Credit: alexkich/Adobe Stock Big Law Leaders and Partners Accelerate Election Fundraising
Cravath's presiding partner and Sullivan & Cromwell's senior chair, among others, each gave $250,000 to the Harris Victory Fund.
October 24, 2024 at 02:20 PM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
What You Need to Know
- Big Law individual contributions have continued to favor Democrats, according to new fundraising data.
- A majority of Am Law 100 firms are represented in donor lists for Harris. Though still present in donor lists for Trump, they are less frequent.
- Firm and practice area leaders are frequently represented in the donor rolls.
Partners at the largest law firms have stepped up fundraising for the presidential candidates lately, with Big Law donations flowing to both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
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