The Super Rich
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:10 pm
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Boies, Schiller & Flexner - super-profitable lit boutiqueLaw Student 2848 wrote:“ 'The Super Rich'—a group that includes white-shoe New York firms, super-profitable mega-boutiques and firms that have grown from regional roots to become leading national players" --> Which firms are what on this list?
Biglaw_Associate_V20 wrote:Latham started in LA and is less of an "old" white shoe firm than Gibson Dunn.
There must be some way we can empirically test this. Let's survey surviving relatives to see how many salmon colored polos and pairs of boat shoes each firm's founders owned.lawstudent_87 wrote:Biglaw_Associate_V20 wrote:Latham started in LA and is less of an "old" white shoe firm than Gibson Dunn.
idk, I'm pretty sure that Wikipedia page is scientifically accurate. Was Latham WASPier than Gibson Dunn back in the day?
According to OP's article, people who are willing to pay lots of money for legal services care about this to some extent.Blindmelon wrote:Wow, didn't know a single person cared about the white shoe designation. The more you know.
That would make Ropes a whiteshoe firm wouldn't it?Biglaw_Associate_V20 wrote:There must be some way we can empirically test this. Let's survey surviving relatives to see how many salmon colored polos and pairs of boat shoes each firm's founders owned.lawstudent_87 wrote:Biglaw_Associate_V20 wrote:Latham started in LA and is less of an "old" white shoe firm than Gibson Dunn.
idk, I'm pretty sure that Wikipedia page is scientifically accurate. Was Latham WASPier than Gibson Dunn back in the day?
Blindmelon wrote:That would make Ropes a whiteshoe firm wouldn't it?Biglaw_Associate_V20 wrote:There must be some way we can empirically test this. Let's survey surviving relatives to see how many salmon colored polos and pairs of boat shoes each firm's founders owned.lawstudent_87 wrote:Biglaw_Associate_V20 wrote:Latham started in LA and is less of an "old" white shoe firm than Gibson Dunn.
idk, I'm pretty sure that Wikipedia page is scientifically accurate. Was Latham WASPier than Gibson Dunn back in the day?
lol? I don't get it...? Cadwalader had profits per equity partner of $2,610,000 and revenue per lawyer of $1,100,000. Cadwalader ranked 9th in profitability... Seems pretty legitimate to me.bjsesq wrote:Saw Cadwalader. Saw super rich. Lol'd and lol'd. Saw Cadwalader.
This is some pretty egregious pro-NYC trolling.Biglaw_Associate_V20 wrote:Boies, Schiller & Flexner - super-profitable lit boutiqueLaw Student 2848 wrote:“ 'The Super Rich'—a group that includes white-shoe New York firms, super-profitable mega-boutiques and firms that have grown from regional roots to become leading national players" --> Which firms are what on this list?
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft - overrated shit firm
Cahill Gordon & Reindel - sweatshop shit firm
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton - white shoe NYC
Cravath, Swaine & Moore - white shoe NYC
Davis Polk & Wardwell - white shoe NYC
Debevoise & Plimpton - white shoe NYC
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher - regional LA firm that grew into a "national player" (I guess)
Kirkland & Ellis - regional Chicago firm that grew into a "national player" (I guess)
Latham & Watkins - regional LA firm that grew into a "national player" (I guess)
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy - overrated shit firm
Paul Hastings - shit
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison - white shoe NYC
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan - overrated shit firm
Schulte Roth & Zabel - shit
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett - white shoe NYC
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom - white shoe NYC
Sullivan & Cromwell - white shoe NYC
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz - white shoe NYC
Willkie Farr & Gallagher - shit
because of this there are going to be 50 more pages of the firms to avoid because people freak out. That said, I give it 3 years.patogordo wrote:yea OMM probably won't exist in 5 years
Really, WSJ?The largest revenue gains in 2013 went to another group: the six megafirms that are structured as so-called vereins . . .
The verins charted a 24.9% increase in revenue . . .
Pretty sure you just outed your firm here brah.Biglaw_Associate_V20 wrote:Boies, Schiller & Flexner - super-profitable lit boutiqueLaw Student 2848 wrote:“ 'The Super Rich'—a group that includes white-shoe New York firms, super-profitable mega-boutiques and firms that have grown from regional roots to become leading national players" --> Which firms are what on this list?
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft - overrated shit firm
Cahill Gordon & Reindel - sweatshop shit firm
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton - white shoe NYC
Cravath, Swaine & Moore - white shoe NYC
Davis Polk & Wardwell - white shoe NYC
Debevoise & Plimpton - white shoe NYC
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher - regional LA firm that grew into a "national player" (I guess)
Kirkland & Ellis - regional Chicago firm that grew into a "national player" (I guess)
Latham & Watkins - regional LA firm that grew into a "national player" (I guess)
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy - overrated shit firm
Paul Hastings - shit
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison - white shoe NYC
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan - overrated shit firm
Schulte Roth & Zabel - shit
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett - white shoe NYC
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom - white shoe NYC
Sullivan & Cromwell - white shoe NYC
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz - white shoe NYC
Willkie Farr & Gallagher - shit
Not sure why'd they do that. Their SA salaries aren't that much. You'd have to worry more about no offers.MikeJD wrote:Wow if Melveny dumps their incoming class(2013 SA's).