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David Lat
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About
Though only in his mid-30s, David Lat has already had a career that most would die for: he switched gears from practicing law to writing about in 2006, and since then has been writing on legal issues for various publications around the web. His site Above the Law is widely considered the voice of record for legal gossip.
Areas of Expertise
- Blogging
- New media
- Law / legal profession
- Law firms
- Law schools
- Federal judges
- Federal prosecution
- Appellate law
Professional Experience
- Columnist, New York Observer (2007-present)
- Editor-in-chief, Above The Law (2007-present)
- Editor, Wonkette.com (January 2006-June 2006)
- Assistant U.S. Attorney (Appeals), U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey (2003-2006)
- Associate (Litigation), Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz (2000-2003)
- Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1999-2000)
Education
- JD, Yale Law School (1999)
- AB (English), Harvard University (1996)
Recent Articles
Legal Stars of the New Administration
New lawyers to lead the nation are sending in their resumes. Already, UC Berkeley School of Law Dean Christopher Edley has received a choice position as part of Obama's transition advisory board. (I wonder if he's accepting resumes from his students?). One interesting choice for Edley and the...
Winston & Strawn Reaps Heller Rewards
Winston & Strawn is expanding with the help of Heller refugees. A tipster reports on the latest internal Winston communication: [We] are extremely pleased to announce that the firm has added a number of former Heller Ehrman attorneys who will greatly enhance Winston's practices and international...
Non-Sequiturs: 11.06.08
* The end of white supremacy? [The Volokh Conspiracy] * Can managing partners learn something from future COS Rahm Emanuel? [What About Clients?] * There were many successful female judges on Tuesday. [Ms. JD] * Is law professor apathy one reason Prop 8 passed? [The Shark] * You know what they...
Texas Bar Exam Results Have Been Posted
They weren't supposed to be released until Friday, but Texas has gone ahead and posted the "winners" of the July 2008 Bar Exam. Congratulations. Passing the bar is God's way of saying "be careful what you wish for ..." Earlier: Exams! Results! Northeast Corridor! Prior ATL coverage of Bar...
So ... Having Sex with Prostitutes is Okay Now?
No charges will be filed against Eliot Spitzer for his participation in a prostitution ring. According to the Wall Street Journal: Manhattan U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia said that investigators found no evidence that Mr. Spitzer or his office misused public or campaign funds for prostitution....