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Rivals Pounce on Paul Weiss, a Top Law Firm

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President Trump’s executive order attacking Paul Weiss and severely restricting that law firm’s ability to represent its clients was widely seen by lawyers as a dangerous affront to the nation’s legal...
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A U.S. judge on Friday said he is inclined to temporarily block Republican President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing his order targeting prominent Washington law firm WilmerHale over its...
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Shumate at the helm of the DOJ’s civil division would be responsible for overseeing much of the defense of key Trump administration policies in federal courts across the country.
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Rivals Pounce on Paul Weiss, a Top Law Firm, After Trump’s Order
Fears that competitors could take its top rainmaking talent added to the law firm’s worries about a Trump executive order that targeted it.
Why Paul Weiss Struck a Deal With Trump
The executive order put the firm at risk of a catastrophic ‘partner run’ and a death spiral.
Paul Weiss Fired by Cognizant Executive Over Trump Order (2)
An executive facing federal bribery charges fired his lawyers at Paul Weiss days after President Donald Trump targeted the firm in an executive order.
Judge says he is inclined to block enforcement of Trump order against law firm WilmerHale
A U.S. judge on Friday said he is inclined to temporarily block Republican President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing his order targeting prominent Washington law firm WilmerHale over its work for Democrats and its connection to a special counsel who investigated him.
Trump, law firm reach $100M deal to avoid executive order -- while other firms sue
A law firm filed suit against the Trump administration seeking to block an executive order signed last week that targeted its attorneys' security clearances.
Law Firm Jenner & Block Sues Over Trump Executive Order, Becoming Second Firm to Do So
A prominent Washington law firm targeted by President Donald Trump has sued to block an executive order that threatens its federal contracts and the security clearances of its employees
Trump nominees disclose US law firm pay
U.S. ethics disclosures made public on Friday from some of President Donald Trump’s top legal nominees, including the lawyer to lead the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan, offered a glimpse at compensation at some of the country's most prestigious law firms.
As Firms Sue to Stop Trump’s Executive Orders, a Split Emerges in Big Law
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.
Trump suspends security clearances of law firm WilmerHale employees
U.S. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on Thursday suspending the security clearances of employees at law firm WilmerHale.
Read the email Paul Weiss Chairman Brad Karp sent to staff after striking a deal with Trump: 'Clients perceived our firm as being persona non grata'
Paul Weiss' chairman, Brad Karp, sent an email to employees on Sunday explaining why the law firm struck a deal with President Donald Trump last week.
Judge blocks 'disturbing' Trump executive order against law firm Jenner & Block
A U.S. judge temporarily blocked key parts of Donald Trump's executive order targeting law firm Jenner & Block on Friday - calling parts of it reprehensible and disturbing - even as another firm, Skadden Arps,
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Trump targets another law firm days after judge questions legality of first order
President Donald Trump expanded his attack on private law firms Friday, issuing an executive order that targets law firm Paul Weiss' contracts and its employees' security clearances. "The ...
Trump says he's rescinding executive order targeting Paul Weiss after law firm agrees to drop DEI hiring practices
President Donald Trump reversed an executive order aimed at the law firm Paul Weiss.As part of the agreement, Paul Weiss pledge $40 million in pro bono services and to drop DEI hiring.Since Trump's earlier order to revoke its security clearances,
Major law firm Skadden strikes $100 million deal to avoid Trump executive order
The Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom law firm will provide $100 million in pro bono work to the Trump administration to avoid an executive order punishing it for allegedly weaponizing the legal system against conservatives.
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'Gain a profit by forfeiting its soul': Alumni of Robert Mueller-linked law firm denounce 'craven surrender' to Trump over executive order
A group of Paul, Weiss alumni signed onto a letter castigating the law firm's leadership for its "craven surrender" to Trump over his latest EO targeting the legal industry. The post ‘Gain a profit by forfeiting its soul’: Alumni of Robert Mueller-linked law firm denounce ‘craven surrender’ to Trump over executive order first appeared on Law & Crime.
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