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  • 2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Erin Mulvaney |C. Ryan Barber

    Seven partners head for the exits, as Willkie becomes latest firm facing backlash for making peace with White HouseA large contingent of Willkie Farr’s San Francisco office is leaving after the law firm made a deal with the White House to avoid a punitive executive order. At least seven partners—six in San Francisco and one in Los Angeles—are decamping to rival firm Cooley.

  • 3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Erin Mulvaney |C. Ryan Barber

    Damian Williams, Manhattan’s former U.S. attorney, is heading to Jenner & Block, a firm that is fighting Trump in court Damian Williams, the Biden-era U.S. attorney in Manhattan, is leaving Paul Weiss just months after joining the firm, the latest fallout from its decision to reach a deal with President Trump.

  • 3 weeks ago | 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.

  • 3 weeks ago | 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.

  • 1 month ago | wsj.com | Erin Mulvaney |C. Ryan Barber

    The exits, which include prominent Democratic lawyer Karen Dunn, come after the firm struck a deal with Trump’s White HouseProminent Democratic lawyer Karen Dunn and three other high-profile litigators are leaving Paul Weiss, two months after the law firm became the first to strike a deal with President Trump. Dunn, along with Bill Isaacson, Jessica Phillips and Jeannie Rhee, are leaving Paul Weiss to start their own boutique litigation firm.

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