Navigation Over the past week, litigators, court watchers and lawmakers have warned that the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial 5-4 ruling allowing Texas’ six-week abortion ban to take effect could have far-reaching and potentially dangerous consequences moving forward—and not just in abortion cases. Click Here To Read The Full Article
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OK, You Broke Me. I Give Up on Motions in Limine
Today’s lawyers think differently. They eschew the sword of a well-argued objection in favor of the shield of a motion in limine. Unfortunately, this important tool in the litigator’s toolbox has been so misused and abused that it no longer has much effect. Click Here To Read The Full Article
'People Want Confidence' In Their Leaders: Why Sidley Makes Succession Planning a Priority
In this week’s episode, Law.com business of law reporter Dylan Jackson talks to Yvette Ostolaza, the chair-elect of Sidley Austin’s management committee, and Larry Barden, the firm’s outgoing chair, about the firm’s approach to cultivating a new generation of leadership. Click Here To Read The Full Article
A Kirkland Associate's Journey From Kandahar to the Courtroom + UT Students Can Argue Before Judge Albright + Michael C. Smith Touches All the Texas Bases on BCLT Podcast
Kirkland & Ellis IP honcho Dale Cendali knows fifth-year litigation associate Yvonne Beeler as a strong technical lawyer who’s also poised and decisive under pressure—”a rare talent,” Cendali said. During a firm team-building exercise, Cendali learned some of the back story as to why. Click Here To Read The Full Article
'Lawyers Are Allowed to Have a Conscience:' Day Pitney's Subpoenas in Sandy Hook Lawsuit Test Boundaries, Experts Say
Day Pitney attorneys representing the gun manufacturer Remington Arms sought report cards and disciplinary records on school children killed in the Sandy Hook massacre, subpoenas that legal experts said appeared to have little relevance to the case. Click Here To Read The Full Article