With New Decree, Trump Threatens Lawyers and Law Firms
President Trump broadened his campaign of retaliation against lawyers he dislikes with a new memorandum that threatens to use government power to punish any law firms that, in his view,…
How a Major Democratic Law Firm Ended Up Bowing to Trump
Since President Trump’s first term, Brad S. Karp, the chairman of the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, championed himself as a bulwark against what he saw as…
Paul Weiss Deal With Trump Faces Backlash From Legal Profession
Some lawyers said the deal was driven by profit. Others said it was enabling autocracy. One said the move had prompted her to quit her legal job in disgust. All…
Paul Weiss Chair Says Deal With Trump Adheres to Firm’s Principles
The chairman of Paul Weiss sought to reassure employees at the giant law firm that the deal it reached with President Trump was consistent with principles that the 150-year-old firm…
Law Firm Bends in Face of Trump Demands
Last week, a federal judge in Washington ruled that a subsequent executive order Mr. Trump signed targeting the law firm Perkins Coie, which is also aligned with Democrats, was likely…
With Orders, Investigations and Innuendo, Trump and G.O.P. Aim to Cripple the Left
Executive actions intended to cripple top Democratic law firms. Investigations of Democratic fund-raising and organizing platforms. Ominous suggestions that nonprofits aligned with Democrats or critical of President Trump should have…