May 21 (Bloomberg) -- Joan Lukey, partner at Ropes & Gray LLP, talks with Bloomberg Law's Spencer Mazyck about her successful representation of best-selling crime writer Patricia Cornwell in a highly-publicized lawsuit accusing…more
May 20 (Bloomberg) -- While the Supreme Court has three female justices, a Hispanic and an African-American, the lawyers appearing before it are almost all white males.
According to the Associated Press, during the roughly…more
May 17 (Bloomberg Law) -- Robert Walker, attorney at Wiley Rein LLP, talks with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about the legal and ethical implications of law firms selling political intelligence. Last month, the SEC issued…more
May 16 (Bloomberg Law) -- Trevor Faure, Global Leader of Legal Services for Ernst & Young, tells Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia that the needs of general counsels at large corporations have changed in recent years and that most law…more
May 15 (Bloomberg) -- Shonali Bhowmik, leader of the indie rock band Tigers and Monkeys, talks with Bloomberg Law's Spencer Mazyck about her transition from Emory Law School to a career in music. The singer, songwriter and…more
May 15 (Bloomberg Law) -- Trustees of all types are sleeping easier, knowing that their liabilities for theft by a co-trustee is a debt that can be wiped out in bankruptcy as a result of a unanimous Supreme Court decision…more
May 14 (Bloomberg) -- Eric Lasker, partner at Hollingsworth LLP, talks with Bloomberg Law's Spencer Mazyck about successfully defending DynCorp International Inc. in U.S. federal court litigation with several thousand Ecuadorian…more
May 13 (Bloomberg) — Turns out Case Western Reserve University School of Law Dean Lawrence Mitchell may have been right. In January, he told us that the ABA and National Association for Law Placement look at jobs data on recent…more
May 10 (Bloomberg Law) -- Michael Greenberger, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Law, tells Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia that a new set of legislation making its way through the House of Representatives could…more
May 9 (Bloomberg Law) -- Elie Mystal, editor at Above the Law, tells Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia that his blog's new law school rankings sought to list the top 50 American law schools by relying on an "outcome based"…more
May 8 (Bloomberg) -- Reverend Luther Zeigler, an Episcopal chaplain at Harvard University, talks with Bloomberg Law's Spencer Mazyck about his transition from practicing law at Crowell & Moring LLP to becoming a minister. …more
May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Although Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is out of bankruptcy a year, the case continues to make law. As Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia and Bloomberg News bankruptcy columnist Bill Rochelle discuss on their…more
May 7 (Bloomberg) -- Gregory Gale, partner at Squire Sanders LLP, talks with Bloomberg Law's Spencer Mazyck about his representation of 17-year-old British programming whiz Nick D'Aloisio in the recent sale of his mobile startup…more
May 6 (Bloomberg) -- Back in the Mad Men days -- 1964, to be precise -- there were hardly any female lawyers at major NY firms. That's when Christine Beshar joined prestigious white-shoe firm, Cravath, Swaine & Moore. She became…more
May 3 (Bloomberg Law) -- Rodge Cohen, partner at Sullivan & Cromwell who represents the nation's largest banks, talks with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about the concept of Too Big To Fail and a recent proposal from Senators…more
