Trump says 5 more law firms will provide $600 million total in free legal work for causes he supports

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Source: CNBC

Published Fri, Apr 11 2025 12:44 PM EDT Updated 10 Min Ago


President Donald Trump on Friday said five more law firms have struck agreements with his administration that involve them committing to at least $600 million total in pro bono work for causes the president supports. The new deals follow similar moves by numerous other law firms, which came as Trump threatens to sign punitive executive orders targeting legal offices for their past or current association with his perceived enemies.

Trump on Truth Social on Friday said that four firms — Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, and Latham & Watkins LLP — have each committed to at least $125 million in free legal work, for a total of $500 million.

In a separate post, Trump announced a similar deal with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLP for at least $100 million.The pro bono services will be directed toward causes that both Trump and the firms support, include assisting veterans, combating antisemitism and ensuring “fairness in our Justice System,” according to the posts.

All five firms also agreed not to “engage in illegal DEI discrimination and preferences” and commit to “Merit-Based Hiring.” They additionally affirm not to deny representation to clients “because of the personal political views of individual lawyers.”

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/11/trump-law-firms-pro-bono-work.html

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Someone needs to compile all the names and create a blacklist like they did with the corporations that were support/funding ALEC.

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Published Fri, Apr 11 2025 12:44 PM EDT Updated 4 Min Ago


President Donald Trump on Friday said five more law firms have struck agreements with his administration that involve them committing to at least $600 million in total pro bono legal work for causes the president supports.

The new deals follow similar moves by numerous other law firms, which came as Trump threatens to sign punitive executive orders targeting legal offices for their past or current association with his perceived enemies.

Trump on Truth Social on Friday said that four firms -- Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, and Latham & Watkins LLP -- have each committed to at least $125 million in free legal work, for a total of $500 million.

In a separate post, Trump announced a similar deal with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLP for at least $100 million.

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[cstanleytech]

1. I wonder if the law firms could be facing ethical complaints being filed then.

[GoreWon2000]

8. I sure hope so.

[bromeando]

2. Law Firms

These law firms are traitors. Don't give them your business.

[Ocelot II]

3. A group of law students at Georgetown are keeping track:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J_bcoMqt46L05As7GN4ZqH4j6XKeI-Dm4ytJPRFtrwo/htmlview?gid=287708862#gid=287708862

[al bupp]

6. 853 Firms are on the list

This is how fascism works.

[LymphocyteLover]

17. actually there are way more green (stood up to administration) than red (caved)

[al bupp]

25. I didn't notice that

Thanks for the cheery news!

[mahina]

27. Thank you!

[Omaha Steve]

4. The text of the short story

President Donald Trump on Friday said five more law firms have struck agreements with his administration that involve them committing to at least $600 million in total pro bono legal work for causes the president supports.

The new deals follow similar moves by numerous other law firms, which came as Trump threatens to sign punitive executive orders against firms over their past work or association with his perceived enemies.

[Maeve]

5. Charge his account $10million a minute rate

[LymphocyteLover]

18. that's what I was thinking. These firms can't guarantee the quality of the work either, can they?

Sort of like court-appointed public defenders who don't give a shit about their poor clients

[GoreWon2000]

7. This is beyond disgusting

Every previous generation of Americans who fought and died to establish and defend the democratic principles these rich mf lawyers now refuse to defend are rolling in their graves.

[Irish_Dem]

9. Do they realize they will be Trump crime syndicate attorneys now?

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Working for free as mafia type consiglieres?

[louis-t]

10. He never paid his attorneys anyway.

This makes me as mad or madder than any of the other crimes he has committed.

[chowder66]

11. Rape and sexual abuse tops my list. That alone colors everything he does as horrid.

[Paladin]

12. Everybody keep a list of these big firms, surrendering to trump.

There are plenty of other competent, well-thought-of law offices out there---absolutely no point in using any of these trump-friendly outfits for future legal services you may require. Make sure you're sending your money to entities that deserve it.

[Ocelot II]

13. Somebody is. See post #3.

[Paladin]

15. Thanks for the info.

853 firms? Jesus.

[muriel_volestrangler]

14. How are these not bribes? Is anyone taking both the corrupt lawyers and the corrupt Rapist to court?

If the lawyers wanted to keep getting government work, I could see that they could offer to lower their rates to the government. That would be a legal transaction. But taking the full rate, and donating to other parties chosen by the Rapist, is surely a simple bribe to get the business.

Since the corrupt government clearly isn't going to arrest itself or its collaborators, it needs to be challenged in court. Is anyone doing that?

[BumRushDaShow]

19. "Is anyone doing that?"

Some of the targeted firms have been challenging -

'There is no question that we will fight,' says latest law firm targeted in Trump executive order

[muriel_volestrangler]

20. But are they taking the bribing lawyers to court? And Trump for accepting the bribes?

Sure, they're saying they blackmail of themselves by Trump shouldn't be allowed; but I think the lawyers who are collaborating with him are bribing him, at the expense of the USA (who will be paying them, which they then pass on, as gifts in kind, to Trump's favourites).

[BumRushDaShow]

21. I haven't had chance to look at any of the cases filed

nor how the firms themselves are handling whoever is doing "the negotiations". Since this has mainly started happening in the past couple weeks, I expect there may be some strategies being considered to be deployed to do what you are suggesting - and notably beginning with some who have actually resigned from those firms in protest.

[EarthFirst]

16. What do they have planned to necessitate extorting three quarters of a billion...

…in legal defense from these firms?

Just in the off chance?

[slightlv]

22. Isn't this extortion or blackmail

being done by trump? Surely this is not legal in any circumstance.

[Deminpenn]

23. The law firms agreed to do what they already do

Otherwise the firms wouldn't have agreed to them. And at the hourly rates these firms charge, those M$s won't last long.

[Nonnia Bisnez]

24. Since these law firms are not willing to hang together.

then they will most certainly hang separately. - Ben Franklin

[Lovie777]

26. shithole legal fees will much much more...........

unless it's 600 miliion per lawfirm?

[Captain Zero]

28. ISN'T THIS EXTORTION ??

I'm not s lawyer but I watch lawyers on YouTube. 😂

[bob4460]

29. Extortion with the power of the presidency behind it