A&O Shearman

Trump White House Brokers Pro Bono Deals with Elite Law Firms

2025-04-10 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The Trump White House negotiated deals with top law firms—including Latham & Watkins, Simpson Thacher, Kirkland & Ellis, and A&O Shearman—to provide approximately $500 million in pro bono legal work. In exchange, these firms would avoid potential sanctions targeting organizations with …

Donald Trump Trump Administration Latham & Watkins Simpson Thacher Kirkland & Ellis +3 more government-contracts executive-power legal-capture regulatory-leverage

Trump administration coerces law firms into $940 million of free legal work

2025-03-15 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The Trump administration pressured nine major law firms to provide $940 million worth of free legal services to defend administration policies and officials. Under threat of losing federal contracts and being blacklisted, firms like Paul Weiss, Kirkland & Ellis, and Skadden agreed to …

Trump Administration Major law firms Paul, Weiss Kirkland & Ellis Latham & Watkins +6 more legal-extortion law-firms corruption pro-bono-coercion government-contracts +1 more