by RG | Apr 2, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Donald Trump’s been wielding his likely unconstitutional Executive Orders aimed at Biglaw firms like a cudgel, using the mere threat of them to get concessions from major firm. Even though the firms that have chosen to fight the good...
by RG | Apr 2, 2025 | above the law
Yesterday, Senator Adam Schiff put a hold on the nomination of acting US Attorney for DC Ed Martin to hold the position personally. And the reason was … allll the reasons. “For the past nine weeks, Ed Martin has consistently undermined the independence and abused the...
by RG | Apr 2, 2025 | above the law
Following the Paul Weiss surrender we discussed last week, Skadden preemptively followed suit agreeing to commit $100M in pro bono payola to the MAGA cause. Bringing to light some embarrassing email policies in the process. But other Biglaw firms showed a little more...
by RG | Apr 2, 2025 | above the law
(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I’m not casting aspersions, but most U.S. attorneys have served as assistant U.S. attorneys and held senior roles within those offices—that’s valuable experience. —...
by RG | Apr 2, 2025 | above the law
Milbank Is The Latest Biglaw Firm To Kneel To Trump: More pro bono payola. DLA Piper Has A Reason For Cracking Down On Diversity: It isn’t a good one, but it is there. Law School Applications Bump In Response To Trump’s 2nd Term: Shame there might not be the rule of...
by RG | Apr 1, 2025 | above the law
Last week, over 80 Harvard Law professors called out the Trump administration’s vendetta against Biglaw firms for violating the 6th Amendment and disregarding the rule of law. The recent crackdowns on dissent have also chilled the speech of international students....
