[photo1]Investors, regulators, customers, and employees are demanding that companies improve their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices and address problems like climate change and di...
[photo1]David Sargent, an attorney and former faculty member at Loyola University Chicago's School of Environmental Sustainability, was indicted on insider trading charges. Prosecutors said Sargent re...
Taylor Swift (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)Even those who fancy themselves too good for the likes of the musical stylings of one Taylor Allison Swift, are aware of her impact on the zeitgeist...
[photo1]Yesterday, the group Lawyers Defending American Democracy (LDAD) filed a complaint to the DC Board of Professional Responsibility against Stefan Passantino, a lawyer for the Trump Organization...
Monkey's attorney* Regulators tell Elon Musk that he can't start putting chips in people's brains. GAH! Kill a monkey (or 1500) and suddenly the bureaucrats in Washington won't let you do anything any...
[photo1]One thing witnesses struggle with is that a critical part of telling the truth is knowing what you don't know. Most people want to please the lawyer asking the questions. It's not only the hum...
[photo1]Running a law firm can be challenging. The demands of practicing law are often overwhelming, leaving small firm lawyers with little time left to focus on law firm management. However, in today...
[photo1]For attorneys operating on a global scale, staying ahead of the latest regulatory decisions and enforcement trends is a top priority. Working on that scale, however, often means those attorney...
[photo1]Reed Smith partner A. Scott Bolden represented former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby, but the latest controversy revolves around Bolden's actions. Reed Smith attorneys have since wit...
Family court (by David Lat).On February 13, 2023, the Seventh Judicial District of the State of Oklahoma issued a pretty shocking Letter Ruling determining that a sperm donor was the legal parent to a...
(Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Comedy Central)In order to avoid further litigious distractions by Mr. Baldwin and his attorneys, the District Attorney and the special prosecut...
(Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)If you get convicted, you don't have to pay your lawyers, right? Isn't that the rule?That appears to be what deplorable podcaster Steve Bannon believes, accordin...
[photo1]Zoom and other remote work tools reshaped the legal industry in the nearly three years since the start of the pandemic. Who among us doesn't love the thrill of secretly taking a professional m...
[photo1]Early in my career, I landed my dream job at a dream company. I was the first attorney at Etsy. For an artist turned lawyer[1] I couldn't have been happier with my day-to-day work, the culture...
Deputy Managing Partner, Heather Cantua Phillips (center), was former AGC at Unison and corporate counsel at LendingClub prior to building a thriving practice at Scale LLP.For years, many talented law...
[photo1]Many a law student dreams of wearing a fine suit and walking into a gleaming office tower, then settling in a corner office to conduct high-stakes legal work. Yes, they will have heard about t...
[photo1]Biglaw is an incredibly demanding workplace environment, and associates continue to struggle with mental health issues due in large part to all of that stress. This is the reality in Biglaw fi...
[photo1]Seems like every Biglaw prognosticator is busy throwing up warnings over how the anticipated economic decline is going to impact the legal industry. And with good reason -- we've already heard...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Controversial Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is looking to put at least one of the legal issues he's facing behind him. Acc...
[photo1]Progress is an odd concept. I imagine that if some Kirkland partner decided to use their pocket change and plop an ancient Roman or Greek in the streets of New York, they'd catch up to speed a...