Five of the world’s largest law firms made deals with Donald Trump to avoid punitive executive orders, as the president has now secured $940 million in free legal services.
Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, A&O Shearman and Cadwalader contributed $600 million through agreements Trump announced Friday on his social media platform.
Trump also agreed to end workplace discrimination investigations the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought against Kirkland, Latham, Simpson, and A&O Shearman on March 17. Cadwalader was not an EEOC probe target.
The firms “have affirmed their strong commitment to ending the weaponization of the ...