Sam Skolnik

As Donald Trump's first criminal trial begins today, his 2020 election lawyers have been facing efforts in several states to strip them of their law licenses. Here's where the cases stand - news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-p…

A handy guide to the ethics cases against Trump's election lawyers. From @samskolnik for @BLaw. news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-p…

News: Trump DOJ official Jeffrey Clark broke ethics rules in seeking to overturn 2020 election, DC Bar panel says. Clark could lose his law license. @samskolnik reporting for @BLaw. news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-p…

New: Russian billionaires w/ Putin ties are skirting sanctions by pouring money into funding lawsuits in New York and London. @EmilyRSiegel, @JohnDHolland22 and @GaryHarki go deep into the murky world of litigation funding for @BLaw. news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation-fin…

"Cozen Win for Climate Scientist Brings ‘Sense of Accomplishment’" by @samskolnik for @Bloomberg news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-p…

Lawyers, data scientists join forces to address AI risk for corporations news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-p… @BLaw

A new Nixon Peabody program helps counsel elevate to the firm's partnership, a unique alternative to the standard associate-to-partner Big Law path news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-p… @BLaw

How Terry Rea rose in a male-dominated legal practice area and mentored several female IP lawyers at Crowell & Moring. With @mwshapiro news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-p…

@ZoeTillman Many congrats, Zoe!! Cheers and best wishes to all.

Some *personal news*: Taking a break for a few months because I had a baby! Very, very thankful for the time to get to know this amazing new tiny person, I'll be back on the legal beat next summer 👋

@TheLawyerJess @thelawyercatrin @richlawyer2B Hi all – I curate an aggregation called Wake Up Call for Bloomberg Law. I’d like to link to Jess's new story on private equity. Could you send pls me the text of the story today (I know it's late!) to sskolnik@bloomberglaw.com? Thx!

The American Bar Association is moving ahead with law school "free speech" rules as the Israel-Hamas war has prompted concerns about antisemitism, anti-Arab sentiment on university campuses. @samskolnik & @tatyanamonnay have the story for Bloomberg Law. news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-p…

Louisiana case “is a shot across the bow” and a warning to mandatory state bars “that they should do what they’re there for” news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-p…

The American Bar Association @ABAesq brought in $227 million in its most recent fiscal year—a record for the group, which has suffered persistent membership dues drops news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-p…

Big Law’s AI Jobs Lay Foundation for Tech’s Wider Use at Firms @samskolnik news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-p… Analyzes #BigLaw job listings Interesting insights re #LLM activity

@papscun @BLaw What the heck, Dan! Best of luck with your next gig. Let’s please keep in touch.

Some ~personnel~ news: After nearly 2.5 years, today was my last @BLaw. It’s been the best professional experience of my life. I’m incredibly thankful for everything I’ve learned and everyone I’ve met here. I’ll have more to say soon on where I’m headed next. But first: a nap.

Of the 94 federal district courts, 25 have never had a non-White judge. Nowhere is the disparity more jarring than in Georgia’s Southern District blawgo.com/FXdzXxm

We haven't even had a real, informed debate yet. We have one side being asked to prove the negative and collecting the small amount of data we can while the other is sharing their feelings about an economic (not ethics) restriction rooted in assumption. news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-p…

@jadabird And, he wrote Michael Clayton!

Tony Gilroy is one of the best spontaneous public speakers I’ve ever seen - “We are the natural resource from which the product is made and we are tired of being strip mined” - On AMPTP’s negotiating tactics: “It’s brand new wine in an ancient bottle”

@ronfriedmann @samskolnik Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose