Here’s the latest installment of Judicial Notice, the weekly legal news roundup that I send out each weekend to subscribers of Original Jurisdiction, my Substack newsletter. In this edition: Justice Jackson’s big interview, a fun Biglaw departure memo, a major ruling on Section 230, and a new trial for Sarah Palin. Thanks to Lateral Link for the Job of the Week, an opportunity for a software and technology business lawyer at a preeminent aerospace and defense company. I'll post the information in the comments, and interested candidates can submit résumés through LinkedIn or reach out to Michael Allen at [email protected]. I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend. Welcome to fall! (Unofficially; the first day of autumn is actually September 22.) https://bit.ly/4gdJF63 #judge #judges #judiciary #federaljudge #federaljudges #federalcourt #judicial #judicialnomination #judicialnominations #legal #law #lawfirm #lawfirms #lawyer #lawyers #Biglaw #attorney #attorneys #legalnews #legalcareer #legalcareers #SCOTUS #supremecourt #biglaw
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Original Jurisdiction aspires to be a source of incisive, fair-minded, and occasionally entertaining commentary about law and the legal profession. Given the undeniable importance of law and the legal profession in American society and politics, for better or worse, and as the legal industry continues to expand in size and scope, for better or worse, it’s more important than ever to have outlets offering insight into these often insular and mysterious worlds.
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“Stay in your lane” is generally wise advice. As a legal journalist, I regularly decline invitations to write or to speak about topics that are related to, but distinct from, the law. But lawyers who fail to consider factors beyond the letter of the law sometimes can disserve their clients. Consider three cases, all from this year. https://bit.ly/474ELUN #legal #law #lawfirm #lawfirms #lawyer #lawyers #Biglaw #attorney #attorneys #legalnews #advice #crisismanagement #litigation #litigator #litigators
3 Lawyer Fails Tell A Cautionary Tale
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Here’s the latest installment of Judicial Notice, the weekly legal news roundup that I send out each weekend to subscribers of Original Jurisdiction, my Substack newsletter. In this edition: an injudicious judge, gun laws post-Brahimi, the breakup of Bennifer, and WilmerHale partnership news. Thanks to Lateral Link for the Job of the Week, junior partner/senior counsel opportunities in Austin, Texas. I'll post the information in the comments, and interested candidates can contact Wendy Boone Jaikaran at [email protected]. Thanks all—and enjoy this final week before the unofficial end of summer! https://bit.ly/3MjitVZ #judge #judges #judiciary #federaljudge #federaljudges #federalcourt #judicial #judicialnomination #judicialnominations #legal #law #lawfirm #lawfirms #lawyer #lawyers #Biglaw #attorney #attorneys #legalnews #legalcareer #legalcareers #SCOTUS #supremecourt #biglaw
Judicial Notice (08.25.24): Irreconcilable Differences
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This month marks the seventh anniversary of Judge Newsom’s appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. And although seven years is not a long time by the standards of judicial service, Judge Newsom has already developed a national reputation as one of the sharpest thinkers and writers on the federal bench. How has he put himself on the map? Many of history’s most celebrated jurists have done so through dazzling dissents, such as Justice John Marshall Harlan, often called “The Great Dissenter,” and Justice Antonin Scalia. But Judge Newsom has done so through a more unusual vehicle: the concurrence. In a series of thoughtful and scholarly concurrences, he has tackled some of the messiest doctrinal areas and knottiest problems in American law. Judge Newsom and I discuss why he writes these concurrences—plus Justice Elena Kagan’s critique of superfluous concurrences, how to hire great law clerks (and feed them to the Supreme Court), and the potential utility of AI for originalism—in the latest episode of the Original Jurisdiction podcast. Thanks to Judge Newsom for joining me, as well as all he does to advance our understanding of the law, and thanks to NexFirm for sponsoring! https://bit.ly/4fX3AWM #podcast #podcasts #podcasting #law #lawyer #lawyers #attorney #attorneys #legalcareer #legalcareers #judge #judges #clerk #clerks #clerking #clerkship #clerkships #federaljudge #federaljudges #federaljudiciary #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt #AI #GenAI #artificialintelligence
The Great ‘Concurrer’: Judge Kevin Newsom
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In June, Christopher Morvillo of Clifford Chance—who served as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan (S.D.N.Y.) from 1999 until 2005, before going on to become one of the nation’s top white-collar litigators—won a remarkable victory. After a lengthy federal fraud trial in San Francisco, he secured across-the-board acquittals for his client, Dr. Mike Lynch—a British software mogul known as “Britain’s Bill Gates.” Morvillo and his wife recently joined Lynch and his wife, along with other guests, on a celebratory cruise aboard Lynch's 56-meter sailing yacht, Bayesian. But on Monday, while anchored off the coast of Sicily, the yacht was hit by a waterspout—essentially a tornado at sea—and now the Morvillos, Mike Lynch and his daughter, and two other passengers are missing. I’ll leave you with the words of fellow defense lawyer David Markus—who, it’s hard to believe, had Morvillo on his podcast just last week: “For a guy coming off the win of his career and about to celebrate with his client and family, I cannot imagine a worse tragedy. I am sick about it. I am thinking about his two daughters and the rest of his family, his colleagues, and everyone else who knew Chris—a shining light in our white collar criminal defense world. He will be greatly missed.” https://bit.ly/3WWnuZk
Prominent Litigator Feared Dead After Superyacht Sinks Off Sicilian Coast
