An executive facing federal bribery charges fired his lawyers at Paul Weiss days after President Donald Trump targeted the firm in an executive order.

The deal with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom was announced just hours after two other law firms, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale, sued in federal court over executive orders that threatened the suspension of their attorneys' security clearances and their access to federal buildings.

More than 140 alumni of Paul Weiss signed an open letter to chairman Brad Karp.

President Donald Trump faces legal challenges from major law firms, WilmerHale and Jenner & Block, over executive orders restricting their government contracts. Trump's agreements with Skadden and Paul Weiss highlight the ongoing battle,

The 150-year-old law firm fought the first Trump administration. Will its deal with the second stop it from fighting now?

President Donald Trump reversed an executive order aimed at the law firm Paul Weiss.As part of the agreement, Paul Weiss pledge $40 million in pro bono services and to drop DEI hiring.Since Trump's earlier order to revoke its security clearances,

I don’t have a large budget for outside counsel, but I definitely won’t be spending it with law firms who don’t stand up for themselves in the face of injustice," Ray Everett, general counsel for health care at TopCon Corp.

Trump's executive order blocking the law firm from federal contacts was an "existential threat," its chair told staff.