Original Jurisdiction

1 week ago | davidlat.substack.com | David Lat

Is it just me, or are crises popping up all over the place? Major corporations, top law firms, and leading universities—among many other institutions—seem to be lurching from one crisis to another. And they need help—often from lawyers and law firms. So it was an opportune time for me to welcome to the podcast one of the nation’s leading experts on crisis management: Debra Wong Yang, a longtime partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where she chairs the crisis-management practice.

1 week ago | davidlat.substack.com | David Lat

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2 weeks ago | davidlat.substack.com | David Lat

It’s hard to believe, but the current Term of the U.S. Supreme Court—October Term 2024, in SCOTUS parlance—is almost over. We’re presumably done with oral arguments—last week’s arguments in the birthright-citizenship cases constituted a special session—and now we’re just waiting for opinions to come down (or not come down, as the case might be). Here’s something else I’ve been waiting for: the names of the law clerks for October Term 2025 that I’m still missing.

2 weeks ago | davidlat.substack.com | David Lat

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3 weeks ago | davidlat.substack.com | David Lat

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -48:52Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. I’m very proud of the guests I’ve hosted on the Original Jurisdiction podcast, who are some of the most interesting and influential figures in the world of law. But I recently noticed a significant gap in their ranks: I’ve never hosted the general counsel or chief legal officer of a publicly traded company.