Ed. note: This is the second in a series of articles by our friends Neil Handwerker and Kimberly Fine of ex judicata, who will be writing about lawyers interested in transitioning to nonlegal careers. What is the big idea? We have now reached 100,000 unique users on exjudicata.com. A testament to the rapidly growing number … Read more
The new administration has made it clear that they don’t have much interest in enforcing the nation’s securities laws. Except maybe as an avenue to accuse companies of dishonoring shareholders by promoting ESG initiatives. The point is, Trump has a meme coin to sell and a media company stock to fluff so SEC enforcement has … Read more
The first installment of The General Counsel Report 2025 reads like something Indiana Jones dusted off from an ancient tomb. A relic of a long, lost civilization known as the In-House Lawyers, circa the summer of 2024. The report, put together by FTI Consulting and Relativity based on interviews conducted by Ari Kaplan Advisors and … Read more
Donald Trump held court with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week in the Oval Office. The meeting was largely overshadowed by the ongoing DOGE shenanigans carried out by President Musk this week, though it did feature the most absurdly sycophantic “journalist” question since Lisa Simpson asked Mr. Burns to explain why he’s so popular. … Read more
Elon Musk and his supposedly 10x tech bro minions posture themselves as hardcore programming geniuses swooping in to save the budget. As it happens, these dipshits can’t build a functional website. According to reporting from 404 Media, the official-looking DOGE.gov website — the ostensible government website that’s really an X passthrough for Musk propaganda — … Read more
  Author: Anne Krueger, Former first deputy managing director, IMF At an economics conference in the early 1960s, one speaker began his presentation on development by citing India as an example. Before he could continue, an economist interrupted and asked: “What other country in the world is like India?” The room fell silent. To this … Read more
  When US private equity firm 777 Partners decided that the world of sports would become its new playground, it went all in. Early investments included promising assets like the UK basketball powerhouse London Lions and a minority stake in the country’s basketball league, but its real speciality was football. Like a collector of old … Read more
It should be abundantly clear by now, but it bears repeating: Elon Musk has no respect for the rule of law. His position on everything depends solely on his calculation of how much he personally benefits. Musk’s unelected and unconfirmed position at the right hand of Donald Trump only pushes that maxim into starker relief. … Read more
  Author: Neil Hodge, Features Writer The focus on executive leadership setting the example for the rest of the organisation to follow is deeply ingrained in corporate life. The idea behind the concept of ‘tone from the top’ is laudable: if the rest of the board, management, and employees see the exemplary conduct set by … Read more
Right-wing agitprop has screamed bloody murder ever since Judge Paul Engelmayer issued a temporary restraining order ordering Elon Musk’s merry band of morons to refrain from playing around with Treasury Department data, specifically sensitive personally identifiable information, for SIX DAYS to allow the parties to fully brief the matter. Musk keeps insisting DOGE is just … Read more