A Simpson Thacher & Bartlett associate quit his job after the law firm reached a deal with President Donald Trump to provide $125 million in legal work.
Siunik Moradian fired off an email to colleagues on Friday, resigning moments after the firm announced the agreement. Simpson Thacher, along with several others, pledged pro bono or free legal services for Trump-aligned causes.
“By capitulating today, Simpson Thacher joins several other historic, powerful, influential and well-resourced law firms in bending the knee and kissing the ring of authoritarianism,” Moradian said in the email, viewed by Bloomberg Law.
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