Billionaire Says Biglaw Firms That Brokered Deals With Trump Are Persona Non Grata
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I would never employ one of those law firms that did that, that essentially folded under these circumstances.
— Billionaire Barry Diller, in comments given to Bloomberg News correspondent David Gura, concerning the nine Biglaw firms that have cut deals with the Trump administration, including Kirkland & Ellis; Latham & Watkins; Skadden; Simpson Thacher; Paul Weiss; Milbank; Willkie Farr; A&O Shearman; and Cadwalader. “Unequivocally?” Gura asked, as a follow-up. “Absolutely,” Diller said.
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