Cadwalader and Latham Watkins among major firms to provide $600m in pro bono work to Trump-backed causesUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump said on Friday that five major law firms reached agreements to together provide his administration $600m in pro bono legal work, among other terms, to avoid executive orders punishing them, a significant capitulation to the president as he attacks the legal profession.The five firms – Kirkland Ellis, Latham Watkins, Allen Overy Shearman Sterling, Simpson Thacher Bartlett, and Cadwalader, Wickersham Taft – are among the most prestigious and recognized firms in the US. Continue reading... ...read more read less