Regulation Corporations
These 4 conservative regulation companies are thriving beneath Trump
Jones Day performed a distinguished function within the first presidency of President Donald Trump. However Jones Day “hasn’t had the identical prominence in Trump circles this time round.” Now, a number of smaller, conservative companies are seeing “growth occasions.” (Picture from Shutterstock)
Jones Day performed a distinguished function within the first presidency of President Donald Trump. The regulation agency represented Trump in his first presidential marketing campaign and despatched a number of legal professionals to work within the administration, together with Don McGahn, who was the White Home counsel. However Jones Day “hasn’t had the identical prominence in Trump circles this time round,” the Wall Avenue Journal stories. Now, a number of smaller, conservative companies are seeing “growth occasions.”
Based on the Wall Street Journal, the companies embrace:
• Lex Politica, with workplaces in Washington, D.C., and Austin, Texas, and a couple of dozen legal professionals. The agency stated it supplied recommendation on the formation of the Department of Government Efficiency. The agency stated it has additionally represented Tesla CEO Elon Musk, personally, in addition to GOP politicians, together with Vivek Ramaswamy, a 2024 Republican former presidential candidate.
• Stone Hilton, based mostly in Austin, Texas. Identify companions Chris Hilton and Judd Stone previously labored within the workplace of Texas Lawyer Normal Ken Paxton. The agency stated it has labored with America First Authorized, a conservative authorized nonprofit group based by Stephen Miller, Trump’s deputy chief of employees, and with high-level administration officers. It has additionally represented X, previously often called Twitter, in a defamation case.
• Ashbrook Byrne Kresge Flowers, a 10-lawyer agency based mostly in Ohio. Identify companion Benjamin Flowers is a former Ohio solicitor basic. The agency is at present representing a professor who stated he was fired for opposing range, fairness and inclusion efforts.
• Panza, Maurer & Maynard, the previous agency of U.S. Lawyer Normal Pam Bondi. The agency stated it’s getting new authorized work due to the connection.
Hat tip to Bloomberg Law’s Wake Up Call.
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