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Top U.S. law firms have not provided support for Perkins Coie’s challenge against sanctions imposed by the Trump administration. According to reports, none of the top 20 law firms have offered 'unconditional support' for the initiative. This comes as superstar litigator Paul Clement takes on a critical role in representing Perkins Coie in this legal battle. Clement emphasized the importance of the lawsuit for upholding the First Amendment and the rule of law. The current stance of major law firms shows a divide, with some firms opting to negotiate rather than engage in direct confrontation. As of now, Perkins Coie, Jenner, and WilmerHale are actively fighting, while Paul Weiss and Skadden have chosen to negotiate.
I’d like to know which law firms don’t have the backbone to sign on to an amicus in support of the rule of law. “None of the top 20 law firms in the US have so far offered their ‘unconditional support’ to an effort to fight sanctions imposed by the Trump administration.” 1/2 https://t.co/So9Vuuelg0
BigLaw Scoreboard so far: Fight (3) 1) Perkins Coie 2) Jenner 3) Wilmer Hale Negotiate (2) 1) Paul Weiss 2) Skadden https://t.co/uH4VO6DvML
“Big Law’s Big Lawyer to Fight Trump Is a Conservative Superstar”: Greg Stohr, David Voreacos, and Ava Benny-Morrison of Bloomberg News have this report. And at the “Bench Memos” blog of National Review, Ed Whelan has a post titled “Paul Clement’s Courage https://t.co/enzIzFlPGj
