{"id":128083,"date":"2025-07-24T03:44:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T11:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/07\/24\/ex-biglaw-associate-wants-you-to-know-his-former-firm-was-trying-to-keep-its-trumpiness-on-the-dl\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T03:44:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T11:44:32","slug":"ex-biglaw-associate-wants-you-to-know-his-former-firm-was-trying-to-keep-its-trumpiness-on-the-dl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/07\/24\/ex-biglaw-associate-wants-you-to-know-his-former-firm-was-trying-to-keep-its-trumpiness-on-the-dl\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Biglaw Associate Wants You To Know His Former Firm Was Trying To Keep Its Trumpiness On The DL"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Actually, speaking as a former employee, none of this (Trump Media deal, subtle DEI rollbacks, etc.) was ever openly addressed. Since the firm advertises its commitment to socially progressive causes \u2013 found on multiple firm-wide webpages \u2013 I thought this was a tension that warranted conversation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 <\/i>Ryan Powers, who was recently fired from Davis Polk<\/a> over his political op-eds, in response to critiques<\/a> from Vivia Chen of the Ex-Careerist<\/a>, who wrote in a recent article<\/a> that \u201cit\u2019s not like Davis Polk has been subtle about its pivot toward Trump.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> Chen concluded her piece by asking, \u201cSo is Powers heroic, naive or annoying. Well, who says he can\u2019t be all three?\u201d Powers has since changed his Instagram bio<\/a> to read \u201cHeroic, naive and annoying.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Actually, speaking as a former employee, none of this (Trump Media deal, subtle DEI rollbacks, etc.) was ever openly addressed. Since the firm advertises its commitment to socially progressive causes \u2013 found on multiple firm-wide webpages \u2013 I thought this was a tension that warranted conversation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 <\/i>Ryan Powers, who was recently fired from Davis Polk<\/a> over his political op-eds, in response to critiques<\/a> from Vivia Chen of the Ex-Careerist<\/a>, who wrote in a recent article<\/a> that \u201cit\u2019s not like Davis Polk has been subtle about its pivot toward Trump.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> Chen concluded her piece by asking, \u201cSo is Powers heroic, naive or annoying. Well, who says he can\u2019t be all three?\u201d Powers has since changed his Instagram bio<\/a> to read \u201cHeroic, naive and annoying.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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