Law firm Paul Weiss defends deal with Trump as lawyers sound alarm
NEW YORK, March 21 (Reuters) – Powerful Wall Street law firm Paul Weiss faced heavy criticism on Friday over a deal it struck with the White House to escape an executive order imperiling its business, even as some lawyers said the firm faced few other options.
Lawyers at some companies and law firms skewered Paul Weiss online for capitulating to U.S. Republican President Donald Trump by donating $40 million in free legal work to support his administration’s causes and appearing to scrap internal diversity policies.
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