Tag: Donald Trump

A&O Shearman, Kirkland, and Latham among latest firms to strike deals with Trump
President's pro bono haul exceeds £700 million

Freshfields stands alone as sole global elite firm backing legal challenge to Trump’s executive orders
500 outfits sign court submission supporting US firm targeted by sanctions

Former City law firm senior partner defends BigLaw’s Trump deals
Law firms can't be expected to sacrifice themselves in an unwinnable fight, says ex-Ashurst boss Charlie Geffen

Skadden removes diversity content from UK grad rec site as firm comes under fire over $100 million Trump deal
Exclusive: Reference to D&I networks taken down

BigLaw lawyer resigns over firm’s $100 million Trump deal in scathing LinkedIn post
Another Skadden lawyer goes viral

Departing Skadden associate urges boycott of trainee recruitment at firms silent on Trump attacks
Rachel Cohen’s message comes as her own firm strikes $100 million deal with US President

Trump hits yet another US law firm with executive order
Jenner & Block becomes latest target

Executive order could have ‘destroyed’ firm, says Paul Weiss chair
Brad Karp defends deal with US president as Skadden junior lawyer resigns in protest over D&I attack

Law Society condemns Trump’s attack on lawyers as top firms quietly remove DEI content from their websites
Hogan Lovells and Latham & Watkins among those to make online tweaks

Trump’s D&I crackdown expands: A&O Shearman, Freshfields and Hogan Lovells among latest law firm targets
20 major outfits face probe

Trump’s executive orders under siege — but is he already winning?
As legal challenges mount, US President escalates his attack on law firms

Trump targets vac schemes with new executive order
US President attacks BigLaw diversity initiatives as 'discriminatory'

Host of US law firms launch Trump trackers
Follows frantic flurry of executive orders

High-flying media lawyer acting for ex-MI6 Trump dossier author disbarred for faking High Court order
Nicola Cain also submitted witness statement for client Christopher Steele without authorisation

Meet the lawyers deciding Trump’s Facebook fate
Social media giant's Oversight Board is stuffed with legal experts

Legal Twitter condemns Capitol attacks
American Bar Association brands protestors' actions as 'criminal conduct'

IBA conference: Amal Clooney marks the end of ‘regressive leadership and moral bankruptcy’ of Trump era in media freedom talk
Session also highlights attacks on free expression

Trump is not the President!
So Legal Cheeker returns with another poem

OMG! BuzzFeed loses its first-ever general counsel
Ex-Freshfields Allison Lucas also tried her hand at journalism