Big Law's Egg-Freezing Trend, Stone Prosecutor's Somber Resignation, Big Tech Antitrust Probes: The Morning Minute
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February 18, 2020 at 06:00 AM
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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
WARNING - "Be prepared to report future abuses." That's what a letter signed by more than 2,000 former DOJ lawyers tells prosecutors nationwide to expect following the DOJ leadership's move to overrule the recommendation by federal prosecutor Jonathan Kravis and his three colleagues that sought seven to nine years in prison for former Trump ally Roger Stone, convicted of witness tampering and lying to Congress. Kravis last week resigned from his post as an assistant U.S. attorney, and three colleagues withdrew from the Stone case. As C. Ryan Barber reports, Kravis' resignation was, for current and former colleagues, a somber end to an impressive prosecutorial career.
BENNIES – Weil Gotshal is the latest firm to provide women with assisted pregnancy benefits, including in vitro-fertilization, egg freezing and up an allowances for surrogacy and adoption. In her latest column, The Careerist Vivia Chen writes that she likes the trend, but others are calling it dystopian madness aimed at keeping women tied to their jobs.
LIFT OFF – Two lawyers from Debevoise's aviation finance practice have joined Winstead as partners to launch a New York office for the Texas-based firm. Jack Newsham reports that the opening in New York marks the firm's first new office in a decade. Jaesuk "Jay" Yoo and Jaeyong "Jae" So, most recently counsel at Debevoise, help airlines negotiate with manufacturers, lenders and lessors to acquire, fund and lease airplanes.
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EDITOR'S PICKS
'I Knew What Life Was Like': How This Managing Partner Thrived Amid the Whiteness of Big Law
Big Tech Antitrust Investigations: 3 Things for General Counsel to Know
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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
NEW OFFICE – Litigation firm Hausfeld is opening an office in Amsterdam with a team of lawyers, including three partners, from Dutch litigation boutique Zippro Meijer. Varsha Patel reports that the office, which is planned to open March 1, is Hausfeld's seventh in Europe and 12th globally. Other European locations for the firm include Paris, London and Brussels.
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