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aricohn.com • 1 day ago

This is absolutely insane.

Among other things, Paul Weiss agreed to dedicate $40 million in pro bono legal services to “support the administration’s initiatives.”

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pittiechai.bsky.social•1 day ago

Grotesque

thinkingrealhard.bsky.social•1 day ago

No, this is extortionist corruption.

thelordgod.bsky.social•1 day ago

If you don't think you're living in a dictatorship yet, then I don't know what to tell you except get ready for the camps.

clayjak.bsky.social•1 day ago

new nonfiction black mirror ep dropped

aricohn.com•1 day ago

Law students, and more importantly clients: maybe don't go to the law firm that folds easier than a paper napkin at a BBQ joint when it's defending *itself*.

datdemlady.bsky.social•13 hours ago

@marcelias.bsky.social is right.
Paul, Weiss is the Marco
Rubio of law firms.

thomasalong.bsky.social•1 day ago

I was aware of PW's existence before, but now and forever they will be that to me, the law firm that folds easier than ... what you said.

lxtruong.bsky.social•1 day ago

PW is suddenly going to be a market leader in pay to try to keep associates from jumping ship

aricohn.com•1 day ago

Paul Weiss to 600!

clayjak.bsky.social•1 day ago

readerjean.bsky.social•1 day ago

Shameful

danbongard.bsky.social•1 day ago

$40 million is 1.5% of their yearly revenue. This seems like a shrewd financial move to me. It might even give them a toehold in the "funneling bribes to the Trump regime" business, who looks to be one of the few growth industries left in America after last month.

davidaugust.bsky.social•18 hours ago

How have other firms fared when the regimes they anchored themselves to fell?

I tried calling them, or their descendants...but could not locate many.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/hitler-oligarchs-hugenberg-nazi/681584/

angrypersiangardnr.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Collaborators often face a worse fate than their masters. Masters who survive will get a trial. Collaborates are torn to shreds by the bare hands of the people they betrayed

davidaugust.bsky.social•17 hours ago

angrypersiangardnr.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Reading about Alfred Hugenberg now. The British deemed him “denatzified” a few years after the end of the war.

How the fuck is someone who was an architect of the whole fucking thing rehabilitated? Oh yea, rich white guy

flatline42.bsky.social•1 day ago

I've used wet naps after a ribs platter that were stronger and lasted longer.

davidrlurie.bsky.social•1 day ago

They are hard nosed Grovelers.

realj.bsky.social•1 day ago

PW has to feed a lot more than lawyers. They probably have 3 - 5 support staff for each lawyer. No reason to stiff the scanning clerk, paras, secretaries. .. etc. they are the ones getting cut.

joshuazucker.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Mass murder creates jobs! No reason to stiff all the clerks who are just processing the paperwork for the deportations to El Salvador labor camps.

I mean, it’s an exaggeration, but basically what you’re saying here.

It turns out that some people have ethics and look for jobs elsewhere

santrutcha.bsky.social•1 day ago

From white shoe lawfirm to brown shirt lawfirm in 3,2,1...

theaurorac.bsky.social•1 day ago

As usual, BigLaw (derogatory).

feralnietzsche.bsky.social•1 day ago

Kneelers

kevinconeil.bsky.social•1 day ago

So how is this “gift” treated? Is it an illegal campaign contribution? Is it treated as income to the “beneficiary” and is that Trump or the government? How is PW going to treat it? Deductible? Charitable or political donation? Does 40 pieces of silver equal $40MM donation?

leswilliams.bsky.social•1 day ago

Who would hire a law firm that caves so easily ? They're cowards !

ricosuavejd.bsky.social•1 day ago

Perhaps they intend to bill at an extremely high hourly rate.

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