‘We had to talk to the debtors to get smart’

Dennis Dunne, partner at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy

Jan 1, 2009 10:30 AM CST

‘Every day was totally pressure-filled, client-filled. There was no break.’

H. Rodgin Cohen, chairman of Sullivan & Cromwell

Jan 1, 2009 10:25 AM CST

‘I need to advise them to fall behind on their payments, and that’s ludicrous to me.’

Arnettia Wright, sole practitioner, Wright Law Group

Jan 1, 2009 10:20 AM CST

‘You can’t calm directors by telling them it’s all going to be OK.’

Robert Joffe, partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore

Jan 1, 2009 10:15 AM CST

‘The best time to get divorced for the moneyed spouse is when everything has gone to the devil.’

Eleanor Breitel Alter, partner with Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman

Jan 1, 2009 10:10 AM CST

‘All of these state regulators are involved; the press is waiting outside. The stakes are high.’

Angela Angelakos, enforcement attorney, Office of the Illinois Secretary of State, Securities Department

Jan 1, 2009 10:05 AM CST

One-Hit Wonders

These blogs generated a lot of buzz in 2008, but they didn’t make it into the Blawg 100. And for whatever reasons, their moment seems to have passed.

Dec 2, 2008 5:45 AM CST

Social Promotion

Social network sites work for you, but only if you work at them

Dec 2, 2008 5:40 AM CST

The ABA Gets Social

Dec 2, 2008 5:39 AM CST

Ann Althouse Reads With an ‘Eye for the Bloggable’

Dec 2, 2008 5:38 AM CST

To Ernie Svenson, Blogging is ‘Largely a Selfish Activity’

Dec 2, 2008 5:30 AM CST

Paper Chase is ‘Doing Public Service,’ Sharing Info Real Time and For Free

Dec 2, 2008 5:20 AM CST

A Career Seized by the Horns

How to find fulfillment in only 18 hours a day

Dec 2, 2008 5:00 AM CST

The Pre-emption Prescription

The FDA is claiming total responsibility for drug and medical device safety. Some think it’s a bad idea.

Nov 2, 2008 3:45 AM CST

The Curious Case of Alex Latifi

Two days after Big Bob Chick­­en Day and three days before Christmas 2003, the U.S. Department of Defense sent Axion Corp. owner Alex Latifi a frantic request. U.S. troops in Iraq were rolling into battle in underequipped Humvees. Huntsville, Ala.-based Axion had a contract to build Hum­vee ma­chine-gun mounts. The…

Oct 1, 2008 9:50 PM CDT