Inside Elite Law Firms, Protests and Quitting
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One Skadden associate said they find the firm's dealings with Trump "unforgivable."
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had reached an agreement with Milbank law firm that would require it to perform a total of at least $100 million in pro bono legal services during his...
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But with their industry under attack from President Donald Trump, most of these leaders of Big Law are not speaking up to defend one of their own.
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Law firms Jenner & Block and WilmerHale sued the Trump administration over executive orders targeting them, while another firm, Skadden, made a deal.
The firm will provide the Trump administration with $100 million in pro bono services to avoid being targeted, the president said.
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The New Republic on MSNDoug Emhoff’s Law Firm Bends the Knee to TrumpWillkie Farr & Gallagher, the law firm that employs the former second gentleman, is the latest to strike a deal with the Trump administration.
President Donald Trump and Skadden Arps announced a deal on Friday to head off a potential executive order against the Wall Street firm, widening a rift among prominent law firms over their response to White House actions restricting their work.
And, now back to the law firms. Those giving in to Trump not only made a mistake, but they likely violated their ethics by giving in to Trump's extortion. Lawyers aren't just businessmen. They are officers of the courts in which they practice. They have a duty to the integrity of the courts.
Sources also point to other firms seeking deals to avoid Trump’s wrath, following in the footsteps of Skadden and Paul Weiss.
Another major international law firm has reached a deal with President Donald Trump to dedicate at least $100 million in free legal services to causes such as supporting veterans and combating antisemitism.
Willkie Farr & Gallagher is committing at least $100 million in pro bono work to causes aligned to “conservative ideals,” President Donald Trump said Tuesday.