Rivals pounce on Paul Weiss, a top law firm,After Trump's order

[Henry203]

Source: NY Times

President Trump's executive order attacking Paul Weiss and severely restricting that law firm's ability to represent its clients was widely seen by lawyers as a dangerous affront to the nation's legal system.

To rivals of Paul Weiss, it was an opportunity.

Within days of Mr. Trump's March 14 order, some of the biggest competitors were calling top lawyers at the beleaguered law firm -- one of the nation's most prestigious -- asking if they wanted to jump ship along with their lucrative clients.



Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/business/paul-weiss-trump-deal.html

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I work in big legal and I just got back from Legaltech. It is now called Legal Week at it is at the Hilton next to Central park. I have been going to this event for 20 years.

I knew this was going to happen. NEVER ever capitualte. to a tyrant. Paul Weiss deserve to go. I know people at Williams Connelly and all the firms are calling them and supporting them for defending Perkins Coie.

[Falconry]

1. If I worked at Paul Weiss I would definitely be dusting off my resume and looking for other employment.

They are going to lose a whole bunch of talent as a result of this. And if I were a client, I'd be out of there as well and not because of Trump targeting them but because they caved to him. I would expect my firm to to defend and uphold the law, period. Paul Weiss did themselves NO favors by caving.

[Henry203]

2. I know people at Paul Weiss

and I was calling them last week. All my friends in this vertical are disgusted by Paul Weiss. They don't even have to dust off their resume. Legal has no non compete and they take their clients with them. Remember they write the laws so they have no non compete.

[AmericaUnderSiege]

3. Lawyers are supposed to be "officers of the court." They have duties to more than their business.

This guy failed on an extremely basic level.

I'm sure being targeted by a tyrant sucks, but that's the nature of freedom. Sometimes it's your turn to defend it. And for a lot of people, that involves much harder sacrifices than billings.

What a pathetic scumbag. His capitulation means he's not a victim, just a mark.

[Princess Turandot]

4. Is the recruitment of this year's law school grads still going on?

Can they recommit if they're already 'signed'?