For no reason in particular, I’m wondering whether the New York law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell is okay with this.
/2 Part Two: the Administration comes for Covington, seeking to cancel any government contracts with them and revoking security clearances for anyone who gave Jack Smith pro bono advice.
The lesson is the one Chamberlain learned: you can’t appease Nazis.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
The lesson is the one Chamberlain learned: you can’t appease Nazis.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
Trump Takes Aim at Law Firm Aiding Jack Smith
The move, signed by President Trump on Thursday, is a major escalation of his promise to pursue perceived foes.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
For no reason in particular, I’m wondering whether the New York law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell is okay with this.
New in PN: Elite lawyers sell out the rule of law
"Ultimately, by joining in Trump’s effort to make America lawless, Sullivan & Cromwell may be working to render itself irrelevant."
"Ultimately, by joining in Trump’s effort to make America lawless, Sullivan & Cromwell may be working to render itself irrelevant."
Elite lawyers sell out the rule of law
Sullivan & Cromwell enlist in Trump's assault on the justice system.
www.publicnotice.co
February 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
New in PN: Elite lawyers sell out the rule of law
"Ultimately, by joining in Trump’s effort to make America lawless, Sullivan & Cromwell may be working to render itself irrelevant."
"Ultimately, by joining in Trump’s effort to make America lawless, Sullivan & Cromwell may be working to render itself irrelevant."
What prompted my question was Sullivan & Cromwell LLP’s appalling involvement with Trump:
April 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
What prompted my question was Sullivan & Cromwell LLP’s appalling involvement with Trump:
“Ultimately, by joining in Trump’s effort to make America lawless, Sullivan & Cromwell may be working to render itself irrelevant.”
NY law firm Sullivan & Cromwell is enthusiastically joining Donald Trump's effort to undermine the justice system.
It’s sad to see a firm clients have long turned to for counsel on how to comply with the law rendering itself into an instrument for promoting lawlessness, I diacuss in PN.
It’s sad to see a firm clients have long turned to for counsel on how to comply with the law rendering itself into an instrument for promoting lawlessness, I diacuss in PN.
Elite lawyers sell out the rule of law
Sullivan & Cromwell enlist in Trump's assault on the justice system.
open.substack.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
“Ultimately, by joining in Trump’s effort to make America lawless, Sullivan & Cromwell may be working to render itself irrelevant.”
“Sullivan & Cromwell has represented clients who have received favorable treatment from Trump’s Justice Department in recent months. ...
The boss said the law firm wouldn't help Trump in his E. Jean Carroll case. Now it is—and that’s deepening a rift among partners. on.wsj.com/4pi2GcK
Work on Trump’s E. Jean Carroll Defamation Case Divides Sullivan & Cromwell
The law firm’s co-chairman assured partners it would stay out of the president’s appeal of sex-abuse and defamation cases. It reversed course after being asked by Trump’s personal lawyer.
on.wsj.com
July 10, 2026 at 1:30 PM
“Sullivan & Cromwell has represented clients who have received favorable treatment from Trump’s Justice Department in recent months. ...
TFW Sullivan & Cromwell charges you $1200 an hour for a Yale graduate to ask grok “is this argument sus”
April 21, 2026 at 9:14 PM
TFW Sullivan & Cromwell charges you $1200 an hour for a Yale graduate to ask grok “is this argument sus”
“Something’s going down at Sullivan & Cromwell. The Wall Street Journal has confirmed the rumors swirling around Biglaw that there’s a civil war brewing at Sullivan & Cromwell over just how far the firm should go for its most famous—and most toxic—client.”
Sullivan & Cromwell Partners Are Big Mad About The Firm’s Latest Trump Representation
https://abovethelaw.com/2026/07/sullivan-cromwell-partners-are-big-mad-about-the-firms-latest-trump-representation/
Sullivan & Cromwell Partners Are Big Mad About The Firm’s Latest Trump Representation
The firm promised partners it would stay out of Trump's E. Jean Carroll fight... that's not exactly how it turned out.
abovethelaw.com
July 10, 2026 at 5:04 PM
“Something’s going down at Sullivan & Cromwell. The Wall Street Journal has confirmed the rumors swirling around Biglaw that there’s a civil war brewing at Sullivan & Cromwell over just how far the firm should go for its most famous—and most toxic—client.”
