Covering big law firms, money and the legal services business for @BLaw. My weekly column runs Thursdays: https://xitter.cf/t.co/qDQKNiHTz9
Chicago, IL
Joined January 2012
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Two ex-Lewis Brisbois partners left the boutique they started after their former firm released a tranche of racist, sexist and antisemitic emails the partners wrote while employed there.
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The CEO of a company that uses AI to guide decisions about launching missiles says: "The machine must remain subordinate to its creator." Shares up 20% bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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The US will ultimately pay billions to #CampLejeune toxic water victims, their relatives and lawyers. But the case seems off to a slow, stumbling start. The latest from @KaustuvBasu1, who's covering it like no one else: news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
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A bill that would have required broad disclosure of outside funders behind lawsuits in California has been watered down after lobbying by plaintiffs’ lawyers and funding groups.
@EmilyRSiegel has more for @BLaw.
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A trader named The F*cker infiltrated Venezuela's oil auctions using secret chatrooms, offshore shells and inside men. Then America's most (in)famous lawyer got his laptop and launched the wildest lawsuit you've never heard of.
My latest. Buckle-up! bloomberg.com/news/features/…
"An associate made this" doesn't seem like a good thing to say here? at.law.com/ti34u6?cmp=share_…
Our story on Burford Capital's early win in its big bet on a payout from Argentina
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Here's the 64-page order in $YPF case that dropped shortly before trading halted in @BurfordCapital
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All we've got from Burford so far is announcing there was a summary judgment order in the case. sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/…
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A bit of news: Today is my first day as a senior reporter covering litigation finance at @BLaw! I’m really excited to get started.
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Buckley lost some partners to bigger firms. So, they did something about it #noegomove
“What we were hearing from the departed partners was they were really enticed by a larger platform. It made us more open when the connection with Orrick was made..."
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Always a good day when the Big Law beat brings golf news. news.bloomberglaw.com/busine…
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The problem is exacerbated if I publish this entire newsletter on just one theme at great volume. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
However pissed off her son said Virginia was, or Bears fans continue to be, we’re lucky to have @readjack. The guy is @espn talent, like reading Wright Thompson at his best.
Happy 100th birthday to the matriarch of Chicago sports and the owner of the Bears, Virginia McCaskey, born Virginia Marion Halas on this day in 1923. She's seen basically the entire history of the Bears.
My story coming at @WCGridiron later this morning. Bear Down!
good work if you can get it
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Wrote about blasphemy: Using Twitter productively.
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