
C. Ryan Barber
Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
@WSJ reporter covering DOJ, courts, et al | find me at @cryanbarber.bsky.social | Signal: cryanbarber.41 |
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wsj.com | Erin Mulvaney |Emily Glazer |C. Ryan Barber |Josh Dawsey
After firms struck deals to avoid punitive executive orders, some big clients decided to take their business elsewhereAt a recent luncheon at Cipriani in Midtown Manhattan, a top lawyer for Citadel delivered a message to leaders of some of the country’s biggest law firms. Brooke Cucinella told them that the hedge-fund company likes to work with law firms that aren’t afraid of a fight.
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fnlondon.com | Erin Mulvaney |Emily Glazer |C. Ryan Barber |Josh Dawsey
The Law Firms That Appeased Trump—and Angered Their ClientsAfter firms struck deals to avoid punitive executive orders, some big clients decided to take their business elsewhere Published June 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET At a recent luncheon at Cipriani in Midtown Manhattan, a top lawyer for Citadel delivered a message to leaders of some of the country’s biggest law firms. Brooke Cucinella told them that the hedge-fund company likes to work with law firms that aren’t afraid of a fight.
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1 week ago |
wsj.com | Sadie Gurman |C. Ryan Barber
Ed Martin has been flooded with clemency requests. He also wants to review applications for the restoration of gun-ownership rights. WASHINGTON—After a star-crossed stint as the District of Columbia’s top prosecutor, Ed Martin, a Trump loyalist, has a new role as the Justice Department’s pardon attorney—and he is quickly using it to target Biden-era prosecutions that rankled conservatives.
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1 week ago |
wsj.com | C. Ryan Barber
A third judge declares the president’s targeting of elite law firms unconstitutionalA federal judge on Tuesday struck down President Trump’s executive order against the law firm WilmerHale, adding to a drumbeat of decisions that have rebuffed the White House campaign against the legal industry as unconstitutional. In a 73-page opinion, Judge Richard Leon of the U.S. District Court in Washington.
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fnlondon.com | C. Ryan Barber
Trump Order Against Robert Mueller’s Former Law Firm WilmerHale Is Struck DownA third judge declares the president’s targeting of elite law firms unconstitutional Published May 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM ET A federal judge on Tuesday struck down President Trump’s executive order against the law firm WilmerHale, adding to a drumbeat of decisions that have rebuffed the White House campaign against the legal industry as unconstitutional.
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