President Donald Trump has announced deals with five law firms that will allow them to avoid the prospect of a punishing executive order.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that five more law firms had agreed to devote a total of at least $600 million in free legal work to causes he supports, marking new concessions offered by major law firms facing a White House pressure campaign.

Four or five firms could soon agree to deals that would be unveiled as a package, in an escalation of the president’s crackdown on an industry that has drawn his ire.

In the escalating court battle between the Justice Department and major law firms over President Trump’s punitive executive orders, Chicago-based Jenner & Block is leading a counteroffensive.

President Trump has taken aim at law firms that he believes have wronged him. Here's how they've responded.

The order directs government agencies to terminate contracts with the law firm that "engages in activities detrimental to critical American interests." It also suspends Susman Godfrey employees from receiving security clearances to government buildings and directs agencies to refrain from hiring employees of the firm.

In the escalating court battle between the Justice Department and major law firms over President Donald Trump’s punitive executive orders, Chicago-based Jenner & Block is leading a counteroffensive on the front lines in a Washington federal court.

Steven Banks, who once ran New York’s social services department, said he wanted to return to helping the homeless. He leaves within weeks of the elite firm striking a deal with President Trump.

New Hampshire-based Shaheen & Gordon is among the more than 500 law firms now challenging President Trump’s recent executive orders attempting to block the business operations of a handful of prominent law firms who have done work for his political opponents.