Milton C. Regan, Jr. , is Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center.
"This is a spell-binding book that . . . does for corporate and
bankruptcy law what A Civil Action did to illuminate the practice
of personal injury law. . . . It is no puffery to describe [it] as
a spellbinder and a page-turner. . . . [Eat What You Kill] deserves
to be adopted as supplemental reading in courses in legal ethics,
bankruptcy, corporate law, and for courses in the legal
professions. . . . [This is] the first book that shows how the 'eat
what you kill' ethic has permeated the top firms and challenged the
ethics of top graduates from the top law schools."
—Michael L. Rustad, Thomas F. Lambert Jr. Professor of Law &
Co-Director of Intellectual Property Law Program, Suffolk
University Law School
*Michael L. Rustad*
"Eat What You Kill is gripping and well written. The story is fresh
and will appeal to a wide audience consisting of business and law
students, lawyers, and the academic community. It weaves in
academic commentary and understanding of professional ethics issues
in a way that makes it accessible to everyone."
—Frank Partnoy, University of San Diego Law School
*Frank Partnoy*
"Professor Regan's book provides a valuable insight into the
behavior of one lawyer, John Gellene, whose downfall is well known
to both bankruptcy academics and the practicing bankruptcy bar...a
wonderful character study of someone whose cognitive dissonance ("I
am brilliant, therefore I must be doing everything correctly") led
directly to his downfall. Students would do well to read this book
before venturing forth into a large firm, a small firm, or any
pressure-cooker environment."
—Nancy Rapoport, University of Houston Law Center
*Nancy Rapoport*
". . . a thoughtful book . . . Regan shows talent in the
straightforward presentation of extremely tangled facts."
—Federal Lawyer
*Federal Lawyer*
"Regan's well-written and well-researched book confronts the
reality of law as a business and he suggests how to make it a
reasonably honorable business."
—Jacob A. Stein, Legal Times
*Legal Times*
"The book makes for sobering reading, precisely because it is about
much more than the downfall of an individual lawyer or a black eye
to a prestigious firm. . . . If you read only one book about the
legal profession this year, let it be Eat What You Kill."
—Anthony E. Davis, Partner, Lawyers for the Profession practice
group at Hinshaw & Culbertson
*New York Law Journal*
"[Regan] chronicles an interesting tale of a lawyer who lost his
way in an ethical minefield. He writes lucidly about difficult
legal concepts and issues, and he offers important historical
background and context. This book is a valuable addition to the
literature of the law profession and legal ethics."
—Western Legal History
*Western Legal History*
". . . should earn itself a place in law school ethics classrooms
across the country."
—Wisconsin Lawyer
*Wisconsin Lawyer*
"Eat What You Kill is one of those rare books that illuminates an
entire subject—here, the transformation of the legal profession in
the last quarter of the 20 century—by showing how a particular case
is a microcosm of the whole. The book makes for sobering reading,
precisely because it is about much more than the downfall of an
individual lawyer or a black eye to a prestigious firm . . . Most
of all, it is about the changes that our profession has undergone
in the last three decades. If you read only one book about the
legal profession this year, let it be Eat What You Kill."
—Anthony E. Davis, a partner in the Lawyers for the Profession
practice group at Hinshaw & Culbertson
*New York Law Journal*
|
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
