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  • 2017-01-11 (xsd:date)
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  • Did Donald Trump Engage the 'Russian Law Firm of the Year'? (en)
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  • On 11 January 2017, President-elect Donald Trump held a press conference in order to address allegations about his financial connections to Russia, as well as unconfirmed reports that country was in possession of sensitive material that could possibly be used to blackmail him. During the press conference, Trump introduced Sheri Dillon, a lawyer with the firm Morgan Lewis & Bockius, to explain how Trump would avoid conflict of interests when he officially took office. Dillon informed the press that she and her colleagues had designed a structure for Trump's business that would completely isolate him from the management of his companies while he served as president: Shortly after Dillon made her highly publicized appearance, several online outlets reported that Morgan Lewis had recently been named Russia Law Firm of the Year, which again raised suspicions that Trump had close business ties to Russia. While it's true that Morgan Lewis was named Russia Law Firm of the Year in 2016, this fact is not as significant as some pundits have made it out to be. For starters, the award applied only to the Moscow office of a U.S.-based firm that has dozens of offices in the U.S. and around the world. Additionally, this award was not handed out by any Russian governmental or business organization; it was bestowed by Chambers and Partners, a group that reviews law firms around the globe, who described Morgan Lewis as follows in their award description: It should also be noted that Morgan, Lewis & Bockius does not deal exclusively with Russia. The firm has 29 offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Finally, Donald Trump is not the only high-level politician to have engaged the services of Morgan Lewis. Hillary Clinton used the firm to help vet a running mate. (en)
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