Skadden is one of many law firms facing internal dissent over appeasement deals with President Donald Trump.

By Tianqi Wang / Staff Photographer“Skadden is on the wrong side of history,” Sipp wrote in an email announcing his resignation to his associates on March 31.

Thomas Sipp, Law ’23, joined Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom in September 2023. Two years later, he submitted his resignation letter. The reason: His esteemed law firm was in talks to become the latest to strike an appeasement deal with President Donald Trump.

“Skadden is on the wrong side of history,” Sipp wrote in an email announcing his resignation to his associates on March 31.

In an interview with Spectator, Sipp said the “gravity of the threat” influenced his resignation. The threat, he said, is “autocracy.”

“We’re losing our system of checks and balances, because this is a threat against the independence of the judiciary,” he said.

Sipps’ resignation comes amid resignations from several associates across Skadden and other white-shoe law firms after their firms conceded to the Trump administration’s demands.

Since the start of his second term, Trump has passed a slew of executive orders threatening to deny security clearances to government buildings for various firms’ lawyers, not including Skadden’s, and to terminate government contracts. Trump’s executive orders also mandate the cancellation of hiring policies related to diversity, equity, and inclusion at these firms.

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