Much beloved, charismatic, handsome trial lawyer “trained as a spy.”
Today I am coming clean with everyone that, during summer breaks at college and law school, I was “trained as a spy”. […]
Month: May 2014
John F. Lynch: “Sitting on the Wall.” Or how should law firms think about GCs and In-house Counsel?
We had a good reaction in the blawgosphere two weeks ago when we introduced and ran “Sitting on the Wall”, an address […]
Rule 9: 24/7 for clients and customers of professionals?
Yes, sir. That’s exactly what you signed up to do, Sparky. See Rule 9: Be There For Clients–24/7 at our world-class but […]
Hey guys, it’s okay now. Khaki pants season begins today.
A word about men–yes, we professional men–and khaki. Women may wear any fabric or color they choose in any season. We generally […]
Emma Thompson’s public service announcement on social media: I’d like to hear from her at least once a week.
Or from someone like her. In a new Vanity Fair interview, Thompson said of social media, which she likened to root canal […]
Big Moxie Alert: Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services. Seriously.
“A nonprofit law firm incubating the growth of environmental legal services for modest means clients.” That’s the way Fair Shake Environmental Legal […]
Have you ever had this much fun just doing your job?
You don’t have to die to go to heaven Or hang around to be born again. Tune into what this place has […]
Refreshing, and more please: Emma Thompson’s comments on lemmings, root canals and social media.
See over at NBC’s TODAY Entertainment the short article “Emma Thompson blasts social media: ‘I’d rather have root canal treatment’ than join.” […]
Read Jeffrey Carr’s analysis of DOJ’s China cyber-spying indictment.
Three days ago, the U.S. Department of Justice announced its indictment of five Chinese military officers for cyberespionage and theft of trade […]
United States of America v. Wang Dong, et al. (Crim. No. 14-118 W.D.Pa.)
We went so completely mental yesterday about the FBI’s Wanted posters in our China cyber-spy indictment (aka WangGate) summary that we forgot […]
Dan Harris’s China Law: Contracts That Work.
Seattle-based Dan Harris, at his enduring, practical China Law Blog discusses China Contracts That Work. Dan’s post begins: There are three rules […]
United State of America v. Wang Dong, et al. (Criminal No.14-118 WDPa).
We got so excited yesterday about the FBI’s Wanted posters that we forgot to link to the indictment.
Grand jury indicts 5 Chinese “military hackers” on hacking and espionage charges.
Today the U.S. Justice Department announced its indictment of five Chinese military officers for stealing commercial data from American companies and unions. […]
Grand jury in Pittsburgh indicts 5 Chinese “military hackers” on hacking and espionage charges.
Today the U.S. Justice Department announced its indictment of five Chinese military officers for stealing commercial data from American companies and unions. […]
Early Dog Days in California: Upper-90s with increasing existential dread by Monday.
When you shake what you got, and girl, you’ve got a lot, you’re really somethin’, child. When you’re hot you’re hot, you […]
Pending in Iraq’s Parliament: Legislation permitting men to marry 9-year-olds.
Karim Kadim/AP We missed this one two days ago. National Public Radio reports at one of its blogs that “Iraq Debates Law […]
In these sleepy SoCal towns there’s just no place for a street fightin’ man.
Each American city you are lawyering in has its own pace and tone. In San Diego, for example, it’s all about Being […]
The Net: European Union Court sides with privacy-based “right to be forgotten” and riles everyone else.
On Tuesday, the highest court in Europe ruled that, in many cases, an EU citizen can ask a search engine to remove […]
EU Court of Justice :
Privacy v. Free SpeechThe European Union’s Court of Justice ruled
Saturday with Jay and Silent Bob: “You don’t know Jungle Love?”
I got a bearskin rug I got a fireplace too And I’m all the way wild baby All the things I could […]
Customers Jay and Silent Bob want to buy something. Pay attention.
The Great Customer Service Ruse: What If Consumers Got Up Off Their Knees?
Is it just me? Year after year, the cult of customer/client service “trends” stridently in books, trade journals, company meetings and on […]
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Deer Lakes Park drilling plan approved by Allegheny County Council, 9-5
Pittsburgh’s Fracking War Part 2: No joy in Steelville
Deer Lakes Park drilling plan approved by Allegheny County Council, 9-5
Pittsburgh’s Fracking War Part 2: No joy in much of Steelville.
Hardly a mandate. Approved by 9 to 5 vote early this morning was the controversial lease for drilling of natural gas under […]
Pittsburgh’s Fracking War: The Allegheny County Council’s Big Night.
In a challenge to fracking that’s made national news, anti-fracking groups in Pittsburgh have been a constant thorn in the side of […]