Just sent this text to my law school classmate, who is the chairman of Sullivan & Cromwell, and is representing Donald Trump on his criminal appeal, and who I suspect helped broker the Paul Weiss deal. Brad Karp is the chairman of Paul Weiss.
March 21, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Just sent this text to my law school classmate, who is the chairman of Sullivan & Cromwell, and is representing Donald Trump on his criminal appeal, and who I suspect helped broker the Paul Weiss deal. Brad Karp is the chairman of Paul Weiss.
NY law firm Sullivan & Cromwell is enthusiastically joining Donald Trump's effort to undermine the justice system.
It’s sad to see a firm clients have long turned to for counsel on how to comply with the law rendering itself into an instrument for promoting lawlessness, I diacuss in PN.
It’s sad to see a firm clients have long turned to for counsel on how to comply with the law rendering itself into an instrument for promoting lawlessness, I diacuss in PN.
Elite lawyers sell out the rule of law
Sullivan & Cromwell enlist in Trump's assault on the justice system.
open.substack.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
NY law firm Sullivan & Cromwell is enthusiastically joining Donald Trump's effort to undermine the justice system.
It’s sad to see a firm clients have long turned to for counsel on how to comply with the law rendering itself into an instrument for promoting lawlessness, I diacuss in PN.
It’s sad to see a firm clients have long turned to for counsel on how to comply with the law rendering itself into an instrument for promoting lawlessness, I diacuss in PN.
My goodness. There it is. The once-venerated white-shoe New York law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell is representing an adjudicated rapist in a case brought by the victim.
I never thought I would live to see something like this. Wow.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
I never thought I would live to see something like this. Wow.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
July 29, 2026 at 3:27 PM
My goodness. There it is. The once-venerated white-shoe New York law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell is representing an adjudicated rapist in a case brought by the victim.
I never thought I would live to see something like this. Wow.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
I never thought I would live to see something like this. Wow.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
If they had any spine, Sullivan & Cromwell would resign as counsel, and no other reputable firm should take him on.
February 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
If they had any spine, Sullivan & Cromwell would resign as counsel, and no other reputable firm should take him on.
“Sullivan & Cromwell’s work on the deal further cements the firm’s relationship with Musk, who has been working closely with President Donald Trump …. Trump also turned to the Manhattan law firm to appeal his criminal conviction for hiding a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels.”
Sullivan & Cromwell Aided Musk's X in $4.74 Billion Loan Deal
Sullivan & Cromwell helped Morgan Stanley and six other banks unload $4.74 billion of X Holdings Corp. debt tied to Elon Musk’s 2022 purchase of the social media platform then known as Twitter.
news.bloomberglaw.com
March 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
“Sullivan & Cromwell’s work on the deal further cements the firm’s relationship with Musk, who has been working closely with President Donald Trump …. Trump also turned to the Manhattan law firm to appeal his criminal conviction for hiding a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels.”
(extremely former lawyer voice)
Sullivan & Cromwell submitted a filing with made up AI case citations? That Sullivan & Cromwell??
Sullivan & Cromwell submitted a filing with made up AI case citations? That Sullivan & Cromwell??
April 21, 2026 at 11:39 PM
(extremely former lawyer voice)
Sullivan & Cromwell submitted a filing with made up AI case citations? That Sullivan & Cromwell??
Sullivan & Cromwell submitted a filing with made up AI case citations? That Sullivan & Cromwell??
Questions for my friends at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP:
👉 Are you proud of representing this felon on his criminal appeal?
👉 Why do you think he deserves legal representation when he’s trying to prevent others from getting representation through the corrupt abuse of official power?
(1/2)
👉 Are you proud of representing this felon on his criminal appeal?
👉 Why do you think he deserves legal representation when he’s trying to prevent others from getting representation through the corrupt abuse of official power?
(1/2)
Trump: "We have a lot of law firms that we're going to be going after, because they were very dishonest people. They were very, very dishonest. We have a lot of law firms that we're going after."
