Skadden attorney resigns, citing the firm's decision to strike a deal with Trump

[highplainsdem]

Bluesky post from Lawfare editor Anna Bower:

A Skadden attorney resigned today, citing the firm’s decision to strike a deal with Trump amid pressure campaign on law firms.

“f my employer cannot stand up for the rule of law, then I cannot ethically continue to work for them,” the former Skadden lawyer, Brenna Trout Frey, wrote on LinkedIn.

— Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) 2025-03-28T23:41:22.139Z

Anna Bower
‪@annabower.bsky.social‬

A Skadden attorney resigned today, citing the firm’s decision to strike a deal with Trump amid pressure campaign on law firms.

“f my employer cannot stand up for the rule of law, then I cannot ethically continue to work for them,” the former Skadden lawyer, Brenna Trout Frey, wrote on LinkedIn.

[Prairie Gates]

1. The brilliant young women take the lead, as always

The old men with their pied-a-terre's and Hampton houses will always choose comfort over principle.

[msongs]

2. good for her, wishe her well nt

[RainCaster]

3. Junior attorneys are one thing

It will make a much bigger statement when named partners leave.

[oasis]

4. Bravo!

[Frasier Balzov]

5. What is being done to shine a light on

whoever the authors are of these ridiculous Executive Orders?

I assume they are lawyers who need to suffer rebuke and resounding denunciation by their professional colleagues.

Name them and drive them into the wilderness.

[Ilsa]

6. The good-ole-boy network is more important to

the partners than loyalty to the rule of law.

Why haven't the law firms banded together to resist this crap? I don't know how, but wouldn't they be better off working together instead of letting Trump Bondi pick them off individually?

[Cha]

7. Good On Brenna Trout Frey! She's So Absolutely

Right On!

Cowering under Mump is Not a good look.

I hadn't even read about this Law firm.

TY!