Welp, the other shoe has dropped. Two top law firms–Kirkland & Ellis and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison–are working for the Commerce Department for free, presumably working up trade agreements in connection with the president’s blatantly illegal tariffs. Previously both Kirkland and Paul Weiss cut deals with the administration after it levied punitive executive orders against them, with the firms pledging eight-figures worth of pro bono legal services and cuts to their DEI programs.
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The McDermott Discrimination Lawsuit
As a former BigLaw associate and employment lawyer, I had thoughts on the recent discrimination lawsuit against McDermott, Will, and Schulte (known as McDermott, Will and Emery until a recent merger). You can find the lawsuit here, and it is a doozy.
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