Covington & Burling has secured a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump administration from closing out Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s remaining $77 million federal grant. “RFE/RL has demonstrated […]
‘This Is an Embarrassment:’ In-House Attorneys Dismayed by Paul Weiss’ Trump Deal
On Sunday afternoon, Paul Weiss Chairman Brad Karp sent a 1,600-word email to the firm’s more than 900 lawyers explaining why it had bent to President Donald Trump’s […]
As Trump Intensifies Battle Against Big Law, How Law Firms Regard Each Other Under the Microscope
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Trump Dealt Blow to FTC’s Stature With Purge of Democrats, Ex-Commissioners Say
President Donald Trump’s firing of the Federal Trade Commission’s two Democratic commissioners Tuesday was not only legally risky, veteran observers of the agency say, but also may diminish […]
Covington & Burling Represents Media Nonprofit Seeking TRO Against Trump Administration
Covington & Burling, representing a nonprofit global news outlet, has filed a motion seeking to force the Trump administration to restore and disburse an $85 million federal grant […]
Paul Weiss’ Deal With Trump Raises Fears, but Some Praise ‘Practical Solution’
A day after President Donald Trump announced that Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison chair Brad Karp had agreed to a deal to rescind an executive order, the […]
Skadden Associate Resigns Over Big Law’s Tepid Response to Trump Pressure
Rachel Cohen, the third-year finance associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom who’d been one of the rare voices in Big Law to attach her name to […]
Trump, Paul Weiss Reach Deal to Withdraw White House Order
This article has been updated to include details about the announcement and Quinn Emanuel’s role. In a social media announcement Thursday on Truth Social, President Donald Trump said […]
UK, German, Canadian, Australian Bar Associations Among 18 Groups to Condemn Trump For ‘Targeting’ Legal Profession
Eighteen global bar groups, including the Law Society of England and Wales, the European Criminal Bar Association and the German Federal Bar, have jointly condemned U.S. government actions […]
Global Bar Associations Among 18 Groups to Condemn Trump ‘Targeting’ Lawyers
Eighteen global bar groups, including the Law Society of England and Wales, the European Criminal Bar Association and the German Federal Bar, have jointly condemned U.S. government actions […]