Skadden has become the first major law firm to reach a pre-emptive settlement with US President Donald Trump to ward off the threat of an executive order, with the deal coming as WilmerHale and Jenner & Block both filed suits against the Trump administration following action taken against them earlier this week.
In a post on his Truth Social account, Trump announced that Skadden had agreed to provide a total of at least $100m in pro bono legal services ‘during the Trump administration and beyond, to causes that the President and Skadden both support.’
