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2 weeks ago | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Chris Opfer |Tatyana Monnay
Large law firms plan to refuse to give the Trump administration information on their clients’ diversity initiatives as part of federal discrimination investigations. The 20 firms facing questions from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will reject the agency’s inquiries related to clients over confidentiality concerns, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.bloombergtax.com | Chris Opfer |Tatyana Monnay
Large law firms plan to refuse to give the Trump administration information on their clients’ diversity initiatives as part of federal discrimination investigations. The 20 firms facing questions from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will reject the agency’s inquiries related to clients over confidentiality concerns, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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3 weeks ago | 
news.bloombergtax.com | Tiana Headley |Tatyana Monnay
A DC federal judge on Friday temporarily barred the Trump administration from enforcing an executive order targeting law firm Jenner & Block. The ruling halts President Donald Trump’s March 25 order, which directed agencies to restrict firm employees from accessing US buildings, strip lawyers’ security clearances, and investigate diversity hiring practices. It also instructed agencies to terminate government contracts with Jenner clients.
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3 weeks ago | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Tatyana Monnay |Tiana Headley
A DC federal judge on Friday temporarily barred the Trump administration from enforcing an executive order targeting law firm Jenner & Block. The ruling halts most of President Donald Trump’s March 25 order, which directed agencies to restrict firm employees from accessing US buildings and terminate government contracts with Jenner clients. The firm did not seek a temporary restraining order against another section of the order that strips lawyers’ security clearances.
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4 weeks ago | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Chris Marr |Tatyana Monnay
US Law WeekEmailMarch 27, 2025, 4:00 PM UTCDemocrats in Congress are urging the president to reverse his firing of two members of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which they say undercut the civil rights agency’s independence and bipartisanship. The firings of Democratic Commissioners Charlotte Burrows and Jocelyn Samuels were unprecedented, the lawmakers said in a pair of new letters addressed to President Donald Trump.
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4 weeks ago | 
news.bloombergtax.com | Chris Marr |Tatyana Monnay
Democrats in Congress are urging the president to reverse his firing of two members of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which they say undercut the civil rights agency’s independence and bipartisanship. The firings of Democratic Commissioners Charlotte Burrows and Jocelyn Samuels were unprecedented, the lawmakers said in a pair of new letters addressed to President Donald Trump.
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1 month ago | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Rebecca Klar |Tatyana Monnay
Big Law firms grappling with a sweeping Trump administration demand for their hiring and diversity data now must navigate the thorny path of whether to comply and how it could be enforced. Letters sent March 17 to 20 law firms by acting chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Andrea Lucas, say their diversity, equity, and inclusion practices may be discriminatory under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
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1 month ago | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Tatyana Monnay |Meghan Tribe
President Donald Trump smiles while speaking during a visit to a Dana Inc. manufacturing facility in Warren, Mich. Photographer: Anthony Lanzilote/Bloomberg March 17, 2025, 8:09 PM UTCTrump EEOC Hits Big Law Firms With Bias Probes Over DEI Programs Related Stories The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is investigating Kirkland & Ellis, Ropes & Gray, and Simpson Thacher, among the top law firms, for discrimination in their diversity programs.
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1 month ago | 
news.bloombergtax.com | Meghan Tribe |Tatyana Monnay
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1 month ago | 
news.bloombergtax.com | Meghan Tribe |Tatyana Monnay
President Donald Trump is moving against a top Wall Street law firm as his improving relationship with banks and hedge funds hits a critical juncture. Trump targeted Paul Weiss in a Friday order directing federal agencies to scrap contracts with companies who are the firm’s clients and suspend lawyers’ security clearances. It follows similar moves against law firms Perkins Coie and Covington & Burling.
