President Donald Trump’s deal with four law firms contains no specifics about how they’re going to make good on their $500 million pledge of free legal services, but a separate agreement with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission requires ongoing reporting about their compliance.
Details of the deals, touted by the president in posts to his Truth Social platform, have remained largely shielded from the public. The firms committed generally to work on causes supported by Trump, including assisting military veterans, fighting antisemitism, and “ensuring fairness” in the justice system, “during the Trump administration and beyond,” the president said in an April 11 post.
But in a copy of the deal with the White House obtained by Bloomberg Law, the four law firms’ agreement mirrors Trump’s Truth Social post and doesn’t provide any further details on how the deals will be managed or what reporting requirements there might be with respect to the millions pledged.
In another agreement struck with the EEOC at the same time as their deal with the White House, the firms—Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, and A&O Shearman—are instructed to retain outside counsel to ensure compliance with “federal anti-discrimination laws” and with the terms of their agreement, according to a copy obtained by Bloomberg Law.
Outside counsel for the four firms, starting on July 11, 2025, shall submit “a confidential written certification” every six months through January 2029, “which shall be shared only with the White House,” the document said.
Trump’s Order Against Perkins Coie Struck Down by Judge
A DC federal judge tossed out President Donald Trump’s order targeting Perkins Coie, dealing another blow against the the White House’s efforts to punish law firms for taking up causes against his interests.
Judge Beryl Howell barred executive branch agencies from enforcing Trump’s March 6 executive order, calling it an unconstitutional violation of clients’ right to pick their own counsel and the firm’s due process protections. Trump directed agencies to review contracts held by the firm’s clients for possible termination, bar firm personnel from entering federal government buildings, and strip lawyers of their security clearances.
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