Special Celtic-Irish guy moment: “Nobody messes with Joe”.
Here in Washington, we’ve all seen how quickly good intentions can turn into broken promises and wasteful spending. And with a plan […]
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More cross-culture. More writing well.
“The teacher’s son’s classroom” may lack elegance, but is surely better than the roundabout “La salle de classe du fils du professeur.” […]
Getting to “cross-culture consensus” in international disputes.
The panel will kindly note she’s had several seconds to answer. Nothing further. And I will sit down. In international arbitration and […]
If you believe in Ed., maybe he won’t die.
See Blawg Review #200, in which Ed. meditates on, well, his demise, and the death of Blawg Review. He and his Sherpas […]
Is that an elected state judge in your pocket?
Or you just hugely happy? In The National Law Journal by Marcia Coyle: “Study finds strong relationship between campaign contributions and decisions […]
IP Monitoring and Lobbying: Our Kind of Better Mousetrap.
In or out of DC, a lawyer in a “regulated-industry” practice is often a lobbyist in the broadest sense–you may not like […]
McDonald’s saves Germany.
In “No Crisis Here“, Hermann the German, our friend and Berlin-based stringer, notes that the company is opening 40 new restaurants in […]
Binge Drinking in Albion.
But is it good for America, too? Before answering read Charon QC’s 2009 piece, “Binge Drinking is Part of Our National Zeitgeist“. […]
Arizona’s Budget Cutbacks: Speed cameras backfire, kill work ethic.
Subduing the driven, rewarding the Slackoiesie. According to our friend Dr. Michael O’Neil, political consultant and pollster with Tempe, Arizona-based O’Neil Associates […]
Superfund: Woburn winding down.
Never as infamous as Love Canal, but equally as disturbing in its harm to human beings and property, the Woburn Superfund site […]
GM and Chrysler want a few billion more.
At Dow Jones‘s MarketWatch, see “GM, Chrysler request up to $39 billion in loans“. The lead: General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, […]
You think?
It would be personally and judicially disrespectful to the United States Supreme Court and its justices for me to proceed in this […]
The Republic of Bennett
WAC? loves Texans, Texas, Houston, Texas, Archie Bell and the Drells, ZZ Top, Shelley Duvall, the late Bob Eckhardt (8th District Congressman, […]
China Corruption Happens.
And it’s okay to talk about it. At China Law Blog, see “China Law And Corruption. You’d Better Know Which Way The […]
Several EU nations compete for worst recession.
Sort of. In “The European Countdown to Poverty“, Joerg Wolf at the Atlantic Review is collecting “downer” economy stories by economist Edward […]
Jim Hassett: More on alternative fees.
Got some best practices for you right here. We still like the billable hour due to its flexibility in the hands of […]
Lamb: The “Disturbing Sameness of Law Firm Marketing”
The “disturbing sameness of law firm marketing and its disturbing ineffectiveness” is just one great money quote. Patrick Lamb, Chicago trial lawyer, […]
Congress passes the “just-might-work” $787 billion stimulus bill.
A bold and historical action. President Obama keeps reminding us it might not work fast or well. We get it. What’s in […]
The unused perk.
Law is the ultimate backstage pass. There are more students in law schools than there are lawyers walking the Earth. –John Milton/Satan/Al […]
Charon QC’s Podcast 100: Lawyers, Yanks and Banks.
But who’s interviewing whom? London’s Charon QC does his 100th Podcast, interviewing WAC?, an annoying Type-A morning person who interrupts for sport, […]
British firm spurns Moscow-based Yank lawyer and “sex” writer.
My good man, what were you thinking? We’re betting she’ll sue Allen & Overy, a large but functional British firm WAC? likes. […]
Is England getting wimpy?
Militarily? We don’t think so. But our friend Joerg Wolf at the Berlin-based Atlantic Review asks “Are Americans Concerned that Britain is […]
Stimulus bill: $789 billion
Yesterday, and ‘ahead of schedule’, House and Senate conferees approved a bill that could be voted on this week. Details of the […]
Is England getting tacky?
Dude, where’s my Cotswolds? We don’t think so. The UK has been successful in keeping vast tracts of rural England looking the […]
Writing well: Craig Williams
How to Get Sued: An Instructional Guide is by Newport Beach trial lawyer and writer J. Craig Williams, who also authors the […]
This is Elkhart.
And this is Elkhart high on Obama. Like my beloved alma mater hundreds of miles away, Elkhart, Indiana is a small but […]
The one-stop e-Discovery shop?
Cases are won or lost at trial on discovery. So in between projects we’ve had an eye out for a “one-stop” e-discovery […]
Look, before you stimulate?
Turning Japanese? We really don’t think so but see at Bloomberg: “Obama Says Any Delay on Stimulus “˜Irresponsible’“. And then read at […]
Watching Legal Blog Watch, Blawg Review, and four more.
…all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know. (JK, 1819) WAC? likes to “review” Blawg Review each week–but lately […]