Elite Law Fair Skaden, Arps, Slate and Meagher & Flom have discussed discussions with President Trump’s advisors about a deal to avoid the type of executive system that the White House was imposing on many of his competitors, according to five people who were informed of the matter who did not publicly talk about private talks.
The talks are an extraordinary turn in Mr. Trump’s campaign against law firms and the legal system on a larger scale, indicating what appears to be the first time that a major company has been trying to agree with the president before he was able to issue an executive order. Modern orders targeting other law firms may restrict the work they can do with the federal government.
Skadden’s discussions are also the latest example of great law firms, fearing a lengthy battle with Mr. Trump, eager to conclude deals.
The White House indicated that more companies are in the president’s scenes to receive executive orders, especially those that employ laws who worked in investigations into Mr. Trump or reasons that his supporters object to this.
On Thursday night, Mr. Trump took a goal for an additional law firm, where he issued Executive order Speaking of the security permit by Lilmer Hill, a large company that was once home to Robert Muller III, former director of the FBI who worked as a special advisor in the investigation of the alleged Russian intervention in the 2016 presidential elections on behalf of Mr. Trump.
Mr. Muller returned to Wilmer Hill after his investigation and officially left the Washington Law Office in 2021.
CEO criticized the company to employ lawyers who “weapons” the legal system “, engage in” partisan representations “and the abuse of its practice of providing free legal services to institutions.
In a statement, Wilmer Hill said, “We are looking to follow all the appropriate treatments for this illegal matter.”
While Wilmer Hill pledged to fight the matter, Scadel was not the only company in discussions with the Mr. Trump team, according to two people who were informed in this regard, and multiple deals can be announced in the coming days.
It is not clear how the talks started or whether Skadden will reach an agreement with Mr. Trump. But on Wednesday, the president hinted that such deals may appear and boast his record in bringing the large law firms to the heel.
Mr. Trump said: “They are all composed and say,“ Sir, thank you very much, ”adding that the law firms say,“ Where can I sign? Where do I expect? “
Skadden spokeswoman has not responded to several requests for comment. A White House spokesman refused to comment.
Although it is not clear why Skadden’s attention was attracted to the White House, there are modern signs that the company could be the next. In a post on the social media platform, X, on Sunday, Elon Musk allocated SKADDEN to help in a lawsuit against Dinesh D’Aza, a critic in the right -wing media and political commentator.
Mr. Musk wrote in his post, referring to the company’s work on behalf of a private citizen that Mr. De Souza has falsely accused him of fraud in a documentary film on the 2020 elections.
This position was somewhat surprising because the lawyers of Skadden like Mr. Musk while they were acquired on Twitter in 2022.
Discussions between Skadden and TROMP consultants come one week from another prominent law firm, Paul Weiss, which made a deal with Mr. Trump who was widely criticized in the legal community as a surrender to an executive and possibly unconstitutional order.
Mr. Trump has commanded Paul Weiss, who has extensive relations with Democrats and the anti -Trump reasons, has gone to the level of the company’s lawyer to enter government buildings.
Mr. Trump agreed to drop the matter in exchange for Paul Weiss’s commitment to representing customers, regardless of their political tendencies and donating $ 40 million in the free legal service that Mr. Trump defended.
Paul Weiss leaders said that the command of Mr. Trump would have achieved their work – and that the competitors were looking to hunt some of their senior lawyers. But it seems that the company’s agreement has encouraged the president and encouraged other companies to consider contracting their own deals.
The wave of measures taken by Mr. Trump against law firms, mostly, were silently from industrial leaders. Lawyers were hesitant to speak for fear of making their company a goal.
In this void, deans of the Faculty of Law and Al -Bar Associations Issued data The condemnation of the measures taken by the president and the warning that punishing law companies because of those who represent them is a serious threat to the rule of law.
On Tuesday, Jenner & Block became the latest large law firm receiving an executive order. This, like the output against Jenner’s competitors, accused the law firm of engaging in “Lawfare”. It has also determined the excellent Jenner exercise, claiming that the law office had used it to “engage in activities to undermine justice and the interests of the United States.”
Andrew Weissman, one of the former Jenner partners, Andrew Weissman, was closely with Mr. Muller in his achievement in the relations between the campaign of Mr. Trump and Russia during his first term.
Skadden also found himself in Mr. Mueler’s investigation of the potential Russian intervention in the 2016 elections, although the issues were very related to Mr. Trump. Mr. Muller’s investigation focused on some of their work by Skadden’s lawyers for the previous government loyal to Russian in Ukraine.
To date, Perkins Coie is the only law firm ready to go to the court to fight Mr. Trump because of one of his executive orders – and it achieves some initial success.
In something that temporarily prohibits a major part of Mr. Trump’s order to apply, a federal judge in Washington indicated that he is unconstitutional.
The judge said, Bereil a. Hyle of the Federal Provincial Court of Colombia: “I am sure that many in the profession are watching horror in what Perkins Koy is going through.” She added, “It sends a small chills below the spine.”
On Wednesday, Judge Huil refused to propose to the Trump administration that it was returning itself from the case. She said that the movement of non -eligibility was “widespread.”
Lauren Hersh and Rob Cobland The reports contributed.
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