The Hidden Reason Law Firms that Cut Deals with Trump May Regret It

Trump just opened himself up to a racketeering lawsuit: report

Historian and law professor Jonathan Zasloff is encouraging law firms to sue President Donald Trump for racketeering. In a piece in Slate, Zasloff said that Trump's targeting of law firms is "extortion" and, while it's illegal, he won't have his own government prosecute him. Trump issued executive o...

These Law Firms Should Sue Trump for Racketeering From the Oval Office

Extortion is a crime. But who cares, right? Trump isn’t going to prosecute himself. The good news is that he doesn’t have to.

Big Law firms double down on their Trump deals in letters to Congress

SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty ImagesNine law firms struck deals with President Trump to collectively provide $940 million in pro-bono work.Some Congressional Democrats suggested that the deals were illegal, and asked the firms to disavow them.In letters, most of the firms told Congress that their commitments were legal and ethical.White-shoe law firms that made deals with President Trump are doubling down on their commitments, insisting in letters to …

The hidden reason law firms that cut deals with Trump may regret it

The professional rules against serving two or more masters should disqualify these firms from doing any work against the federal government.

Biglaw Firms May See Prestige Ranking Scores Take A Hit Thanks To Piss-Poor Deals With Trump - Above the Law

What do associates at major law firms care about more than money? Prestige, of course. But in times like these, when Biglaw firms are signing away their very legacies to appease Donald Trump’s unconstitutional whims, being a leader when it comes to compensation may not be enough to rescue a firm’s floundering prestige. Within the next few weeks, Vault’s closely watched industry prestige rankings will be released, which got us to wondering how th…

'Pugnacious legal industry website' is 'rage read' for lawyers opposing BigLaw deals with Trump

If you want to know how BigLaw is responding to President Donald Trump’s punitive executive orders against disfavored law firms, the Above the Law website has it covered.