Nicely, nicely, nicely. If it isn’t the implications of Paul Weiss’s personal actions.
Earlier in the present day, American Lawyer reported that Karen Dunn, Bill Isaacson, Jessica Phillips, and Jeannie Rhee are leaving Paul Weiss within the wake of its give up to the Trump administration. They apparently dropped this information on the agency at in the present day’s partnership assembly.
Stone. Chilly.
Simply the opposite day, we reviewed a letter from Paul Weiss responding to a legislative inquiry. In blowing off any suggestion that the deal breached authorized or moral requirements, the agency wrote, “the settlement doesn’t (and couldn’t) allow the Administration to find out what issues we tackle.”
It appears a number of of the agency’s most distinguished litigators disagreed with that evaluation. The group plans to start out their very own agency to tackle the Trump administration with out being constricted by the obscure Paul Weiss “settlement” settlement that Trump believes provides him a stage of management over the agency’s work. And whereas the agency itself denies Trump’s studying, it’s tough to think about how the agency that — in its personal phrases — claims that Trump’s retaliatory government order if allowed to enter impact “would destroy the agency, even when we in the end prevailed in court docket” can put up much of a fight when Trump chooses to outline the deal his approach.
I imply… if the agency actually believes the specter of an government order is existential, then it doesn’t actually have a lot leverage when Trump inevitably comes again round.
And the American Lawyer article means that a minimum of Dunn and Rhee see it… roughly precisely that approach:
One Paul Weiss accomplice, talking anonymously to talk freely, mentioned that each Rhee and Dunn have been concerned within the inside discussions over the Trump administration’s government order towards the agency and each supported the agency’s choice to make a cope with Trump to rescind the order. However, the supply mentioned, they wished to have the ability to sue the Trump administration “with out limitations.”
In different phrases: sure, an government order can be existential for Paul Weiss, and sure, the deal hamstrings the agency’s means to behave freely with regard to the Trump administration.
The accomplice supply mentioned the agency believed the strikes would have “no impression” on the financials of Paul Weiss however wouldn’t elaborate additional.
Positive. Shedding *checks notes* GOOGLE might be not going to make a dent in any respect. In all seriousness, Paul Weiss makes a number of its bread on the transactional aspect, so the agency gravy prepare gained’t cease over this. However that’s a number of litigation dough leaving the constructing.
And they also’re off to arrange a brand new agency. Count on a number of different legal professionals to return alongside for the trip.
Karen Dunn and 3 Other Paul Weiss Partners Exiting Firm [American Lawyer]
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