The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare
Rob Billot spent eight years defending corporate clients in environmental cases. Then Wilbur Tennant called.
Longform Best of 2016
We recommended 1,399 articles articles this year, from 1,088 writers and 307 publications.
These were our favorites.
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How a Pillar of German Banking Lost Its Way
On the downfall of Deutsche Bank.
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The Inside Story of the Quick Rise and Quicker Fall of DraftKings and FanDuel
The implosion of the daily fantasy industry is a bro-classic tale of hubris, recklessness, political naïveté and a kill-or-be-killed culture.
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The Great Swiss Bank Heist
Hervé Falciani, a computer engineer working at HSBC, stole the bank’s list of secret accounts. But was he out to expose tax cheats or get rich himself? Perhaps both.
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Uncanny Valley
What it’s really like to work in Silicon Valley.
