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<p>It’s saddening to see you take this so personally.</p>
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<p>(a) You can question my background and how I know these things, but I can question yours too. That argument will get you nowhere, since this is an anonymous forum. For better, the anonymity improves discussion. For worse, it also prevents one from verifying information out of fear of being outed. So really, let’s not go there. I know what I know, and really there’s nothing I’d be willing to do to prove how I know it (lest I reveal my sources and threaten their job security). In a similar vein, I’m sure you’re not so willing to post your real name and your exact credentials.</p>
<p>(b) This is really an ad hominem attack. Where I am working and what I am doing is not necessarily relevant to the veracity of my statements. As someone who has been through law school and who was, at some point, a partner at a big firm, you should know that. And I’m not about to trumpet my accomplishments here. At the end of the day, you will just question whether that’s really my background.</p>
<p>CA firms that are doing better than TX firms? Gibson Dunn. Irell & Manella. Munger Tolles. Latham & Watkins. Quinn. Which “major bay area firms are left?” Morrison & Foerster. Wilson Sonsini. Cooley. Orrick. Those are the ones off the top of my head.</p>