Skadden Dumps Employee Affinity Groups After Deal With Trump

Skadden canceled all future events for its employee affinity groups following the law firm’s deal with President Donald Trump to avoid an executive order.

The firm removed affinity group event plans from its calendar for the remainder of the year, according to emails viewed by Bloomberg Law. Several affinity group members were told last week that the Skadden’s employee resource groups are officially ending, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The firm has at least 10 affinity networks for parents, veterans, Asian pacific islanders, Blacks, and Latinos, among others. Mentions of the groups have been removed from the ...