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Brian Greenberg📧 Email Governance Gone Wrong: What Skadden’s Misstep Teaches IT LeadersIn an attempt to restrict firmwide communication, Skadden disabled internal email distribution lists—only to accidentally trigger a mass email that exposed the restriction effort itself.From an IT operations perspective, this incident underscores critical lessons:🔐 Restricting communication tools requires strong governance AND transparent policy ⚙️ Tech enforcement without cultural alignment leads to workarounds and reputational damage 🛠️ Distribution list controls should include: ・Proper change management ・Internal communications planning ・Monitoring and rollback protocols 📣 Staff need clear guidance, not silent shutdownsIn the age of hybrid work and high-stakes messaging, email is infrastructure. Treat it like it matters.👉 <a href="https://abovethelaw.com/2025/03/skadden-learns-the-first-rule-of-blocking-mass-emails-is-do-not-send-mass-emails/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://abovethelaw.com/2025/03/skadden-learns-the-first-rule-of-blocking-mass-emails-is-do-not-send-mass-emails/</a><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ITOperations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ITOperations</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/EmailPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EmailPolicy</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ChangeManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChangeManagement</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InfoSec</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CommunicationGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CommunicationGovernance</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/LegalIT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LegalIT</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Skadden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Skadden</a>

AnarchoNinaAnalyzesAnd another white shoe DC law firm decides to capitulate to fascism rather than fight; even as their colleagues at other firms are successfully getting restraining orders to block Trump's strongarm tactics. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (typically shortened to just "Skadden") joins the firm Paul Weiss on the wall of infamy and cowardice, with a "deal" that's even more collaborationist with, again - fascists and a fascist agenda. <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/skadden-arps-deal-trump" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.commondreams.org/news/skadden-arps-deal-trump</a>'Pathetic': Elite Law Firm Blasted for Striking Deal With Trump Administration"The firm has agreed to provide at least $100 million in pro bono legal services to the federal government during his administration "and beyond," according to a Truth Social post from U.S. President Donald Trump. Also, the "firm will not engage in illegal" diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) "discrimination and preferences," according to the post, which also noted that the firm proactively reached out to the administration about an agreement.Speaking at the White House on Friday, Trump called the deal "essentially a settlement," according to Reuters."Pathetic when the richest and most powerful lawyers in America won't stand up for the profession that made them rich and powerful," wrote U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) on X on Friday, reacting to earlier reporting that the firm was in discussions with the White House over a deal."In addition to the $100M of pro bono work for the Trump regime, other outlets are reporting that Skadden has promised to offer fellowships to "conservative" (so, fascist, because conservative means fascist in this political environment) law graduates, and take cases for conservative causes - which I think we can safely parse to mean things like "reverse racism" lawsuits, and anti-gender discrimination cases that involve "protecting women" by persecuting trans women. Did I mention that Skadden took these steps preemptively, as in before Trump even issued an executive order targeting them? As in the case of Paul Weiss, and various wealthy Universities in America, the simple truth is that these folks are choosing to actively collaborate with fascists, and reinforcing the twisted unreality imposed by a fascist regime, for nothing more than money. We have a term for people who help fascists, do fascism, for money - it's fascist collaborator, or simply just "fascist." Like all the others, Skadden thinks they're striking a deal to stop Der Führer's assault on their very lucrative enterprise; and like the others, they'll soon discover that they work for Trump now, and there's no amount of appeasement that will change that.<a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/BigLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigLaw</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Skadden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Skadden</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Collaboration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Collaboration</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/VichyEstablishment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VichyEstablishment</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Courts</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Law</a>

Sarah Grisham'Craven attempt to sacrifice the rule of law': Attorney quits power firm over Trump deal<a href="https://union.place/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/BigLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigLaw</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#extortion</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Skadden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Skadden</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a><a href="https://www.rawstory.com/skadden-arps/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.rawstory.com/skadden-arps/</a>

Democracy Matters :verified:<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RIP</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Skadden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Skadden</a>

BongolianJen Rubin and Rachel Cohen discuss the Existential Threat Against Big Law"As the Trump administration continues to go after major law firms, Jen Rubin interviews Rachel Cohen, an associate at <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Skadden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Skadden</a> LLP who recently posted a viral resignation letter on LinkedIn. In her letter, Rachel outlines her grievances towards the firm’s lack of response to Trump’s attacks."<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TheContrarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheContrarian</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/biglaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biglaw</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/capitulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#capitulation</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://contrarian.substack.com/p/jen-rubin-and-rachel-cohen-discuss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://contrarian.substack.com/p/jen-rubin-and-rachel-cohen-discuss</a>

Bytes EuropeTrump 2.0 to ‘disrupt’ US-China business, analysts say, as law firm shuts Beijing office <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/532114/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.byteseu.com/532114/</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AndrewCollier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AndrewCollier</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Arps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Arps</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Beijing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Beijing</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#China</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economy</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GlobalSourcePartners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GlobalSourcePartners</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HongKong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HongKong</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Law</a>.com <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Meagher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Meagher</a>&Flom <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewYork</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PamirLawGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PamirLawGroup</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Paul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Paul</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Rifkind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rifkind</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/shanghai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shanghai</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SimoneIntellectualPropertyServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SimoneIntellectualPropertyServices</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Skadden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Skadden</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Slate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Slate</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TradeDisputes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TradeDisputes</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USChina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USChina</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Weiss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Weiss</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Wharton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wharton</a>&Garrison

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