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December 15, 2020 at 12:31 PM
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Kannon Shanmugam, at the Paul Weiss offices in Washington, D.C. (photo by David Lat).
Ed. note: This column originally appeared on December 9 on Original Jurisdiction, the new Substack publication from David Lat.
I’m often asked whether I miss the practice of law. Generally my answer is no; I love my work of writing about law and the legal profession.
But as a former appellate attorney, if I could return to the world of practice for one experience, it would be to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Having even just one argument before SCOTUS is the dream of many a lawyer.
Boies Schiller names new managing partner trio in latest leadership shakeup
14 December 2020
Move follows departure of co-managing partner Nicholas Gravante to Cadwalader at the start of December
Shutterstock Boies Schiller Flexner (BSF) has named three new managing partners after co-managing partner Nicholas Gravante quit earlier this month to join Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft, rounding off a turbulent year for the high-profile New York-based litigation firm that has seen dozens of partners head for the exit. BSF has appointed Sigrid McCawley, Matthew Schwartz and Alan Vickery to the shared managing partner role, with Gravante’s previous co-managing partner, Natasha Harrison, promoted to deputy chair.
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Left to right, top to bottom: Monique Burt Williams, Brittanie Chin-Merkerson, Olga V. Mack, Bill Kirst, Julie Honor, and David Lat (photos via Lateral Link).
The year 2020 has been full of changes some bad, some good, but all important and necessary for us to deal with, both as lawyers and as human beings. And many of these changes have involved technology for example, the increased adoption and use of videoconferencing platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams.
If you’re seeking guidance in terms of how to navigate these changing times, you’ve come to the right place. Let’s talk about change management the process, tools, and techniques used to manage the human side of change.
presumably very drunk kid did this, should that be disqualifying? that s the question at the end of the day. we re not talking about should he be disqualified to be a dog catcher. a supreme court justice. so maybe they should choose amy comey barrett, one of my friends on the right. but to her point, if that s the most interesting question. if kavanaugh for rest of his life was a prince, if he did this, is it disqualifying? well, i think that one of the things we have to do is see how does he address this. we have, by the way, a candidate for the supreme court who apparently based on e-mails has already perjuried himself once. back in 2006. good point. he said the senate tried to cover it up by marking the e-mail confidential. where two e-mails at least say he was involved in a secret meeting yes, but david lat blew that whole thing up. i m sorry, you ve got