A judge’s YouTube dissent, Paul Weiss’s deal with Donald Trump, Kirkland’s latest financials, and a notable new appellate boutique.| davidlat.substack.com
And of the three, Justice Jackson is emerging as the most full-throated progressive, in the mold of Justices Brennan and Douglas.| davidlat.substack.com
Did fighting or folding to Trump get reflected in the new Vault 100 ranking?| davidlat.substack.com
A former Williams & Connolly partner, Judge Reyes has handled several high-profile cases during her two and a half years on the bench.| davidlat.substack.com
Hoping to get better at business development? There’s a book for that: ‘The Activator Advantage,’ by Dr. Matthew Dixon et al.| davidlat.substack.com
Litigators leaving Biglaw to launch boutiques predated Trump, of course—and the trend will continue long after he’s gone.| davidlat.substack.com
Some billion-dollar firms have feet of clay—which the executive orders were perfectly designed to smash.| davidlat.substack.com
Here’s what Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp sent to his colleagues on Sunday afternoon.| davidlat.substack.com
Trump will rescind his executive order targeting the firm, in exchange for various concessions agreed to by chair Brad Karp.| davidlat.substack.com
That’s what one federal judge said about the executive order targeting Perkins Coie—and I agree with her wholeheartedly.| davidlat.substack.com
Why is not citing fake cases so hard?| davidlat.substack.com
In his first week in office, President Trump has issued executive orders and taken other actions with significant implications for the legal community.| davidlat.substack.com
Alec Baldwin’s ‘dream team,’ shocking allegations against a (former) federal judge, a juicy suit over law faculty hiring, and Paul Hastings’s latest big-name hire.| davidlat.substack.com
‘The prestige ranking, while maybe a bit gross, is the one really valuable thing that U.S. News still does,’ according to Professor Brian Frye.| davidlat.substack.com
Harvard, UVA, and Georgetown were the most noteworthy gainers in the T14.| davidlat.substack.com
Judge Aileen Cannon’s shrewd move, a conservative hire at Yale Law, Winston's interesting new offering, and other legal news from the week that was.| davidlat.substack.com
Listen now (46 minutes) | A longtime advocate for SCOTUS reform analyzes—and offers numerical scores for—the justices' recent ethics controversies.| davidlat.substack.com
Here's a curated yet comprehensive collection of news updates, original documents, and online commentary.| davidlat.substack.com
Congratulations, Stanford Law, you're now in the limelight.| davidlat.substack.com