Skadden Foundation Chief Quits in Wake of Firm’s Trump Deal (2)

June 4, 2025, 8:19 PM UTCUpdated: June 5, 2025, 9:09 AM UTC

Kathleen Rubenstein, the Skadden Foundation’s executive director, resigned from the public interest law organization two months after the firm behind it struck a deal with President Donald Trump.

“My hope is that Skadden charts a path that respects the rule of law and honors the core values of the Skadden Foundation,” Rubenstein said Wednesday in a post on LinkedIn.

The foundation funds a prestigious fellowship program aimed at helping new attorneys launch careers in public interest law. Rubenstein had been in the position since 2019, according to her LinkedIn profile.

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