What Trump, and C.E.O.s, Actually Got in Riyadh

What Trump, and C.E.O.s, Actually Got in Riyadh

“A lot of checks” Business leaders who had high hopes for the second Trump administration hadn’t signed up for the turmoil of his trade war. President Trump’s deals-focused visit to Saudi Arabia is more of what they had in mind. Leaving aside questions of how many of the multibillion-dollar agreements …

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Rivals Pounce on Paul Weiss, a Top Law Firm, After Trump’s Order

Rivals Pounce on Paul Weiss, a Top Law Firm, After Trump’s Order

President Trump’s executive order attacking Paul Weiss and severely restricting that law firm’s ability to represent its clients was widely seen by lawyers as a dangerous affront to the nation’s legal system. To rivals of Paul Weiss, it was an opportunity. Within days of Mr. Trump’s March 14 order, some …

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Big Law Splinters Under a Trump Onslaught

Big Law Splinters Under a Trump Onslaught

No Kumbaya moment President Trump has opened a new front in his attack on Big Law. On Tuesday, he signed an executive order that targeted Jenner & Block, a major white-shoe firm, days after issuing a far-reaching memorandum threatening to punish any law firm that he contends has unfairly challenged …

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