The president has attacked law firms for “frivolous” litigation. But his actions could undermine the basic right of Americans to sue their government.
Category: Legal Profession
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Trump Suffers Day of Losses in His Retribution Campaign Against Law Firms
The rulings barred the administration from carrying out punishments described in the executive orders, like banning their lawyers from government buildings, meetings, or jobs.
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Law Firms Jenner & Block and WilmerHale Sue Trump Administration to Block Executive Orders
President Trump has targeted big law firms that he claims have “weaponized” the legal system. On Friday, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale fought back in court.
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Big Law Firms Sue to Stop Trump’s Executive Orders Against Them
President Trump has targeted big law firms that he claims have “weaponized” the legal system. On Friday, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale fought back in court.
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Law Firm Skadden Arps Seeks Deal to Avert Trump Executive Order
The discussions come as other major firms are said to be trying to cut deals with the White House.
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Big Law Splinters Under a Trump Onslaught
The president’s repeated clashes with the nation’s most prestigious law firms has had a destabilizing business effect.
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At Paul Weiss, Panic, Poachers and a Fight for the Bottom Line
Fears that competitors could take its top rainmaking talent added to the law firm’s worries about a Trump executive order that targeted it.
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Trump, Big Law, and an “Existential Crisis”
The president’s clash with some of the nation’s biggest law firms appears to be far from over, potentially splintering the legal community even further.
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The Nonprofit Caught in the Fray of Trump’s Attacks on Big Law
A federal inquiry into D.E.I. practices at 20 law firms zeroed in on SEO, a decades-old program that helps students land jobs on Wall Street.
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Paul Weiss’s Deal With Trump Faces Backlash From Legal Profession
Paul Weiss, a law firm targeted by President Trump, reached a deal to settle the conflict. Many in the legal field are condemning the agreement.
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Robert Denham, Lawyer Who Steered Companies Through Crises, Dies at 79
Among his rescues was teaming up with Warren Buffett to keep the investment bank Salomon Brothers afloat amid a bid-rigging scandal in the 1990s.
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Paul Weiss Chair Says Deal With Trump Adheres to Firm’s Principles
In an email message on Thursday evening, Paul Weiss Chairman Brad Karp reassured employees that the deal with President Trump was in keeping with the firm’s principles.