March 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Questions for my friends at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP:
👉 Are you proud of representing this felon on his criminal appeal?
👉 Why do you think he deserves legal representation when he’s trying to prevent others from getting representation through the corrupt abuse of official power?
(1/2)
👉 Are you proud of representing this felon on his criminal appeal?
👉 Why do you think he deserves legal representation when he’s trying to prevent others from getting representation through the corrupt abuse of official power?
(1/2)
Sullivan & Cromwell Partners Are Big Mad About The Firm’s Latest Trump Representation
https://abovethelaw.com/2026/07/sullivan-cromwell-partners-are-big-mad-about-the-firms-latest-trump-representation/
Sullivan & Cromwell Partners Are Big Mad About The Firm’s Latest Trump Representation
The firm promised partners it would stay out of Trump's E. Jean Carroll fight... that's not exactly how it turned out.
abovethelaw.com
July 10, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Sullivan & Cromwell Partners Are Big Mad About The Firm’s Latest Trump Representation
https://abovethelaw.com/2026/07/sullivan-cromwell-partners-are-big-mad-about-the-firms-latest-trump-representation/
So I'm wondering today how all the lawyers at firms that caved to Trump—and also Sullivan & Cromwell, which is representing him on his criminal appeal—are feeling about how things are going?
Are your salaries and draws worth it?
buff.ly/figcCyz
Are your salaries and draws worth it?
buff.ly/figcCyz
September 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
So I'm wondering today how all the lawyers at firms that caved to Trump—and also Sullivan & Cromwell, which is representing him on his criminal appeal—are feeling about how things are going?
Are your salaries and draws worth it?
buff.ly/figcCyz
Are your salaries and draws worth it?
buff.ly/figcCyz
Elite law firm Sullivan & Cromwell admits to AI ‘hallucinations’ ft.trib.al/F3M0Bjk
Elite law firm Sullivan & Cromwell admits to AI ‘hallucinations’
Firm whose partners bill more than $2,000 per hour apologises to judge for software-driven errors in bankruptcy case
ft.trib.al
April 21, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Elite law firm Sullivan & Cromwell admits to AI ‘hallucinations’ ft.trib.al/F3M0Bjk
9 Surrender Firms.
- Paul, Weiss
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Latham
- Skadden
- Simpson Thacher
- Sullivan & Cromwell
- Milbank
- Willkie
- A&O Shearman
Never forget.
- Paul, Weiss
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Latham
- Skadden
- Simpson Thacher
- Sullivan & Cromwell
- Milbank
- Willkie
- A&O Shearman
Never forget.
September 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
9 Surrender Firms.
- Paul, Weiss
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Latham
- Skadden
- Simpson Thacher
- Sullivan & Cromwell
- Milbank
- Willkie
- A&O Shearman
Never forget.
- Paul, Weiss
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Latham
- Skadden
- Simpson Thacher
- Sullivan & Cromwell
- Milbank
- Willkie
- A&O Shearman
Never forget.
David R. Lurie takes one of our nation's most respected law firms to task for their decision to represent Donald Trump in his assault on the rule of law and ends with a great question the Sullivan & Cromwell Management Committee manifestly forgot to ask itself.
www.publicnotice.co/p/sullivan-c...
www.publicnotice.co/p/sullivan-c...
Elite lawyers sell out the rule of law
Sullivan & Cromwell enlist in Trump's assault on the justice system.
www.publicnotice.co
February 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
David R. Lurie takes one of our nation's most respected law firms to task for their decision to represent Donald Trump in his assault on the rule of law and ends with a great question the Sullivan & Cromwell Management Committee manifestly forgot to ask itself.
www.publicnotice.co/p/sullivan-c...
www.publicnotice.co/p/sullivan-c...
No one should be critical of Sullivan & Cromwell for helping Elon.
Remember, it’s essential for the rule of law in America that chainsaw-waving, ketamine-utilizing, Roman-saluting billionaires be entitled to deal counsel of their choice, no matter what harm they inflict on their adopted country.
