04022cam a2200337 i 4500 602848475 TxAuBib 20220930120000.0 220411s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022017427 9780063142176 HRD 32.50 0063142171 HRD 32.50 TxAuBib rda Enrich, David, 1979-, author Servants of the damned. Servants of the damned [BOOK] : giant law firms, Donald Trump, and the corruption of justice / David Enrich. First edition. New York : Mariner Books, [2022] xii, 367 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. A hustling business -- The independence principle -- A truly national firm -- Advertisers-at-law -- Creating a monster -- Keeping up with the Jones Days -- The greatest client -- Aiding and abetting -- Judas day -- The full Fredo -- "Try to save the culture" -- Rogue lawyers -- Burning the envelope -- Make it go away -- Psychological combat -- Dirty, dirty, dirty -- Lurching to the right -- The bloody eighth -- Trump's stallion -- You can count me in -- A lawless Hobbesian nightmare -- A nice little cushion -- Rich, pissed off, and wrong -- Subsidizing Trump -- Bizarre coincidences -- Redefining shamefulness -- No vacancy left behind -- Fearmongering -- We dissent. In this book, Enrich turns his eye towards the world of “Big Law” and the nearly unchecked influence these firms wield to shield the wealthy and powerful—and bury their secrets. To tell this story, Enrich focuses on Jones Day, one of the world’s largest law firms. Jones Day’s narrative arc—founded in Cleveland in 1893, it became the first law firm to expand nationally and is now a global juggernaut with deep ties to corporate interests and conservative politics—is a powerful encapsulation of the changes that have swept the legal industry in recent decades. Since 2016, Jones Day has been in the spotlight for representing Donald Trump and his campaigns (and now his PACs)—and for the fleet of Jones Day attorneys who joined his administration, including White House Counsel Don McGahn. Jones Day helped Trump fend off the Mueller investigation and challenged Obamacare. Its once and future lawyers defended Trump’s Muslim ban and border policies and handled his judicial nominations. Jones Day even laid some of the legal groundwork for Trump to challenge the legitimacy of the 2020 election. But the Trump work is but one chapter in the firm’s checkered history. Jones Day, like many of its peers, have become highly effective enablers of the business world’s worst misbehavior. The firm has for decades represented Big Tobacco in its fight to avoid liability for its products. Jones Day worked tirelessly for the Catholic Church as it tried to minimize its sexual-abuse scandals. And for Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, as it sought to protect its right to make and market its dangerously addictive drug. And for Fox News as it waged war against employees who were the victims of sexual harassment and retaliation. And for Russian oligarchs as their companies sought to expand internationally. Enrich makes the compelling central argument that law firms like Jones Day play a crucial yet largely hidden role in enabling and protecting powerful bad actors in our society, housing their darkest secrets, and earning billions in revenue for themselves. Provided by publisher. 20220930. Trump, Donald 1946- Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue. Law firms Corrupt practices United States. Practice of law Corrupt practices United States. Justice, Administration of Corrupt practices United States.