Recent Headlines from Above the Law
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Technology
Elon Musk Settlement Agreement As Unconstitutional Taking Is... A Theory
Musk's legal team cites landmark Property case to undermine SEC settlement agreement. -
Biglaw
Prosecutor Rips Biglaw Billing Practices While Downgrading Manslaughter Charges Against Alec Baldwin
Sick burn by the charging prosecutor in this celebrity case. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.01.23
* Demand for legal services dropped in 2022. Which you already knew, but now there’s a report! [Reuters]
* Look to your left, look to your right… one of these law firms won’t be here next year. [Law.com]
* Federal Circuit strikes down Quinn Emanuel’s class action fees as “excessive.” Quinn Emanuel had sought FIVE percent. [Law360]
* Looks like Trump finally realized Alina Habba isn’t the answer to… well any question worth asking. [Business Insider]
* The Wooly Mammoth will be de-extincted in 2027. Because no one saw Jurassic Park. [Popular Mechanics]
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Biglaw
Quinn Emanuel Partner Warned By Federal Judge About Losing His Cool
There's an awful lot of money on the line. -
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Biglaw
Did Kanye West Find A New Biglaw Firm To Represent Him?
Updated with a statement from the firm. -
Technology
Is It Bad When Opposing Counsel's Writes Judge, 'Here We Are Again'? Asking For Elon Musk.
Spoliation... is that bad? -
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Biglaw
Quinn Emanuel Partner Decides Quoting Eminem Best Way To Represent Elon Musk
And you thought brief writing was boring. -
Biglaw
The First Biglaw Firm To Match Cravath's Mega-Money Salary Scale
Exciting times at this leading law firm! -
Biglaw
Top 30 Biglaw Firm Sends Bonuses To The Moon For Associates With Sky-High Billable Hours
Big money for the firm's biggest billers! -
Biglaw
Quinn Emanuel Will Allow Lawyers To Work Remotely, Indefinitely, From Anywhere In The Country
Is this the first of many Am Law 100 firms to make such a move? -
Government
Ron DeSantis Took On Cruise Lines And Ran Right Into An Iceberg
What a Titanic waste of judicial resources. -
Biglaw
Quinn Emanuel Delivers The 'Find Out' To Ron DeSantis's 'F Around'
Norwegian Cruise Lines is having none of this nonsense. -
Biglaw
Litigation Powerhouse Sends Associate Salaries To The Moon
Salaries are soaring at this firm. -
Biglaw
Top 25 Biglaw Firm Doles Out Market-Beating Bonus Bucks To Associates Who Love To Bill
Whoa, that's a lot of money. -
Biglaw
Quinn Emanuel Hit With Racial Discrimination Suit
The plaintiff alleges the firm didn't adequately protect him after he complained about the discrimination. -
Biglaw
Black Twin Brothers Working Together As Partners At Quinn Emanuel
These brothers are truly one-of-a-kind in the Biglaw world.