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Paul Weiss Chairman Brad Karp sent an email to employees on Sunday.
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The email addressed the firm’s deal with Trump after an executive order targeted it.
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Karp acknowledged that “many” employees are “uncomfortable” over the resolution.
Paul Weiss Chairman Brad Karp knows some employees feel uneasy about the law firm’s deal with the Trump administration.
So he sent an email.
Paul Weiss is among several major firms that President Donald Trump has targeted this month with executive orders over their DEI policies and political affiliations. The orders revoked the security clearance of lawyers at Paul Weiss and called for the review of the firm’s government contracts. The firm is associated with Trump’s political rivals, including attorney Mark Pomerantz, who left the firm to join the Manhattan district attorney’s investigation into Trump’s finances.
After the order, uncertainty gripped the law firm and it began losing clients. Then, Trump announced on Friday he had reached a resolution with Paul Weiss and withdrew the executive order. The resolution included specific stipulations, including providing $40 million in pro bono services to the administration.
The deal shocked some in the legal community, which was alarmed by what some saw as a capitulation by the powerful firm. Karp attempted to address those concerns in an email to staffers on Sunday. The email was first reported by the legal publication Original Jurisdiction. A Paul Weiss representative confirmed the contents of the email to Business Insider.
Here is a copy of the full email:
Subject: Statement to the PW Community
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