The president of the United States, Donald Trump, attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, April 10, 2025.
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President Donald Trump said Friday that five more law firms have reached agreements with his administration that imply that they commit to at least $ 600 million in a total work for reasons that the president supports.
The new agreements follow similar movements of many other law firms, which occurred when Trump threatens to sign punitive executive orders aimed at legal offices for their past or current association with their perceived enemies.
Cross Social truth On Friday, he said that four companies: Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP, have committed to at least $ 125 million in free legal work, for a total of $ 500 million.
In Separate publicationTrump announced a similar agreement with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLP for at least $ 100 million.
Pro bono services will be directed to causes that both Trump and companies support, include assisting veterans, fighting anti -Semitism and guaranteeing “equity in our justice system,” according to publications.
The five companies also agreed not to “participate in discrimination and illegal preferences of Dei” and commit to “merit -based hiring.”
In addition, they claim not to deny representation to customers “due to the personal political opinions of individual lawyers.”
Trump also revealed that, as a result of the agreements with Kirkland, Allen, Simpson and Latham, the United States Employment Opportunities Commission has withdrawn the letters he sent them on March 17 “and will not seek any claim related to those problems.”
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