Tag: Kirkland & Ellis
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BiglawBiglaw Isn't A Cancel Culture, It's A Business That Cares More About Money Than Your Feelings
If love means never having to say you're sorry, then surely 'cancel culture' means never having to take responsibility. -
BiglawA Look Inside Kirkland & Ellis Partner's New $38 Million Malibu Mansion
When moving across the globe, best to do it in style. 
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Morning DocketMorning Docket: 01.05.23
* The Biden administration’s defense of its student loan relief programs arrived. It mostly revolves around the plaintiffs’ lack of standing, which has the benefit of being completely correct and the drawback of a majority of justices who don’t care. [Reuters]
* After yesterday’s southeastern merger news, now Maynard and Nexsen are merging to build a 550-attorney firm. [Daily Report Online]
* Coinbase will have to pay $100M in real people money for anti-money laundering compliance failures. [Law360]
* S&C takes overall deal value crown for 2022, shedding a bit of light on those Kirkland cutbacks we’ve been hearing about [American Lawyer]
* Preparing for a cyber threat is one thing. Getting lawyers to actually comply with your policies is another. [Legaltech News]
* Another story about facial recognition software, race, and mistaken identity. This time a man claims he was falsely arrested because of the software. [Gizmodo]
* In other news, I was on the most recent episode of WGN’s Legal Face-Off discussing a wide range of legal issues from bonuses to the Supreme Court. [WGN]
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BiglawKirkland Announces Bonuses... And Associates Aren't Pleased
The days of bonuses beating the market by 30 percent are behind us. -
BiglawFormer U.S. Solicitor General Complains That Biglaw Adjusts Too Well To Its Woke Clientele
If a man can't defend gun companies and make several hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, why even study the law? -
BiglawStealth Layoffs Arrive At World's Richest Biglaw Firm
Kirkland & Ellis is letting associates go following performance reviews. -
BiglawFired Kirkland Associates Alleges Gender Discrimination In Federal Lawsuit
The firm denies the allegations. -
BiglawWorld's Richest Biglaw Firm Announces Another GIGANTIC Partnership Class
With almost 200 new partners, how many of them will enter the firm’s equity ranks? 
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BiglawWho Needs Antitrust To Break Up Major Firms When You Have The Second Amendment?
Guns are looking bad in the public eye? Well, shoot. -
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BiglawYup, Kirkland & Ellis Is Still Raking In Giant Piles Of Money
Here's a hint: the answer starts with a B (as in billion). -
BiglawThe $20 Million Biglaw Partner AKA 'The Kirkland Effect'
Want your partners to stay? Then it's time to pay! -
BiglawMore Law Firms Step Up To Match Donations For Ukraine
May the donation match cycle be as robust as the salary match cycle.
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BiglawBiglaw Firm With The Most Revenue Makes Another Round Of Raises
More big raises for hardworking associates. -
BiglawTop Revenue Firm Hops On Associate Raise Train
Good news isn't any less good just because it's expected. -
BiglawChairman Of Biglaw's #1 Firm Is Concerned About Its Bad Reputation
When it comes to Kirkland & Ellis, he says the firm is just misunderstood. -
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BiglawFirm Brought In Record-Breaking Revenue, But Left Associates Disappointed By Bonuses
Big bonuses aren't as big as in the past. -
BiglawKirkland & Ellis Cancels Holiday Party Set For Tomorrow
Forty-eight hours before go-time, the firm apparently decided it couldn't risk it. -
GovernmentTrump DOJ Lawyer Jeffrey Clark Plays Stupid Games With Jan. 6 Committee, Wins Stupid Contempt Referral Prize
Sometimes the bullfighter wins, some times the bull wins.
