Hausfeld Folklore
Hausfeld LLP was founded in this year
What is 2008?
The softer you speak, the more they will ____
What is "listen"?
Hausfeld's Mission Statement avers: "Using our traditional approach to achieve unconventional results, we inspire those within our firm and beyond as to what the law as a profession can achieve."
What is "our traditional approach to achieve unconventional results"?
(the statement is "Through our pioneering approach and groundbreaking results"
I was an infantry platoon leader in the 101st Airborne Division in Afghanistan
Who is Will Hanna?
Michael Hausfeld was terminated from Cohen Milstein on this.
What is a Post-It note?
Don’t forget that the glass half-full _______.
What is "is always half empty"?
Hausfeld settled the Blue Cross Blue Shield antitrust litigation for subscribers at a record settlement amount for the firm at $2.1 billion.
What is $2.1 billion (the settlement was $2.67 billion)
I was a Fulbright Fellow in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Who is Ida Abhari?
I bake up to 20 pies for Thanksgiving.
The number of people in the U.S. (lawyers and staff) who resigned from Cohen Milstein to join Michael Hausfeld’s new firm after he was fired.
What are 22?
In negotiation, sometimes you want them ________.
What is "to think you are crazy"?
Hausfeld’s mission statement affirms that “We challenge and expand the boundaries of the law to equalize imbalances of economic power.”
What is "to equalize imbalances of economic power"?
(the statement is "in pursuit of a more just world")
I was (and still am) a professional DJ
Who is Sathya Gosselin?
I dressed in green sequins and a wig and was activated to sing upon each firm victory in the early days of Hausfeld.
What is Aretha Franklin, the hamster?
Don't tell ____ and ______.
Who are Brian and Brent?
In the landmark case O'Bannon v. NCAA, which alleged that NCAA rules that prevented college athletes from receiving compensation for use of their names and likenesses were unlawful, Hausfeld lawyers succeeded in obtaining a ruling that schools shall be allowed to cover the full cost of attendance and that the players should receive financial compensation.
What is "that the players should receive financial compensation" (The 9th Circuit struck down the district court's award of $5,000 in financial compensation)
I worked for a United States Senator.
Who are Swathi Bojedla and Jeannine Kenney.
Hausfeld’s first “office” was located here.
What are 2 conference rooms at Venable?
_____ has great articles.
What is Playboy?
Hausfeld has European offices in Berlin, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Amsterdam, Paris, Madrid, Stockholm, and London,
What is Madrid?