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Executive orders against firms threaten rule of law, Susman Godfrey says in suit against Trump administration

Updated: Susman Godfrey has alleged in a lawsuit filed Friday that President Donald Trump’s campaign of executive orders targeting the law firm and other well-known firms is an unconstitutional threat to the rule of law.

Apr 14, 2025 12:39 PM CDT

Trump announces deals with 5 more law firms for a combined $600 million

President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he had reached agreements with five more law firms pledging to provide a combined $600 million in legal services for causes he supports, the latest deals firms have struck with him in apparent bids to avoid punishment.

Apr 11, 2025 2:35 PM CDT

Summit offered research-based roadmap for law firms seeking to implement generative AI

I was honored to facilitate the “What’s Hot?” session for leading large law firm innovation professionals at the 2025 invitation-only Strategic Knowledge & Innovation Legal Leaders’ Summit. Here are some of my key takeaways.

Apr 11, 2025 12:45 PM CDT

BigLaw firms slow down recruiting and hiring amid changing political landscape

Law firms, and particularly those in BigLaw, are reexamining their business models to determine which practices are more likely to sustain them for the next four years and which might dry up or aren’t worth the scrutiny of President Donald Trump’s administration, law firm observers say.

Apr 10, 2025 12:23 PM CDT

‘There is no question that we will fight,’ says latest law firm targeted in Trump executive order

The latest law firm targeted by the Trump administration, Susman Godfrey, won’t be the last, President Donald Trump said Wednesday.

Apr 10, 2025 10:26 AM CDT

AG Bondi reprimands judge while complying with his order in law firm case

Attorney General Pam Bondi this week complied with a federal judge’s orders in a court case—and made clear she didn’t like doing it.

Apr 10, 2025 9:03 AM CDT

Lawyer alleges BigLaw firm fired her 11 days after she disclosed epilepsy diagnosis, violating disability law

A former lawyer at Ballard Spahr has filed a lawsuit alleging that she was fired for taking medical leave after suffering gastrointestinal problems and a seizure.

Apr 10, 2025 9:00 AM CDT

Recruitment of lawyers from Trump-targeted firms is ethics violation, Democrats’ letter says

Updated: Two Democratic lawmakers are asking White House counsel David Warrington and six BigLaw firms for information related to deals made with President Donald Trump to avoid punitive executive orders.

Apr 9, 2025 2:40 PM CDT

After 4 BigLaw firms reach deals with Trump, their future may include coal industry pro bono, DEI caution

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has some work for BigLaw firms that made pro bono pledges to avoid punitive executive orders.

Apr 9, 2025 10:41 AM CDT

Which firms, legal groups, law profs signed briefs supporting Perkins Coie in challenge to punitive Trump order?

Amicus briefs supporting Perkins Coie are piling up in its challenge to a punitive order against the law firm signed by President Donald Trump.

Apr 8, 2025 8:52 AM CDT

Former Thompson Hine partner won’t have to arbitrate surviving sex bias claims, federal judge rules

A federal judge in New York City has refused to dismiss several claims against Thompson Hine in a lawsuit brought by a fired income partner, who alleged that the law firm’s New York office was run “like a toxic boys club locker room.”

Apr 7, 2025 9:28 AM CDT

Group formed by Heritage Foundation asks BigLaw firms to provide pro bono help

A group that was “a major antagonist of the Biden administration” is citing President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting major law firms in a letter seeking their pro bono assistance, according to Bloomberg Law.

Apr 3, 2025 11:49 AM CDT

Fourth firm reaches pro bono deal with Trump to avoid potential order punishing its government clients

Milbank is the fourth law firm to reach a settlement with President Donald Trump that calls on the firm to provide pro bono services on issues that they both support.

Apr 3, 2025 10:47 AM CDT

Willkie Farr & Gallagher, home to Kamala Harris’ husband, settles with Trump

Willkie Farr & Gallagher has reached a deal with President Donald Trump to avoid the fate of other BigLaw firms that have been told in executive orders that their clients risk losing their government contracts.

Apr 2, 2025 11:15 AM CDT

Second, third associate quit Skadden after firm reaches settlement to avoid becoming Trump target

Updated: A second and third associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom have left the law firm amid disagreements over its reaction to President Donald Trump’s punitive actions against disfavored firms.

Mar 31, 2025 3:09 PM CDT

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