President Trump has issued executive orders targeting law firms that have employed his purported political opponents.
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Sportico on MSNSkadden Is Second Law Firm With Sports Ties to Cut Deal With TrumpSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Skadden) has joined Paul Weiss as an elite, international law firm with deep sports industry ties to strike a deal with President Donald Trump. Trump announced on Friday that Skadden will provide “at least $100 million dollars in pro bono legal services” to causes that both he and the firm support.
Other targeted firms such as Perkins Coie, Jenner & Block, and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have all litigated and obtained temporary restraining orders from the courts, leaving onlookers wondering why Paul Weiss didn’t do the same.
President Trump has taken aim at law firms that he believes have wronged him. Here's how they've responded.
Sources also point to other firms seeking deals to avoid Trump’s wrath, following in the footsteps of Skadden and Paul Weiss.
The deal is similar to ones struck with Mr. Trump over the past two weeks by the firms Paul Weiss and Skadden Arps.
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.