white-shoe
adjective
: of, associated with, or characteristic of the privileged moneyed upper class : upper-crust
a white-shoe law firm
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Douglas Baldridge, a Washington litigator and a former partner in a white-shoe law firm, is now the general counsel for 13 Management, which helps look after Swift in her efforts to look after herself.
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Andrew O’Hagan, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
By that time, her résumé already included a stint at a white-shoe law firm, years in legal affairs at Sony and nearly a decade as an artist lawyer for acts like Nas, Pharrell Williams and Frank Ocean — plus almost a decade in Capitol’s top ranks.
—Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 29 Feb. 2024
Landing a job at a top-notch white-shoe law firm offers a mix of glamor, prestige, and a hefty paycheck.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
The government hired a team of white-shoe lawyers to pick up where the E.F.C.C. left off.
—Jesse Barron, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024
Soon after, white-shoe law firms like Morrison Foerster and Perkins Coie dialed back their diversity fellowships after being sued by conservative activist Edward Blum, the driving force in the Harvard case.
—Taylor Telford, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
The startup appears to have quietly changed its CEO this year and now lists founding CEO Gordon Wilson as executive advisor on its website, with former white-shoe law firm attorney William Passo gaining a promotion to CEO from COO.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2023
Two of them, law students who had been offered jobs at a white-shoe firm, had those offers rescinded; another student, who denied having any connection to the letter, is reportedly suing Guillette for defamation.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2023
Preview Subscribe The dual appointments link the white-shoe accounting firms as the auditing profession faces a deep shortage of workers and questions linger over the optimal operational structure.
—Mark Maurer, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2023
Andrew O’Hagan, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
By that time, her résumé already included a stint at a white-shoe law firm, years in legal affairs at Sony and nearly a decade as an artist lawyer for acts like Nas, Pharrell Williams and Frank Ocean — plus almost a decade in Capitol’s top ranks.
—Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 29 Feb. 2024
Landing a job at a top-notch white-shoe law firm offers a mix of glamor, prestige, and a hefty paycheck.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
The government hired a team of white-shoe lawyers to pick up where the E.F.C.C. left off.
—Jesse Barron, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024
Soon after, white-shoe law firms like Morrison Foerster and Perkins Coie dialed back their diversity fellowships after being sued by conservative activist Edward Blum, the driving force in the Harvard case.
—Taylor Telford, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
The startup appears to have quietly changed its CEO this year and now lists founding CEO Gordon Wilson as executive advisor on its website, with former white-shoe law firm attorney William Passo gaining a promotion to CEO from COO.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2023
Two of them, law students who had been offered jobs at a white-shoe firm, had those offers rescinded; another student, who denied having any connection to the letter, is reportedly suing Guillette for defamation.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2023
Preview Subscribe The dual appointments link the white-shoe accounting firms as the auditing profession faces a deep shortage of workers and questions linger over the optimal operational structure.
—Mark Maurer, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2023
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“White-shoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white-shoe. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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