Thacher, Proffitt & Wood Closing Doors
After 160 years, the subprime-mortgage crisis wipes out one of the city's oldest firms.
Posted 12/09/08 in Daily Intel
The Greatest Depression
Marc Dreier’s Amazing Hoax
A Park Avenue lawyer is accused of swindling hedge funds out of millions.
Posted 10/30/08 in Daily Intel
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Matt Bai and Patricia J. Williams Argue Over Religion in Government and Homeowners’ Role in the Financial Crisis
'New York Times Magazine' writer Matt Bai and 'The Nation' columnist Patricia J. Williams argue over what an Obama presidency might mean for the judiciary and abortion, the current role of religion in government, and whether homeowners aren't partly to blame for the financial crisis.
Posted 10/21/08 in Daily Intel
Instant Politics
Dahlia Lithwick and Ayelet Waldman on Michelle Bachmann and Why They’re So Worried About Voter Suppression
Today, Slate's Dahlia Lithwick and author Ayelet Waldman discuss Michelle Bachmann's anti-Obama blunder, the discouraging fight against incipient voter suppression, and George W. Bush's one enduring, “raging success.”
Posted 09/26/08 in Daily Intel
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Bedbug Law Emerges As Hot New Field in Vermin-Infested New York
In the criminal justice system, bloodsucking is considered especially heinous.
Posted 09/09/08 in Daily Intel
Susan Molinari to Join Bracewell & Giuliani
The former Staten Island representative will be helping Rudy’s firm on government affairs.
Fire Up Your Silk Screen: Mickey Mouse Might Be in the Public Domain
Disney, of course, doesn't think this is nearly as hilarious as we do.
Posted 07/10/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Horizon Strategy’s John Devaney Says He Is ‘Bleeding, Personally’ After Loss of Hedge Fund
Clearly, he doesn't know Daily Intel's golden rule. That and more, in our daily roundup of need-to-know news from the fields of finance, media, law, and real estate.
Posted 06/09/08 in Daily Intel
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Did Paris Hilton’s PR Firm Give Lawyer the Tabloid Treatment?
Fired intellectual-
property lawyer Jeremy Pitcock claims his ex-employer's flashy PR firm made a little "inappropriate behavior" charge sound like he was caught driving a hooker around backward in a car seat, or something.
Posted 05/12/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
‘Playboy’ Profits: Going Down?
Plus, '02138' graduates to a new publisher, Bush goes online, and Skadden makes big bucks — all in our daily industry roundup.
Posted 05/05/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Murdoch Won't Go Any Higher on ‘Newsday’ Bid
Also, Microsoft gives up on Yahoo, Berkshire Hathaway's profits tank briefly, and Buzz Bissinger apologizes to Will Leitch, all in our daily industry roundup.
Posted 05/02/08 in Daily Intel
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Bloomberg, Baby, You've Got a Real Problem on Your Hands
A slew of other women join the class-action suit against Bloomberg LP for discrimination of female employees.
Jerry Springer Not Good Enough for Whiny Law Students
Apparently the talk-show host is not classy enough to address the future document reviewers of our nation's enormous law firms.
Posted 04/28/08 in Vulture
Tube Junkie
Justice Antonin Scalia Is Severus Snape
The parallels were there all along, even before we heard Scalia basically admit to the synchronicity between his life and "greasy git" Snape's.
Posted 04/24/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Zuckerman, Sulzberger, and the News Corp. Board Weigh In on Murdoch's ‘Newsday’ Bid
Once again, the Aussie media mogul is all over our daily industry roundup.
Posted 04/22/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Les Moonves Has Bigger Fish to Fry Than Katie Couric
He's got to deal with Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman, who the 'Post' says is out for Moonves's neck.
Posted 04/16/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Good-bye ‘Real Housewives of New York,’ Hello ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’!
Not enough 'Times' newsroom workers are taking the buyouts, BlackBerrys are outlawed at a law firm, and Ikea is finally arriving.
Posted 04/11/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
George Soros: You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
Publishing musical chairs, bad news on the economy front, and gripes about law-school rankings — all in our daily roundup.
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