More top law firms, including #1 Kirkland Ellis ($7.2bn in revenue last year) and #2 Latham Watkins ($5.6bn in revenue), have caved to Trump demands.
Trump has now extracted nearly $1bn from law firms, blackmailing some for effectively no reason apart from the fact that he can.
Apr 11, 2025 23:16Kirkland is known as one of the most conservative big firms and provided a number of Trump’s DOJ appointees. It was targeted for “illegal hiring practices” because of attempts to improve diversity.
(White men still account for >70% of leadership positions in most law firms.)
