Author: bakhtawar

“It is  Friday. I think,” as I double-check my calendar on the phone. ⚙️ It could be any other day. ⚙️ I might have believed you if you told me it was Tuesday! ⬛ The days of the week have become suggestions. ⬛ ⬛ The differences among days are marginal at best.   ⬛ ⬛ … Continue reading Tuesday, Friday, What’s The Difference? Continue Reading →

Being a lawyer is an extremely stressful profession. I know this for a fact because I feel the stress quite often and my friends who are lawyers tell me the same thing. Studies have confirmed that lawyers are very stressed out and are thus prone to being dissatisfied with their jobs. That is why it … Continue reading Take A Vacation: Escaping The Stress Of Being A Lawyer Continue Reading →

Over the last few decades, companies like Securus have managed to obtain a cozy, government-supported monopoly over prison phone and teleconferencing services. Like any monopoly, this has pretty traditionally resulted in not only sky high rates — upwards of $14 per minute for phone calls — but comically poor service as well. Because these folks are in … Continue reading FCC Boss Ajit Pai Pretends To Care About A Prison Telco Monopoly Problem He Helped Protect Continue Reading →

As Lady Bracknell might have it were she an entirely different character, to suffer one gender bias allegation, Mr. Cohen, may be regarded as a misfortune; to be hit with a second (and third!) looks like carelessness. And yet. Sara Vavra, who departed as head of global macro in October, and Shannon Gitlin, who works in Point72’s investor … Continue reading Seems Like Ex-Point72 General Counsel Was On To Something About It Being ‘A Really Tough Place For Women’ Continue Reading →

As Lady Bracknell might have it were she an entirely different character, to suffer one gender bias allegation, Mr. Cohen, may be regarded as a misfortune; to be hit with a second (and third!) looks like carelessness. And yet. Sara Vavra, who departed as head of global macro in October, and Shannon Gitlin, who works in Point72’s investor … Continue reading Seems Like Ex-Point72 General Counsel Was On To Something About It Being ‘A Really Tough Place For Women’ Continue Reading →

Bar Exam Madness: We’ve got online tests… online fails… and a two-point gift. Meanwhile, the people who actually use data to assess the “risk” to the public don’t care at all if we just go to diploma privilege. Layoffs: Sullivan & Cromwell cutting jobs. On The Plus Side: Other Biglaw firms have reversed earlier salary cuts. Oopsies: Arnold & Porter to pay … Continue reading Protecting The Public By Making Them Sick Continue Reading →

* A Colorado strip club, which sued over a requirement that strippers stay at least 25 feet from patrons due to COVID-19, has reached an agreement with authorities to stay open. Guess some people think strip clubs are essential businesses… [Business Den] * A fellow attorney reportedly warned New York bar authorities that the lawyer … Continue reading Morning Docket: 07.23.20 Continue Reading →

Authorities believe that Roy Den Hollander is responsible for killing the son of Judge Esther Salas and critically wounding her husband. He’s also linked to the earlier murder of Marc Angelucci. It’s a tragic turn in the story of a “men’s rights” activist attorney whose career served as a punchline for years as he sued night clubs … Continue reading When It Stops Being A Joke: Did We All Indulge Suspected Killer By Mocking Him? Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON: In a stormy two-hour hearing, members of the House Oversight Committee lambasted Lockheed Martin and Pentagon officials for putting pilots at risk of accidents by failing to fix the F-35’s troubled maintenance system. “Fix this now, before you have blood on your hands,” said Rep. Rashida Talib. Criticism and concern came from both sides of the … Continue reading Lawmakers Blast Lockheed, DoD Over F-35 Parts Problems Continue Reading →