And the world continues to melt.
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We've got key financial data from the top law firms and the takeaway is that it's good to be a big firm. The Am Law 100 this year revealed that more and more firms have joined the super rich and things look bright for Biglaw. Unless someone triggers a global depression or something. We also discuss what it means to be " ... Show More
Aug 2023
Lawyers Are Getting on More Corporate Boards
Wendeen Eolis, Chair/CEO of Eolis International Group, discusses why public companies are increasingly looking for lawyers to become corporate directors. Ethics law expert Arthur Hellman, a Professor at the University of Pittsburgh Law School, discusses the country’s oldest feder ... Show More
26m 17s
May 2025
The Economics of Law Firms’ Resistance to Trump, with John Morley
<p>The rule of law is essential to the flourishing of liberal democracy and capitalism. Yet, it is now under pressure in the United States, and corporate law firms are in the eye of the storm. Over the last few weeks, President Donald Trump has issued executive orders against sev ... Show More
48m 3s
Apr 2025
‘I Felt Ashamed.’ Why One Lawyer Resigned When His Firm Caved to Trump
<p>Over the past few weeks, President Trump has used executive orders to wage war on law firms, specifically targeting those whose lawyers have investigated or sued him, or represented his enemies in court.</p><p>Michael Barbaro speaks to Thomas Sipp, a lawyer who chose to quit a ... Show More
35m 49s
Mar 2025
How Trump Is Scaring Big Law Firms Into Submission
<p>After engaging in a campaign of retribution against his enemies within the federal government, President Trump is turning to those outside of it.</p><p>Michael S. Schmidt, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, explains what that retribution has looked like for a si ... Show More
24m 59s
Sep 18
Elon Musk's Pay Package and the Threat to the Delaware Corporation
If you look at prospectuses and earnings documents for almost any company, you're going to see a Delaware address. For more than a century, the state has been the place to go to if you're setting up a business. And in fact, Delaware has catered to these corporate clients, setting ... Show More
37m 10s
Sep 27
'Breathtakingly corrupt, and mind-blowingly stupid': Trump DOJ on shaky ground with Comey indictment
<p>George Conway, president of the Society for the Rule of Law, and Liz Oyer, former Department of Justice pardon attorney, talk with Jen Psaki about the myriad flaws and shortfalls in the Trump Justice Department's case against former FBI director James Comey.</p><p>New files tu ... Show More
40m 23s