "technology has now made suppression of speech impossible."
5 minute read
May 23, 2003 |

Getting Down to Business Casual

When Miami-based Greenberg Traurig became the first firm in New York to repeal its business-casual-all-the-time dress policy, it was hard not to wonder if Manhattan law offices would soon be swarming again with pinstripes and pearls. But in the ensuing weeks, not a single firm followed Greenberg's lead. Why haven't more firms hiked up the formality?
4 minute read
May 31, 2002 |

Who Killed Dot-Com?

F`d Companies
4 minute read
November 04, 2010 |

Hotness Matters at Big Law

All other qualities being equal, beautiful people are far more likely to succeed in life and -- for the most part -- in Big Law. I feel fairly certain there is scientific research documenting this phenomenon, but my theory is based solely on what I have witnessed over the years.
5 minute read
December 17, 2007 |

King for a day

Ever had the keys to a $300,000 Lamborghini dropped into your lap and told, you know, to take it around the block And while you're at it, how do you like the looks of that red Ferrari F430 Dream cars: Most of us have at least one automotive ideal that we simply must drive in our lifetime. And unless you're a famous comedian who goes by Jay or Jerry, opportunities are few on the ground.
5 minute read
October 15, 2001 |

Gates Is the One

The documents Microsoft had to produce in its antitrust battle with the government included hundreds of e-mails between the company's senior executives. David Bank, the Wall Street Journal's man on the Microsoft beat, has mined these e-mails and internal memos with the forensic zeal of a prosecutor uncovering a conspiracy in his new book, "Breaking Windows: How Bill Gates Fumbled the Future of Microsoft."
11 minute read
September 19, 2008 |

'The Women' will win no one over

Wow, "The Women" is a stinker.Worse than "Fur."Worse than "Speed Racer."Worse than just about any recent movie that comes to mind.It may be the worst movie of an admittedly young century.This isn't about the "sin" of sullying the much-beloved 1939 original, directed by George Cukor and based on Clare Booth Luce's female-unfriendly play.
4 minute read
June 03, 2010 |

Conan O'Brien: Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television?

It's been a few months since NBC booted Conan O'Brien out of its late-night lineup. On Tuesday, O'Brien's Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour touches down in New York for a show at Radio City Music Hall — just across the street from where he got his on-air start two decades ago. No wonder this son of a former Ropes & Gray partner is singing the legal blues.
3 minute read

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