Wake Up Call: Dutch, German Bar Associations Warn on Trump Deals

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• The Dutch bar association NOvA urged lawyers operating in the Netherlands to uphold core professional values, including independence and integrity, following international scrutiny over deals between US law firms and the White House. Its statement follows an opinion piece by a board member of the German Lawyers’ Association questioning whether the US deals jeopardize the law firms’ independence. (Law.com)
• An Ohio personal injury law firm is sponsoring free swim lessons for children in honor of a 15-year-old who drowned in 2021. Kisling, Nestico & Redick donated the lessons to the Nanye Barber Tribute Fund, created last year to help prevent water-related tragedies. (WKBN)
• Lawyers are a girl’s best friend in the new Hulu legal drama All’s Fair, starring Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts, and Glenn Close, about an all-female law firm that represents only women. (Hollywood Reporter)

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