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What Trump’s Anti-DEI Order Means for European Companies (And Why Every Lawyer Should Be Paying Attention)

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Nearly 70 percent of European companies with U.S. government contracts are now caught in a cross-border compliance nightmare that could fundamentally reshape corporate diversity policies worldwide.

The Trump administration has begun demanding European companies comply with the President’s executive order banning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, which follows his moves against major law firms in the US on the DEI issue.

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700+ Attorneys Unite Against Trump’s Law Firm Crackdown

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The Trump Crackdown on Law Firms Meets Resistance Ben Thomson, Legal contributing editor US lawyers have rallied in an unprecedented show of unity, with over 700 attorneys and legal organizations across the political spectrum joining forces to write to US Attorney General Pam Bondi urging her to take a stand in defense of lawyers’ and

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The Brad Karp Memo To Paul Weiss And Its Existential Crisis

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What Brad Karp Told Paul Weiss Staff Over The Trump Crisis On March 23, 2025, Paul Weiss Chairman Brad Karp sent a firm-wide email addressing the recent crisis triggered by a presidential executive order that threatened the firm’s existence. Legal blogger David Lat published the full memo in his Original Jurisdiction newsletter. In his message,

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Herbert Smith Freehills’ Expensive Breach of British Sanctions on Russian Banks

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Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has been fined £465,000 by the UK government for sanctions breaches related to Russia, with payments made to banks the subject of asset freezes under British sanctions. The fine was imposed by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) after HSF’s former Moscow office made six payments totaling £3.9 million to

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Why Trump’s Attack on Elite Firms Is Particularly Savage for Paul Weiss

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The Paul Weiss ‘Inflection Point’ Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributor Vivia Chen’s latest column at her blog ‘The Ex-Careerist’ on substack delivers a sharp critique of Donald Trump’s escalating attacks on major law firms, with Paul Weiss being his third target. This pattern of retaliation has reached what Chen calls “an inflection point,” as Trump’s executive

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A&O Shearman’s Message to Associates: Show Up or Kiss Your Bonus Goodbye

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The Big Law Message to Associates In what’s becoming a familiar tune across BigLaw, A&O Shearman is now wielding the bonus stick to ensure their office chairs don’t remain empty. The recently merged firm has reminded its London associates that failing to meet the firm’s 60% in-office requirement could leave their wallets lighter come bonus

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Kirkland & Ellis Crushes It Again, Hitting Mind-Blowing $8.8B Revenue

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Kirkland & Ellis PEP Approaches $10m Mark Tom Borman, LawFuel Contributing Writer If you’re keeping score at home (and who isn’t in this profession?), Kirkland & Ellis just dropped some financial numbers that would make even the most jaded BigLaw partner spit out their single malt. The Chicago-based legal juggernaut posted a staggering $8.8 billion

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