Valentine’s Day Is Hard in Big Law

At McDermott Will & Emery, one Valentine’s Day not so long ago, a lawyer received a series of gifts every hour, on the hour, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., ending in a subpoena to have a romantic dinner date.

Although we couldn’t get a hold of the subpoena itself, the story comes straight from the chair of the firm, Ira Coleman, who wrote to us from his Miami, Florida office.

“It was totally over the top — which I both applauded and cringed at, knowing that as soon as my wife heard, I’d have to up my game,” recalled Coleman. ...