A suburban mother was found guilty today of lesser misdemeanor charges for her role in an online hoax that prosecutors said led to the suicide of her teenage neighbor. Lori Drew, 49, was convicted on three misdemeanor counts of unauthorized access to computers in a case that drew nationwide attention both for its novel use […]
Should one of Detroit’s Big Three auto manufacturers go bankrupt, it will be among the largest Chapter 11 filings in U.S. history. So who are the likely candidates for the assignment? The Am Law Daily interviewed several leading restructuring lawyers–most on the condition that they not be named–to find out. The apparent early frontrunner for
Sarah M Glenn, a fourth-year associate at the venerable law firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, is moving to Japan in January. Although she is 5-foot-10 and has shoulder-length red hair, she blends in with the crowd when she walks to work in Lower Manhattan, not far from Wall Street. She anticipates that some
DLA Piper raised some eyebrows when it said Wednesday it would ask 275 income partners to contribute capital — up to $150,000 each — to shore up its balance sheet. But those who watch the industry said the move should not be a great surprise, nor raise alarm bells. It could simply be smart, given
Powerhouse New York law firm Cravath Swaine & Moore has told its associates that their year-end bonuses will be much reduced, according to AboveTheLaw. The really bad news, though, came lower down in the Cravath memo today, according to Above the Law, which posted the full text of the Cravath memo on its blog: “Given
By Washington Post columnist, Dan Froomkin. If President-elect Barack Obama is the anti-Bush, then Eric Holder, his apparent choice to serve as attorney general, is the anti-Gonzales. The tenure of Alberto Gonzales, who served as attorney general from 2005 to 2007 — and before that, as White House counsel — was marked by what critics
The partners of Wall Street’s fifth most profitable firm have revolted against their managing partner following a disastrous year that has seen their core markets collapse. Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft managing partner and former chairman Bob Link will be removed from the management committee in an extraordinary meeting this Wednesday (19 November). He will remain
Daniel Goleman, the researcher and author most responsible for popularizing the concept of emotional intelligence, has suggested that the heart of great leadership is the ability to adjust one’s style in order to relate effectively to differing people in differing situations. Supplementing the classic leadership characteristics of vision, innovation, motivating others and exercising effective influence,
In downturns of years past, law firms exploited corporate failures and bitter, protracted lawsuits to keep busy and keep billing. But in this still-unfolding crisis, the embittered and the bankrupt have been relatively slow to appear, at least in court. (Thelen Managing Partner Douglas Davidson, pictured) Law firms in turn are feeling the strain. Thelen
http://lawfuel.com/show-release.asp?ID=19948 If you want to keep yourself out of harms way, the safest thing to do is buy yourself a motorcycle and ride cross country. In today’s world there is so many unsafe things you can do, but riding on your motorcycle is probably the safest thing to ride for transportation. Some people may say
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