Remember, it’s essential for the rule of law in America that chainsaw-waving, ketamine-utilizing, Roman-saluting billionaires be entitled to deal counsel of their choice, no matter what harm they inflict on their adopted country.
“Sullivan & Cromwell’s work on the deal further cements the firm’s relationship with Musk, who has been working closely with President Donald Trump …. Trump also turned to the Manhattan law firm to appeal his criminal conviction for hiding a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels.”
Sullivan & Cromwell Aided Musk's X in $4.74 Billion Loan Deal
Sullivan & Cromwell helped Morgan Stanley and six other banks unload $4.74 billion of X Holdings Corp. debt tied to Elon Musk’s 2022 purchase of the social media platform then known as Twitter.
news.bloomberglaw.com
March 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
No one should be critical of Sullivan & Cromwell for helping Elon.
Remember, it’s essential for the rule of law in America that chainsaw-waving, ketamine-utilizing, Roman-saluting billionaires be entitled to deal counsel of their choice, no matter what harm they inflict on their adopted country.
Remember, it’s essential for the rule of law in America that chainsaw-waving, ketamine-utilizing, Roman-saluting billionaires be entitled to deal counsel of their choice, no matter what harm they inflict on their adopted country.
My biglaw scorecard v2, Friday 130:
---Fighters---
Perkins Coie
Williams & Connolly
Wilmer
Munger Tolles
Jenner & Block
Cooley
---Disgraces---
Paul Weiss
Skadden
probably Sullivan & Cromwell
---Fighters---
Perkins Coie
Williams & Connolly
Wilmer
Munger Tolles
Jenner & Block
Cooley
---Disgraces---
Paul Weiss
Skadden
probably Sullivan & Cromwell
March 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
My biglaw scorecard v2, Friday 130:
---Fighters---
Perkins Coie
Williams & Connolly
Wilmer
Munger Tolles
Jenner & Block
Cooley
---Disgraces---
Paul Weiss
Skadden
probably Sullivan & Cromwell
---Fighters---
Perkins Coie
Williams & Connolly
Wilmer
Munger Tolles
Jenner & Block
Cooley
---Disgraces---
Paul Weiss
Skadden
probably Sullivan & Cromwell
So I'm wondering today how all the lawyers at firms that caved to Trump—and also Sullivan & Cromwell, which is representing him on his criminal appeal—are feeling about how things are going?
Are your draws worth it?
buff.ly/Ty0cnhZ

Are your draws worth it?
buff.ly/Ty0cnhZ

September 15, 2025 at 9:54 PM
So I'm wondering today how all the lawyers at firms that caved to Trump—and also Sullivan & Cromwell, which is representing him on his criminal appeal—are feeling about how things are going?
Are your draws worth it?
buff.ly/Ty0cnhZ

Are your draws worth it?
buff.ly/Ty0cnhZ

Selling out might work . . . if you never have to look at yourself in the mirror
open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
Elite lawyers sell out the rule of law
Sullivan & Cromwell enlist in Trump's assault on the justice system.
open.substack.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Selling out might work . . . if you never have to look at yourself in the mirror
open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
My biglaw scorecard v3, Tuesday 530:
---Fighters---
Perkins Coie
Williams & Connolly
WilmerHale
Munger Tolles
Jenner & Block
Cooley
---Disgraces---
Paul Weiss
Skadden
Willkie
probably Sullivan & Cromwell
---Fighters---
Perkins Coie
Williams & Connolly
WilmerHale
Munger Tolles
Jenner & Block
Cooley
---Disgraces---
Paul Weiss
Skadden
Willkie
probably Sullivan & Cromwell
April 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
My biglaw scorecard v3, Tuesday 530:
---Fighters---
Perkins Coie
Williams & Connolly
WilmerHale
Munger Tolles
Jenner & Block
Cooley
---Disgraces---
Paul Weiss
Skadden
Willkie
probably Sullivan & Cromwell
---Fighters---
Perkins Coie
Williams & Connolly
WilmerHale
Munger Tolles
Jenner & Block
Cooley
---Disgraces---
Paul Weiss
Skadden
Willkie
probably Sullivan & Cromwell