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Bitter Brief 09: Gays and Douchebags

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by Bitter Brief on June 30, 2011 in Uncategorized

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[powerpress] In this week’s chock full ‘o’ law edition of the Bitter Brief, we delve into the same-sex marriage controversy and honor the few, the brave . . . the Republicans who made it happen. Our own personal experiences with former Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, factor into our discussion of the recent verdict. And, finally, we return to the [...]

Left Behind

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by Bitter and Abused on September 11, 2008 in Columns

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I was working at a big NY firm for a couple of years when I was tapped to work on the acquisition of a dog food company based in some middle-of-nowhere Midwestern town. (Nothing against the Midwest, that’s just where the dog food company happened to be.) Negotiations had stalled, and our private equity client agreed [...]

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I’m a second year associate at a Big New York Firm and at my performance review a partner told me only that I was “performing adequately.” Translation?