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Shout Out to Kirkland
This column is by Janet Stanton, Partner, Adam Smith, Esq. We generally eschew commenting on daily comings-and-goings in Law Land. We make an exception here, because this is actually huge news. I’m speaking about Kirkland’s decision to stop disclosing financial info... read more +Slicing the AmLaw 100 Differently
I want to show you another view of the AmLaw 100, this ranked by "Revenue/Lawyer," a trivially simple calculation to perform, but which reveals a wealth of insight. Some of the results are obvious—our friends at 52nd and Sixth have almost lapped...
Economic Literacy for All
According to The Wall Street Journal, the popularity of economics as an undergrad major is rising: Up 40% in the US in the past 5 years, and the #1 major at Harvard, Columbia, and NYU. Even in Russia and Poland—or, when you think about it, especially...
The Fight Over Sandra Day’s Replacement
Will not be covered in these pages. In case you were worried.
Happy 4th of July
Belated Happy 4th of July to one and all. Around here we tried to keep the celebration very traditional and low-key: Took in a Mets game at Shea (the Yankees were in Detroit losing to the Tigers), had Central Park virtually to ourselves, and made...
DLA Piper: Second to the B-School Party But Still to Be Applauded
The UK's The Lawyer has a weekly poll, which as typically befits such "reader candy" items is usually trivial or gossipy, but this one got my attention: "Last week we asked: The Lawyer revealed this week the resignation of White & Case's London head...