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Eric Komitee, Trump Pick for NY Court, Made Millions as Hedge Fund GC Komitee joined the New York-based hedge fund in 2008 following an eight-year stint in the U.S. Attorney's Office in... Read More Respect for the Rule of Law is a Two-Way Street | New Jersey Law Journal American lawyers speak regularly of the rule of law and our fervent support for that. What goes unexplored is the clash... Read More Connecticut Legislature Folds to Mob Justice | Connecticut Law Tribune We look to our leaders to stand up for right and to show courage. The General Assembly let us down on this one. Up or... Read More Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility | The Legal Intelligencer The Legal Intelligencer I am a suspended lawyer and want to work with a business or as a real estate agent. The Pennsylvania Rules of Disciplinary... Read More

LAW FIRM COMPETITION | NEWS DOJ Antitrust Vet Joins Morrison & Foerster in DC By Ryan Lovelace Lisa Phelan prosecuted hundreds of cases over more than two decades at the Justice Department. Read More SPONSORED BY MOLOLAMKEN Supreme Court Business Briefing The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Term yielded a number of cases substantially affecting business. E-commerce, arbitration, patents, and securities figured prominently. The MoloLamken Supreme Court Business Briefing succinctly explains the impact of those decisions on the litigation landscape and business environment. Read this analysis from one of the Nation’s leading litigation boutiques. READ MORE CIVIL APPEALS | NEWS Kavanaugh Has Long Questioned Agency Power. Just Look at His First Opinion. By C. Ryan Barber Brett Kavanaugh, on a panel with fellow judges Thomas Griffith and Douglas Ginsburg of the U.S. Court of Appeals for... Read More CIVIL RIGHTS | COMMENTARY Star Litigators Notch First Win in Suit Against Charlottesville Neo-Nazis By Jenna Greene Suing white supremacists is not for the faint of heart—but Roberta Kaplan and Karen Dunn are not backing down. Read More

The Facts and Misconceptions Between Undue Influence and Mental Capacity in New York | New York Law Journal New York Law Journal In their Trusts and Estate Law column C Raymond Radigan and John G. Farinacci discuss guardianship matters and claims... Read More

Too Little, Too Latte: What Businesses Should Take Away From the Starbucks Predicament | New York Law Journal New York Law Journal What can other employers learn from Starbucks' recent highly publicized troubles over the arrest for trespassing in... Read More

In a Job Interview, How Do You Explain Being Fired? | The Recorder The Recorder When asked about the reasons or nature of your departure be honest. But choose your words and messaging carefully. Read More

CIVIL APPEALS | NEWS Kavanaugh Has Long Questioned Agency Power. Just Look at His First Opinion. By C. Ryan Barber Brett Kavanaugh, on a panel with fellow judges Thomas Griffith and Douglas Ginsburg of the U.S. Court of Appeals for... Read More

LEGAL EDUCATION | NEWS Yale Students Call on School to Oppose Alumni Kavanaugh's SCOTUS Nomination By Karen Sloan Yale students and alumni called Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh a threat to democracy in a letter to the school's... Read More

ELECTION AND POLITICAL LAW | NEWS Big Law, Academia & Advocates: Early Lines on Kavanaugh By ALM Staff The nomination of Brett Kavanaugh triggered a flood of responses from top appellate lawyers in Big Law, law school professors... Read More JUDGES No Sentencing Date (Yet) for Michael Flynn, Charged in Mueller Case By Ellis Kim Michael Flynn and his lawyer, Robert Kelner, a Covington & Burling election-law partner in Washington, appeared before... Read More

CIVIL APPEALS | NEWS Kavanaugh Might Have Recusal Problems If These Cases Reach SCOTUS By Marcia Coyle D.C. Circuit cases involving abortion, religious discrimination, the environment and military justice could present... Read More

Akhil Amar, Liberal Prof at Yale Law, Would Testify for Kavanaugh If Asked “I have followed his career with care,” Yale Law's Akhil Amar said, adding that “it’s my job” to share the information... Read More

Kavanaugh Confirmation Team Takes Shape, Boosted by Former Clerks Some of Brett Kavanaugh's former clerks are returning to government or taking new roles within the Trump administration... Read More