- Start me up – Spotify GC Petra Hansson in profile- Legalweek – She went over from what counts for BigLaw in Sweden (Mannheimer), but we're passing it along just because Spotify is such a cool service.
- Stop the Madness: Stanford Co-Defendant Asks to be Tried Separately – Law Blog – WSJ – It's Laura Pendergest-Holt, the chief investment officer, who is much more famous around here for being the one who got screwed by Proskauer's Thomas Sjoblom. She thought he represented him at an SEC hearing, he gave the lame answer about representing her to the extent her interests aligned with the corporation's or some nonsense. The best thing he did after that was resign from the firm.
- CNBC to Air ‘The Last Days of Lehman Brothers’ – Bankruptcy Beat – WSJ – We'll be watching for the lawyers. This HAS to be better than The Deep End.
- Five True Tales From A Tax Lawyer – Forbes.com – We're fond of saying that all tax lawyers begin their career the same way as all "Penthouse Forum" letters begin: "I never thought it would happen to me, but …. " Here are some examples of why tax law might be interesting (although we're still not convinced). [HT: ABA Journal.
- Googler’s Barely-Legal Party Scandal – To the rest of the world, Marissa Mayer is known as one of Google's top execs. Around here, we like to think of the multi-millionaire as arm candy for former BigLawyer (WSGR)-turned-virtual lawyer Zack Bogue. It seems he threw her a raucous 35th birthday party – but no one actually got in trouble.
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