Overview
- Veteran attorney Abbe Lowell has founded Lowell & Associates, a new law firm focused on representing individuals and organizations targeted by the Trump administration's executive orders.
- The firm includes high-profile defectors such as Brenna Trout Frey and Rachel Cohen from Skadden, as well as attorneys from Winston & Strawn and As You Sow.
- Lowell & Associates has already secured clients, including New York Attorney General Letitia James, whistleblower attorney Mark Zaid, and former Trump official-turned-critic Miles Taylor.
- The firm aims to challenge the administration’s use of executive orders to pressure law firms, which include mandates for disclosure of political legal work and threats to cancel government contracts.
- Lowell described the initiative as a response to attacks on the legal system, emphasizing the need to reinforce democratic guardrails and provide innovative legal representation.