Nine law firms have pledged $940 million for Trump-approved careers
Trump has issued execution orders against companies, saying he has “weaponized” the legal system
Kirkland & Ellis, Simpson Thacher’s five new companies reach deal
Mike Scarcella, Sara Merken and David Thomas
WASHINGTON – Five other law firms have agreed to put at least $600 million in free legal work into the cause he supports, marking new offers from major companies facing pressure from the White House campaign, U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday.
Most of these agreements reflect the deals that have been attacked in recent weeks with four companies, requiring them to avoid diversity-based employment practices that the government considers illegal and engage in pro bono projects approved by the president.
Kirkland & Ellis, A&O Shearman, Simpson Thacher and Latham & Watkins will provide $125 million in unpaid work. Trump said in his Truth Society account that Kadvarad, Wicksham and Taft will provide at least $100 million.
Since Trump began issuing executive orders against companies with enemies he perceived or companies in cases he opposed, nine law firms have committed $940 million, and although federal judges found his orders could violate the U.S. Constitution, they are related to enemies or cases he opposed.
Other companies condemned the deal, warning them to relax their lawyers’ ability to select clients and challenge governments.
Trump said at a cabinet meeting Thursday that the company he settled with “paid me a lot of money in the form of attorney fees” and that he might force them into service negotiation deals during an active tariff promotion at the White House.
The president also said Friday that the EEE Commission has withdrawn an investigation into employment practices in Kirkland, A&O Shearman, Simpson Thacher and Latham as part of the agreement.
The agency’s acting chairman sent letters to 20 law firms last month warning that their employment policies are designed to increase diversity, equity and inclusion may be illegal and may be illegal by April 15, a requested response.
A spokesperson for the five companies declined to comment or did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In a statement from the company shared by Trump, each of them said the agreement is consistent with its principles.
Kirkland’s executive committee and Simpson Thacher chairman Alden Millard said in an internal memo obtained by Reuters on Friday that their agreement would not force them to waive control of the unpaid cases they handled.
Kirkland and Simpson Thacher and at least two of the other two companies challenged Trump’s policies during his first term, which was related to issues such as voting and trans rights or immigration.
The White House said in a statement that the company with the agreement “affirmed a firm commitment to end the weaponization of the judicial system and the legal profession.”
The agreements follow the executive order that Trump issued a legal system against five law firms that he alleged against him and his allies, citing their connections with his political and legal rivals or work related to his opposition to the case.
The orders restrict lawyers from accessing government buildings and officials and threaten to cancel federal contracts held by their clients.
Three of the companies, Perkins Coie, Wilmerhale and Jenner & Block, have sued the order and won a ruling to temporarily block these provisions, allowing federal judges to convince them that they violate the constitutional protection of speech and due process. Another Susman Godfrey also said it would fight Trump’s orders.
Trump agreed to donate $40 million in unpaid work after Paul Weiss became the first to settle with the White House.
Skadden Arps, Milbank and Willkie Farr reached a similar deal without issuing executive orders against them, and each agreed to designate a $100 million Bono service for mutually agreed projects with the government.
More than 800 law firms and attorneys signed court summaries in court summary Friday in support of the legal challenges facing Trump’s executive order, calling them “uncovered revenge” for their past work and saying they threatened to pull the companies out of business.
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