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When big law firms attacked by President Trump decided to make a deal with him rather than fight, many did so because their leaders feared that clients would abandon a firm caught on the administration’s bad side. Now that logic may be getting less compelling. A major company, Microsoft, has dropped a law firm that…
Five more prominent law firms facing potential punitive action by President Trump reached deals on Friday with the White House to provide a total of $600 million in free legal services to causes supported by the president. Four of the firms — Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, A&O Shearman and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett…
President Trump is planning to announce new deals with several of the nation’s top law firms requiring them to offer legal support for some of his favored causes, according to people with knowledge of the matter. In a cabinet meeting on Thursday, Mr. Trump said four or five firms, which he did not name, would…
A big law firm that has come under attack by the Trump administration filed court papers on Tuesday seeking to permanently block an executive order that threatens its businesses and ability to represent clients in matters involving the federal government. The firm, Jenner & Block, filed the papers in federal court in Washington a little…