Reuters via The Guardian; Top Washington lawyer creates firm to defend officials targeted by Trump
"A prominent lawyer in Washington who defended Hunter Biden against criminal charges has launched a new law firm to represent former government officials and others targeted by the Trump administration.
Abbe Lowell left his large law firm, Winston & Strawn, to launch Lowell & Associates, which will defend clients including individuals, institutions and others that are “facing politicized investigations, civil and administrative actions”, the firm said in a Friday statement.
The new firm also includes two former lawyers at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom who quit over its response to Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting the legal profession.
Skadden is one of nine firms that cut deals with the administration to avoid the Republican president’s crackdown on the legal industry. Four other firms have sued to block Trump’s orders, which restricted their business over the president’s claims that they had “weaponized” the legal system against him or his allies.
One of the ex-Skadden lawyers, Rachel Cohen, said there is a need for attorneys “willing to stand up to the government when it oversteps”.
Two other lawyers are also joining the new firm from Winston & Strawn."
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