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As US, Ukraine Hammer Out Peace Deal, Security Guarantees Take Center Stage: Analysts

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byJAMES BROWN •November 26, 2025

Morning Docket: 11.26.25

* Lower court judges face escalating threats, so they will receive NO additional security. But Congress will increase Suprem…

byJAMES BROWN •November 26, 2025

Keep The Bonus News Coming! — See Also

The Latest Bonus Matches : Tis the season to be thankful at Weil and Holwell Shuster ! Your Time Is Up : Statute of limita…

byJAMES BROWN •November 26, 2025

Elite Boutique Firm Serves Associates A Generous Helping Of Bonus Bucks

Thanksgiving is nearly upon us, and this holiday season, Biglaw associates’ bank accounts are being stuffed like turkeys tha…

byJAMES BROWN •November 26, 2025

Legal Ethics Roundup: ‘Judicial Burn’ Dissent, High-Stakes Poker Player Lawyer Risks It All, AI-Faked Evidence, DOJ Misconduct & More 

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byJAMES BROWN •November 25, 2025

Former Biglaw Partner Calls Out Useless Congress And The ‘Evil’ President

Former Hogan & Lovells partner turned White House  attorney  Ty Cobb is back to calling out Donald Trump. Sure, the cur…

byJAMES BROWN •November 25, 2025

Covington Shows Up to Bonus Season — And Yes, They Brought Their Checkbook

Hold on to your timekeepers: Covington & Burling just officially joined the “yes, we’ll match bonuses” club. It’s been u…

byJAMES BROWN •November 24, 2025

Transatlantic Biglaw Behemoth Announces Bonuses For Associates And Counsel

Bonus season is here, and slowly but surely, Biglaw firms are lining up to announce their own variants of the Cravath scale …

byJAMES BROWN •November 24, 2025

Morning Docket: 11.24.25

* Effort to go after those who investigated Trump crimes getting funneled into Aileen Cannon’s courtroom. [ NY Times ] * Ag…

byJAMES BROWN •November 24, 2025

Biglaw Bonus Season Arrives! — See Generally

Cravath Starts Bonus Season, Everyone Begin The Freakout: The firm kicked off the year-end festivities and peers began the …

byJAMES BROWN •November 24, 2025

This Is Not The Announcement You Were Looking For — See Also

Biglaw Firm Announces In-Person Requirements Instead Of Bonuses : Learn how to read the room, Reed Smith . Paul, Weiss Rewa…

byJAMES BROWN •November 22, 2025

No Wonder The Courtroom Scenes Are A Classic

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! The director of which 1990s classic legal movie actuall…

byJAMES BROWN •November 22, 2025

Who Will Pay If ACA Tax Credits Lapse?

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byJAMES BROWN •November 22, 2025

Morning Docket: 11.21.25

* Elon Musk ends his lawsuit against Wachtell . Wachtell stresses that no settlement was involved. [ Reuters ] * Lawyer who…

byJAMES BROWN •November 21, 2025

There Goes The Market Scale! — See Also

Boutique Firm Goes Above And Beyond The Bonus Scale : Wilkinson Stekloff is giving out so much money ! Biglaw Firms Are Sha…

byJAMES BROWN •November 21, 2025

Function Health Hits $2.5B Valuation With $298M Series B

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byJAMES BROWN •November 21, 2025

Elite Boutique Announces Associate Bonuses That Completely Blow The Market Scale Out Of The Water

Biglaw bonus season is in full swing, with firms stepping in left and right to match Cravath’s year-end bonuses and Milbank…

byJAMES BROWN •November 20, 2025

Morning Docket: 11.20.25

* “If you kill this witness, the case will be dismissed,” advised attorney. Man, these MPRE hypos are getting super easy. [ …

byJAMES BROWN •November 20, 2025

So Many Bonuses! — See Also

New Megafirm Announces Bonuses : McDermott Will & Schulte’s bonuses are above the Cravath scale for some ! More Money F…

byJAMES BROWN •November 20, 2025

Remember When Federal Judges *Weren’t* A Political Hot Potato?

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to analysis by Dr. Adam Feldman, across 176 f…

byJAMES BROWN •November 20, 2025

Bonus Season Has Begun! — See Also

Cravath Is Spreading Some Holiday Cheer! : Nothing brightens the spirit like some green ! And They Aren’t The Only Ones! : …

byJAMES BROWN •November 19, 2025

Cravath’s Unusual Lease Condition

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! In the 80s when Cravath moved from Wall Street to One W…

byJAMES BROWN •November 19, 2025

Paul Hastings Is First Biglaw To Match Cravath’s Generous Bonus Scale

Cravath announced its year-end bonus scale — complete with Milbank’s special bonuses — just a few hours ago, and we’ve off…

byJAMES BROWN •November 19, 2025

Keeping Pace: How In-House Counsel Can Stay Ahead Of Rapidly Changing AI Laws

The speed of AI development gets most of the headlines, but the law is running a race of its own. Legislators and regulator…

byJAMES BROWN •November 18, 2025

‘DoorDash Girl’ Hit With Felony Charges For Sharing Video Of Naked, Passed-Out Man On Social Media

I would imagine that if you polled most people on whether it was okay to record an unconscious naked person in their home an…

byJAMES BROWN •November 18, 2025

When The Law Bends: What The Narcotics Boat Debate Misses

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byJAMES BROWN •November 17, 2025

Morning Docket: 11.17.25

* Ashurst and Perkins Coie agree to merger. [ Financial Times ] * Law firms who pushed back against Trump bullying win join…

byJAMES BROWN •November 17, 2025

Smile, You’re On ‘Instant Karma Camera’ — See Generally

Racist Rant Costs Biglaw Recruiting Director Their Job: Hard to sell diversity when you’re caught on video proving why it’s…

byJAMES BROWN •November 17, 2025

Keep Cool And CLE On: Handling Hiccups Like A Pro

Getty Images Ed. note: Latest in a series. Read the prior installment here. As we continue our journey through “Lights,…

byJAMES BROWN •November 15, 2025