Only A Handful Of Lawyers At This Firm Support Donald Trump -- And One Of Them Is Rudy Giuliani

Lawyers from this firm have donated only $212 to the Trump campaign.

Rudy Giuliani (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty)

Rudy Giuliani (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump may have thought that having a Biglaw partner serve as one of his top campaign surrogates would have been an ace up his sleeve. Alas, it doesn’t seem like many people at this firm subscribe to the same conservative beliefs — and even if they do, it very well may be Trump who they don’t believe in.

Rudy Giuliani, who left Bracewell & Giuliani this past January to join Greenberg Traurig, where he serves as global chair of the firm’s cybersecurity, privacy, and crisis management practice, isn’t finding himself in good political company at his new firm.

Law.com has the scoop on political donations made by Greenberg lawyers:

According to campaign contribution data from Open Secrets, individuals employed by Greenberg Traurig have made 186 donations to Hillary Clinton this election cycle. By contrast, five have given to Donald Trump.

Among the top-dollar Clinton supporters: global practice chair James Bacchus, senior chairman Matthew Gorson, technology practice head Alan Sutin and litigation superstar Lori Cohen, who all maxed out at $2,700 apiece in direct contributions. So did 42 other Greenberg lawyers.

It’s not as if the donors are all knee-jerk liberals. Partner Barry Richard, who in 2000 represented George W. Bush in the Florida litigation that determined the presidency, gave Clinton $2,700 on April 27.

In all, Clinton has collected more than $180,000 in direct donations from people at Greenberg Traurig.

Compare that to Trump’s biggest donation from anyone at the firm: $80 from litigation partner Roger Kaplan and another $80 from tax of counsel John Prusiecki. In total, Trump has collected $212 from five Greenberg Traurig employees, according to the most recent reports available.

Greenberg Traurig Executive Chairman Richard Rosenbaum had this to say when asked about Giuliani’s fit as a partner, considering his staunch support for Trump: “We are a law firm and a business delivering excellence and value to our clients, not a political organization. Our family includes strong supporters on both sides of the political aisle and we protect the rights of every individual to live their lives, support candidates and express their views outside the office within all applicable legal and ethical guidelines.”

Right now, Giuliani’s stump speeches for Trump seem like they’re at odds with the firm’s values. After all, Greenberg Traurig says it’s firmly committed to the advancement of women lawyers, and as recently as this week, Giuliani said Trump would be “a lot better for the United States than a woman.” If Trump wins the election, the firm would be positioned quite closely to the White House, but attorneys who work there may find themselves wondering if it’s truly worth it.

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Not Even Rudy Giuliani’s Partners at Greenberg Traurig Support Trump [Law.com]


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