Legal Research

BigLaw: The Case for Lower Associate Salaries
Originally published on August 24, 2009 in our free BigLaw newsletter. A chilly breeze has blown over the legal profession for the last year. Did I say "chilly breeze"? Make that a hurricane, with gale-force winds...

OKAY, I STEPPED OUTSIDE A LITTLE WHILE AGO, and it was actually a bit chilly. In Knoxville, in mid-
OKAY, I STEPPED OUTSIDE A LITTLE WHILE AGO, and it was actually a bit chilly. In Knoxville, in mid-July. My dad says it hasn’t broken 90 all summer, which may be right. I’m saving real money on A/C bills this year...

In a chilly IPO market, blank check companies are hot
The Austin American Statesman has an article examining the SPAC phenomenon: In a chilly IPO market, blank check companies are hot. The piece addresses the potential problems with SPACs and discusses my paper Black Market Capital which examines some of...

SOLAR FORECAST LOOKING CHILLY: The American Astronomical Society meeting in Los Cruces, NM has jus
SOLAR FORECAST LOOKING CHILLY: “The American Astronomical Society meeting in Los Cruces, NM has just made a major announcement on the state of the sun. Sunspots may be on the way out and an extended solar minimum may be on the horizon...

ANOTHER GREEN PRODUCT FAIL: Cold Water Detergents Get A Chilly Reception. Even in Germany, where
ANOTHER GREEN PRODUCT FAIL: Cold Water Detergents Get A Chilly Reception. “Even in Germany, where consumers tend to be more environmentally attuned than in the United States, manufacturers have discovered that cold-water washing is such a hard sell that they have relegated claims about it ? and the attendant green benefits ? to the fine [...

R.I.P. Chilly B.
R.I.P. Chilly B.