GQ-baiting L.A. Weekly columnist Nikki Finke takes an extremely thorough look behind the scenes of legendary entertainment lawyer Barry Hirsch's midnight defection from his old law firm to set up a practice of his own (which the Defamer legal correspondent analyzed for us a week ago). Our favorite quote from the piece follows; we find something patently hilarious about an agent getting self-righteous about lawyers suing each other. Do these lawyers go around whining in the press about you throwing a phone log at your assistant because he doesn't roll calls fast enough or for hanging around bars in a suit?

Agreed one top talent agent who has worked with Hirsch for decades: “To be suing your law partners when you portray yourself as Mr. Human Psychology, Mr. Transactional Wizard, is just a total loser thing to do.”

• Hirsch’s Hornet’s Nest [LA Weekly]
• Defamer Legal Dept: Barry Hirsch's New Firm [Defamer]

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