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Here’s the latest installment of Judicial Notice, the weekly legal news roundup that I send out each weekend to subscribers of Original Jurisdiction my Substack newsletter. In this edition: continuing campus controversies, Skadden partner departures, and the biggest M&A deal of 2024 (so far). Thanks to BriefCatch for sponsoring this edition of Judicial Notice—and congrats to them on the hiring of their new COO, Jim Brock. Thanks to Lateral Link for the Job of the Week, an opportunity for a litigation associate in Philadelphia. I'll post the information in the comments, and interested candidates can reach out to Vered Krasna at [email protected]. Thanks all, and have a great week! https://bit.ly/3YOtOok #judge #judges #judiciary #federaljudge #federaljudges #federalcourt #judicial #judicialnomination #judicialnominations #legal #law #lawfirm #lawfirms #lawyer #lawyers #Biglaw #attorney #attorneys #legalnews #legalcareer #legalcareers #SCOTUS #supremecourt #biglaw
Judicial Notice (08.18.24): On The Move
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Here’s the latest installment of Judicial Notice, the weekly legal news roundup that I send out each weekend to subscribers of Original Jurisdiction, my Substack newsletter. In this edition: continuing campus controversies, Skadden partner departures, and the biggest M&A deal of 2024 (so far). Thanks to BriefCatch for sponsoring this edition of Judicial Notice—and congrats to them on the hiring of their new COO, Jim Brock. Thanks to Lateral Link for the Job of the Week, an opportunity for a litigation associate in Philadelphia. I'll post the information in the comments, and interested candidates can reach out to Vered Krasna at [email protected]. Thanks all, and have a great week! https://bit.ly/3YOtOok #judge #judges #judiciary #federaljudge #federaljudges #federalcourt #judicial #judicialnomination #judicialnominations #legal #law #lawfirm #lawfirms #lawyer #lawyers #Biglaw #attorney #attorneys #legalnews #legalcareer #legalcareers #SCOTUS #supremecourt #biglaw
Judicial Notice (08.18.24): On The Move
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What’s in a name—or a title? When it comes to “partner,” a lot. Are you an equity partner, or a non-equity partner? Non-equity partners are proliferating in Biglaw. The number of non-equity partners in the nation’s 100 largest law firms rose by 5.3 percent in 2023, while the number of equity partners actually declined. With non-equity partners representing 49.4 percent of all partners in these firms, they will likely outnumber equity partners in the near future. Some critics of non-equity partnership see it as a degradation—of both the English language and the notion of partnership, reflecting law’s unfortunate transformation from a learned profession to a cutthroat business. But it’s not necessarily a negative development; non-equity partnership might just be an update of the concept of partnership. Non-equity partnership has advantages for both law firms and lawyers—but it needs to be done right. For some recommendations on how to do that, check out my latest story for Original Jurisdiction (linked below). https://bit.ly/3X647hX #Biglaw #law #legal #lawfirm #lawfirms #lawfirmgrowth #lawfirmsuccess #lawfirmlife #legalcareer #legalcareers #partner #partners #partnership #PartnershipsMatter
Non-Equity Partnership Can Benefit Firms—And Lawyers, Too
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Here’s the latest installment of Judicial Notice, the weekly legal news roundup that I send out each weekend to subscribers of Original Jurisdiction, my Substack newsletter. In this edition: Biglaw summer bonuses, Justice Gorsuch’s revelations, the year’s largest IPO, and Paul Weiss’s latest lateral hires. Thanks to Lateral Link for sponsoring this edition of Judicial Notice as well as for the Job of the Week, a corporate M&A/private-equity partner opportunity in Texas. I'll post the information in the comments, and interested candidates can reach out to Wendy Boone Jaikaran at [email protected]. Thanks all, and have a great week! https://bit.ly/3SMNO6S #judge #judges #judiciary #federaljudge #federaljudges #federalcourt #judicial #judicialnomination #judicialnominations #legal #law #lawfirm #lawfirms #lawyer #lawyers #Biglaw #attorney #attorneys #legalnews #legalcareer #legalcareers #SCOTUS #supremecourt #biglaw
Judicial Notice (08.11.24): Don’t Be Evil
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By next Thursday, August 16, creditors must vote on whether to approve the Chapter 11 liquidation plan of FTX, the once high-flying cryptocurrency exchange. FTX’s former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried aka SBF—the son of two Stanford law professors, who went on to become one of the world’s youngest billionaires—is behind bars. He’s in the process of appealing his convictions for fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering, as well as his 25-year prison sentence. Ryne Miller 🇺🇸 served as general counsel of FTX US, one of several corporate entities that was part of the sprawling FTX empire. Working out of New York, he was not part of SBF’s high-living, Bahamas-based inner circle. But after a fateful phone call in November 2022 from SBF’s father, Joe Bankman, informing Ryne of a multibillion-dollar “liquidity hole”—some $8 billion to $10 billion in FTX customer deposits that had somehow gone missing—he played a crucial role in responding to the situation. By the end of that week, FTX was in bankruptcy. Why did Ryne leave a partnership at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, one of the world’s leading law firms, to become the GC of FTX US? Should he have noticed certain red flags at the company, such as the lack of a board or a weak compliance function? What lessons does he draw from his time at the company? And how is he putting them to work today at his new law firm, Miller Strategic Partners LLP, which marks its one-year anniversary next month? Ryne and I covered all this and more, in the latest edition of the Original Jurisdiction podcast. Thanks to Ryne for joining me, and thanks to NexFirm for sponsoring! https://bit.ly/3T3uHWD #podcast #podcasts #podcasting #law #lawyer #lawyers #attorney #attorneys #legalcareer #legalcareers #regulation #regulatorylaw #finance #crypto #cryptocurrency #FTX #bankruptcy #bankruptcylaw #digitalasset #digitalassets #Bitcoin
‘Just Keep Going’: Former FTX General Counsel Ryne Miller
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