Lawyer Laterals: Free Agents with No Comp Caps 

Lawyer Laterals: Free Agents with No Comp Caps 

Last week’s announcement of the move by Wachtell’s co-chair and veteran litigator to Gibson Dunn certainly got a lot of press. Rightfully so. But I started to think about what’s contributing to or maybe causing so many partners to jump ship....
Lawyer Laterals: Free Agents With No Comp Caps 

Lawyer Laterals: Free Agents With No Comp Caps 

The big news last week was that Bob Savitt, co-chair and veteran litigator with Wachtell, left that firm for Gibson Dunn and took six others with him. (It was supposed to be seven, but that’s a whole other story.) Lots of speculation why, and most of it centered...
Born free and equal

Born free and equal

This is my first article for SCOTUSblog, and I want to explain why I have chosen the header Born Free and Equal for my column. The phrase is derived from the Declaration of Independence, whose 250th anniversary we are celebrating this year. The heart of the...