Harvard law students have disrupted a recruiting event for Paul Weiss, the law firm representing ExxonMobil in climate lawsuits, in an escalation the protesters hope will open a new front in climate activism in the legal world. The students say Paul Weiss has cultivated a reputation as a liberal corporate law firm, despite representing oil companies, tobacco and big banks. The protest follows another action at the Harvard-Yale football game in November, when students from both elite universities swarmed the field at half-time. The publication Law.com named the firm’s lawyers “litigators of the week”, for delivering a “cool win” for Exxon in the $1.6bn suit. The Guardian has contacted Paul Weiss for comment.

Source: The Guardian January 16, 2020 01:07 UTC