Servants of the Damned

<p><strong>A long-overdue exposé of the astonishing yet shadowy power wielded by the world’s largest law firms.</strong></p> <p>Though not a household name, Jones Day is well known in the halls of power, and serves as a powerful encapsulation of the changes that have swept the legal profession in recent decades. Founded in the US in 1893, it has become one of the world’s largest law firms, a global juggernaut with deep ties to corporate interests and conservative politics.</p> <p>A key player in the legal battles surrounding the Trump administration, Jones Day has also for decades represented Big Tobacco, defended opioid manufacturers, and worked tirelessly to minimise the sexual-abuse scandals of the Catholic Church. Like many of its peers, it has fought time and again for those who want nothing more than to act without constraint or scrutiny — including the Russian oligarchs as they have sought to expand internationally.</p> <p>In this gripping and revealing new work of narrative nonfiction, <em>New York Times</em> Business Investigations Editor and bestselling author David Enrich at last tells the story of ‘Big Law’ and the nearly unchecked influence these firms wield to shield the wealthy and powerful — and bury their secrets.</p> <ul><li>For readers of Oliver Bullough, <em>Kleptopia</em>, and <em>Billion Dollar Whale</em> this is an exposé about the law firm that represented the Trump campaign and many others on the wrong side of history, such as tobacco companies, pharmaceutical giants, and even a company accused of facilitating Libya’s development of chemical weapons.</li> <li>The book is sure to generate widespread review coverage on publication, David Enrich is the bestselling author of <em>Dark Towers</em> and <em>The Spider Network</em>.</li> </ul>