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Paul, Weiss struck a controversial deal with the Trump administration to avoid litigation, offering $40 million in free legal work and abandoning diversity policies, which led to significant partner departures, internal turmoil, and criticism from the legal community, raising questions about the firm's future reputation and stability.
Damian Williams, a prominent lawyer and former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, has left the elite law firm Paul Weiss to join Jenner & Block, amid a series of high-profile departures from Paul Weiss following its controversial deal with the Trump administration. The firm faced criticism for settling with Trump and providing free legal work, leading to defections of key attorneys and a shift in its political and legal stance.
Damian Williams, a prominent lawyer and former US Attorney, is leaving Paul Weiss for Jenner & Block amid the firm's capitulation to pressure from Donald Trump, highlighting turmoil in the legal sector as firms face challenges from the Trump administration's executive orders targeting law firms with Democratic ties.
US law firm Paul Weiss has made another move to poach talent from rival firm Kirkland, hiring a team of restructuring lawyers in New York. This comes after Paul Weiss recently hired a group of private equity lawyers from Kirkland. The raid on Kirkland is seen as part of Paul Weiss' strategy to expand its restructuring practice and compete with other top law firms in the US.