StandWithUs thanks 24 law firms for writing university deans and setting a clear moral example as antisemitism continues to fester nationwide and when many universities fail to uphold their duties to protect their Jewish students. These law firms, listed below, have not only taken a strong stand against antisemitism, but have admirably wielded their influence in the corporate and legal worlds to pressure universities to better instruct their students to refrain from antisemitic and discriminatory behavior, who will soon otherwise be confronted by these firms zero tolerance for discrimination policies.
As a non-profit organization with the mission of educating about Israel and combating antisemitism, StandWithUs thanks these firms for their decisive action and moral clarity, and offers its assistance to these firms to the extent of educating on matters pertinent to combating and identifying antisemitism.
At this time, StandWithUs would like to honor these firms by listing them for public recognition:
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Clear Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Cravath. Swaine & Moore LLP
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Milbank LLP
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Paul Hastings LLP
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP
Ropes & Gray LLP
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen, and Katz
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
StandWithUs is an international, non-partisan education organization that supports Israel and fights antisemitism. StandWithUs empowers and energizes students and communities with leadership training and educational programs on hundreds of college campuses, high schools, and middle schools. StandWithUs informs through social media, print and digital materials, films, weekly newsletters, and missions to Israel. StandWithUs takes legal action through the StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Los Angeles, the organization has chapters and offices throughout the U.S., Israel, the UK, Canada, Brazil, Argentina and Australia. More at www.standwithus.com.
