Manhattan.
What a mess this town’s in tatters I’ve been shattered My brain’s been battered, splattered all over Manhattan.
Yesteday was First Monday: The Supreme Court begins again.
The economic news made yesterday’s “first Monday in October”, the ceremonial start of the Supreme Court’s term, seem like a detail. So […]
So what do we do now?
Service Firms, and The Way-Down Global Economy. Some advice, often with related links, from people who think about it all the time […]
“Women good, men bad.”
Ah, the utter tragedy, and injustice, of Nature, of biology–and of the girl and boy thing. Where will it all end? “Where […]
So far, U.S. bailout not helping in Asia and Europe.
E.g., Bloomberg and AP.
It’s official: Blawg Review, and legal blogging, have arrived.
Today I’m in hard-working heavily-German southwestern Ohio, where it’s always German-American day. And this morning from Germany’s Rhineland-Palatinate–the area thousands of west […]
Client Service Worldwide: And the winner is…
The Client Choice Awards 2008, sponsored by the International Law Office, picked London-based Allen & Overy as the top client service firm […]
Government by Gaels?
Dance there upon the shore; What need have you to care For wind or water’s roar? The charm. The love of words. […]
To Sarah Palin: Will you marry me?
Ever thought about unloading the First Dude? I’m 5’10”, weigh 165, stay in shape. Educated, hard-working. In my spare time, I work […]
“Slick Answers to Lazy Interrogatories.”
Color me silly, but I love and respect written discovery during the pretrial process in American federal courts. Years ago, a fed-up […]
Lawyers, Voting and Voters’ Rights
Politics are always important. If you are a lawyer and don’t believe that, please (a) sue your law school, (b) find another […]
D.C. Circuit vacates air monitoring rule.
Sierra Club v. Environmental Protection Agency, 536 F.3d 673 (D.C. Cir. 2008). We forgot to note that, in mid-August, the D.C. Circuit […]
THE List of Global Arbitration Centers.
Courtesy of the excellent and always-understated China Law Blog, and particularly of Los Angeles lawyer Constance Kim, here’s a gem your clients […]
The World’s Markets: Grim.
The headline and Andrew Clark’s reporting in London’s The Guardian are representative: Panic Grips World’s Markets; Shock as American Rescue Plan Rejected. […]
America needs GeekLawyer right now. But Is he dead?
No posts from the bad barrister in 10 days. Drugs? Alcohol? Working?
Citigroup buys Wachovia’s banking units.
For $2.2 billion. Another Black September sideshow and detail–but a fair one for Wachovia shareholders. See New York Times.
LinkedIn and Xing as “Facebook for Suits.”
This week’s The Economist: there are now 35 million members between LinkedIn and Xing. WAC? and some HMPC lawyers were early joiners. […]
All IP, All Week: Blawg Review #179
See Blawg Review #179 at Securing Innovation. One of the better BRs this year. Query: Did the U.S. Constitution’s framers regard patents […]
Is Obama too wimpy to be President of the United States?
For over two decades, I’ve worked for and raised money for both national Republican and Democratic officeholders and candidates. And I’ve always […]
I.M. Pei gets more scandalous in Paris?
First the Louvre, now this. Where will it end? See Le Blagueur à Paris.
Ease-of-Use Awards for Services?
In 2004, services sold alone or as support features to the sale of goods and products accounted for over 65% of the […]
McCain v. Obama debates = a boring draw.
What a choice. Yawn. Old-Maverick-Populist-Soldier versus Jimmy-Carter-With-Harvard-Law-Degree. WAC? can name about 36 white guys off the top of his head who live […]
Report: Last night’s “Right-to-work-real-hard” rally in Detroit.
Bring us your Beethovens, your Ted Turners, your Wayne Kramers…