On the awesomeness scale of law firm donations during this year of racial reckoning, Cravath, Swaine & Moore is killing it. A few weeks ago, the esteemed firm announced a whopping $6 million gift to social justice organizations and a historically Black university.
While many Big Law firms donated a few hundred thousand dollars or so this past year to promote equality, Cravath’s gift seems the most generous. Kirkland & Ellis and Greenberg Traurig came close, each pledging $5 million—except their donations are spread over a five to six year period while Cravath’s gift is outright.
Funded by lawyers’ fees ...