Law firms that decided to go along with an unprecedented aggressive push from President Donald Trump are now facing serious consequences, including internal conflicts and major losses of clients and staff. This is very different from the small number of firms that chose to stand up to the administration’s pressure, which has worked well for them in court.
As reported by MSNBC, one clear example of the negative fallout is happening at Willkie Farr & Gallagher. This firm was one of the many that made a deal with the Trump administration in April to avoid an executive order that would have affected their businesses. This choice has caused a lot of unhappiness inside the firm, especially in its San Francisco office. Reuters reported about a poster from the ‘Big Law Cowards’ campaign asked ‘Big law, stop bending the knee,’ and now it seems to have been right.
