Trump Close to Winning Concessions From Law Firms

Simpson Thacher deal with Trump is ‘shortsighted,’ associate tells BI after resigning

The fallout from President Donald Trump‘s attack on big US law firms continues to deepen. While a few firms are fighting Trump’s punitive executive orders in court, others are striking deals with the administration — which include millions of dollars in pro bono work for Trump-aligned causes — to avoid them altogether. The decision to seek deals with the Trump administration has divided the legal community. Paul Weiss chairman Brad Karp, the fir…

Biglaw's Defining Moment Is Here: Will Your Firm Bow To Trump Or Fight It Out In Court? - Above the Law

Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. This moment will define Biglaw for at least the coming year, if not longer. Are firms going to lose clients no matter what they do? How do firms stay in business? It’s just not a simple issue. It’s very, very difficult when you are in a fight, and the person on the other side holds the cards, the power and the money. There are very real costs for the individual lawyers here and the firms.…

Legal Blog Creates ‘BigLaw Spine Index’ As Growing List of Firms Bend Knee to Trump — Brave Holdouts Are Depressingly Few

President Donald Trump is merrily collecting BigLaw firms that are badgered into pledging fealty to him like a middle schooler collecting Pokémon cards.

Trump Close to Winning Concessions From Law Firms

New York Times: “Four or five firms could soon agree to deals that would be unveiled as a package, in an escalation of the president’s crackdown on an industry that has drawn his ire.”

Law firms Latham & Watkins, Simpson Thacher near deals with White House, WSJ reports

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -More large law firms are in talks with the White House to reach agreements to avert restrictions on their businesses by promising to do pro bono work that President Donald Trump supports, the Wall Street Journal reported on…

'Cost of doing business': Trump's new law firm deals include $125M in pro-MAGA legal work

President Donald Trump is close to announcing a sweeping new deal with law firms that he has accused of weaponizing the legal process in favor of his political opponents that would shower the president’s MAGA causes with hundreds of millions of dollars worth of legal work.That’s according to a Thurs...