US EditionThe Law Firms That Appeased Trump—and Angered Their Clients
- Since February 2025, President Trump issued executive orders targeting nine U.S. law firms to strip security clearances and end federal contracts due to their political opposition.
- These orders followed allegations that firms weaponized the legal system against Trump, causing some firms to make pro bono deals to comply while others legally challenged the orders.
- Several prominent law firms quickly acquiesced to the administration’s demands, resulting in client defections, partner departures, and protests within their ranks. In contrast, other firms such as Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, Perkins Coie, and Susman Godfrey took a firm stand by challenging the orders in court and securing favorable rulings.
- At least eleven major companies, including McDonald's, Morgan Stanley, and Oracle, are redirecting legal work away from firms that made deals, citing trust and conflict concerns, whereas holdout firms attract new business.
- The ongoing judicial defeats for Trump and client shifts raise questions about legal independence and suggest that resisting political pressure can yield financial and reputational benefits for law firms.
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When Even Trump-Friendly Companies Won’t Work With Law Firms That Caved To Trump
If asked, do you think corporate America would prefer to hire (1) lawyers who fight, or (2) lawyers who immediately surrender, I think you’d know the answer. And now we have some fairly unambiguous empirical data to support what the answer is. Oracle’s Larry Ellison loves Trump. Morgan Stanley contributed one of their top execs to the Trump administration. But even they won’t work with law firms that capitulated to Trump’s bogus executive orders…
K Street gets a Trump ‘fluent’ lobbying firm - Washington Examiner
The Trump White House is changing Washington far more than slashing departments, emptying out the bloated swamp bureaucracy, and putting opposition law firms on notice. It is also rewriting lobbying rules, largely ignoring K Street influencers with no connection to President Donald Trump or his team. That has opened the door for Trump-focused government affairs firms to hang a shingle, and former Trump Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announce…
Clients dump law firms that rolled over for Trump: 'Don't know how to fight'
Law firms tangling with President Donald Trump are being hit hard as their clients are reacting, a legal analyst said Monday.Trump went after several major law firms with executive orders that took action including barring them from winning government contracts or being cleared to work in federal bu...
German Bar Association Warns That Working With Yellow-Bellied Firms Could Violate Professional Codes Of Conduct - Above the Law
(Photo by Fran Santiago/Getty Images) “You’re welcome to do dealings with foreign governments when it makes sense, but don’t go accepting compromising deals as their agents or get knighted or something.” Not only is this some simple advice, it is echoed constitutionally in the emoluments clause! Now, was incorporating this sentiment in our supreme document enough to prevent Trump from accepting a $400M totally-not-a-bribe plane from Qatar or Jus…
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