Month: July 2007

Dow Jones-WSJ deal just about done, according to the Associated Press. We’ve followed this because it’s important world business news: Murdoch’s News […]

Speaking of sound international lawyering, remember the 1960s song “Help! I’m a Rock“? How about “America Drinks and Goes Home” or a […]

David Lat, the AUSA turned incredibly popular uber-blogger–and a guy who’s possibly lived in more American cities (five that we know of […]

See Bill Gratsch’s post at Blawg’s Blog, “Blogs, Law School Rankings, and the Race to the Bottom“, discussing and linking to an […]

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It’s been five years now; it was signed into law by President Bush on July 30, 2002. Major, sweeping and unprecedented, the […]

Jury selection: part science, part art form, always difficult. But nervous fun for those with true grit. Do see Anne Reed’s fine […]

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Americans shallow? C’mon. Lindsay Lohan got trashed again, the shopping malls are all open, Wales is probably in Europe somewhere, and a […]

From time to time we at Hull McGuire and WAC?–having no real agenda except to do interesting legal work for the best […]

Barry Barnett at Blawgletter (business trial law with a sense of humor) has this week’s Blawg Review (a.k.a. the “Funny Blawg Review“). […]

See at Matt Homann’s the [non] billable hour this one: “Grow Your Practice by Asking Clients to Leave.” Hear, hear. Releasing clients […]

Still summer. And WAC? is now here in Laguna Beach, California, in an undisclosed B&B for limousine liberals, and other flakes I […]

At Rich Kuslan’s enduring Asia Business Intelligence, see “What Happens When Your Chinese Supplier Says: Sure, Go Ahead, Sue Me!”, inspired by […]

It’s summer: a season to step back from the canvas and a time, if you will, for simple tool sharpening–and we at […]

The man who writes More Partner Income, one of the best blogs for lawyers and business people, gets around. And he’s been […]

Russia Expels Four U.K. Diplomats in Spy Dispute: MOSCOW (AP) – Russia said Thursday it will expel four British diplomats and suspend […]

Since starting this blog less than two years ago, WAC? has feared that, for most lawyers worldwide, “client service” and “law practice […]

The AP reports that “Senate Pulls All-Nighter On Iraq“. It sounds sillier than anyone expected. And what pansies. In olden days (circa […]

The Associated Press reports that News Corp. has reached a “tentative” deal to buy Dow Jones, which owns The Wall Street Journal: […]

Absolutely. See GeekLawyer, “R-rated”, on this subject. Which brings us to “ratings” for blawgs. Is this a joke? And if not, are […]

WAC? loves Texans, having been forced to associate with some really great and quite bright ones while a student in Durham, North […]

PAMPLONA, SPAIN (AP) – Saturday “was the worst day for injuries in the nine-day San Fermin festival.” Police arrested 125 people during […]

Our next contest: The American Wide Boy Duke Cunningham Awards. Over the next few months, we’ll recognize and discuss hopelessly sleazy but […]

A gentleman named Ray Steib, who wins for attitude and phrasing. “How many Generation X associate lawyers does it take to screw […]

As usual London’s Charon QC (pronounced “Karen”) is smokin’. And drinking Spanish wine grown at high altitudes. Visit him in the Diary […]

To see Lon Chaney walkin’ with the Queen. To work, learn, play

Answer: In our firm, the answer is absolutely yes. Color us spoiled, and even unlawyer-like–but we refuse to represent clients we do […]

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