We are former attorneys of the law firm Skadden, Arps; one of us recently resigned a position over Skadden’s capitulation to a threatened executive order.

Gerry McCafferty says she was acting as a private citizen in criticizing the firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom — where she was once a fellow — for abandoning its principles.

I was hoping to get people to pay attention to what was going on,” says Rachel Cohen, a now-former Associate at Skadden Arps, ...

Rachel Cohen, who quit Big Law firm Skadden over its response to Trump's executive orders, said she asked her parents if her ...

In a strongly worded letter delivered to Executive Partner Jeremy London this week, 80 Skadden alumni expressed their ...

Introduction: Trump Targets U.S. Law Firms In an unprecedented move, the Trump administration has launched a series of executive orders aimed at U.S. law firms, specifically targeting those ...

Skadden appears to have taken steps to prevent the internal dissent from spreading. Mr. Sipp and another associate there, Brenna Frey, who quit on Friday, said they had been blocked from ...

“I cannot imagine a worse deal than the one that Skadden came away with.” That’s the opinion of one of the law firm’s own associates, Rachel Cohen. The Chicago-based finance lawyer has grabbed the ...

Donald Trump’s campaign to punish and intimidate large law firms has generated a wave of controversy, with many bristling at his use of the presidency to punish his perceived enemies — with ...

Weiss or Skadden, or the broader legal industry. Associates are paid very well. A lawyer straight out of law school who works at one of the country’s largest law firms can now clear more than $ ...

Last week, Skadden, Arps associate Rachel Cohen submitted a conditional resignation in a scathing letter urging her firm to stand against Trump’s attempts to intimidate major law firms.

Departing Skadden associate Rachel Cohen has called on fellow ... describes as “intimidation tactics” aimed at silencing dissent within the legal profession, and accuse firms of capitulating ...