Law Blog
"WSJ.com on law and business and the business of law." The Wall Street Journal's legal blog features a half-dozen detailed posts daily on a wide variety of legal topics from law firm shakeups—sometimes featuring interviews with BigLaw names—to the U.S. Supreme Court. Posts frequently include links to pleadings and other relevant legal documents.
Author: The Wall Street Journal's Law Blog is written by the Wall Street Journal's Legal Affairs group. The blog's editor is Ashby Jones.
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Recent Posts from Law Blog
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Mad About ‘Mad Men’; A Chat With Former SG Walter Dellinger
WSJ Supreme Court reporter Jess Bravin chatted about the hit show "Mad Men" with former U.S. Solicitor General Walter Dellinger, who happens to be one of the show's biggest fans.
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New York Defense Attorneys Showing Their Empathetic Sides
The past couple of days have shown us a decidedly softer side to the perhaps stereotypical tough-talking New York defense attorney.
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‘Tis the Season: Cleary Matches Cravath Bonuses
This just in: Cleary Gottlieb has matched the Cravath bonuses we reported early this week. The memo reads as follows (click here to read the PDF): -- MEMORANDUM FOR ALL ASSOCIATES ON THE U.S. SALARY…
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Law Profs Gone Wild! UT’s Bobbitt Slams Milberg in Suit
University of Texas law professor Phillip Bobbitt earlier this week sued the law firm formerly known as Milberg Weiss, alleging malpractice in a suit in which he was a plaintiff.
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Holy Bat Brother! Was Directors Kin Plotting Escape?
Matthew Nolan, the jailed brother of The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan, incarcerated in Chicago, apparently attempted a dastardly deed that none has achieved before him: an escape from the high rise federal Metropolitan Correctional…
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What’s to Become of Ropes & Gray?
So, in light of Thursday's shocking allegations that Ropes & Gray associate Arthur Cutillo was at the middle of a large insider-trading scheme, we have to ask: what's going to happen to Ropes & Gray?
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Daughter of Executed Man Reopens Case Against Sharon Keller
A state civil rights group asked a federal judge Thursday to reopen a lawsuit against the chief judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Sharon Keller. Lawyers for the daughter of executed inmate Michael…
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The Real Keys to the Galleon Case?
The WSJ's Susan Pulliam has a story today on the five informants who played so vital a role in the government's case in the Galleon matter.
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Bear Hug? Jury to Get Fraud Case Soon
In the Bear Stearns trial currently playing out in Brooklyn, federal prosecutors on Thursday spent nearly three hours with their closing remarks. The gist of the argument: Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin (pictured) knew their…
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The Galleon Case and The Wire: It’s All in the Game
So what do we make of the government's rather large efforts to bring down an insider-trading ring? For a little insight, we checked in with Michael Gurland, a criminal defense lawyer at Neal, Gerber &…