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For the most part, what in-house lawyers want is their client to be zealously represented on a level playing field with all the other firms. I think Paul Weiss has addressed that.
I think the storm will pass, but in a way this redefines the Paul Weiss brand. They have been a leader in standing up for constitutional rights and human rights. They backed away this time.
— Peter Zeughauser, a longtime law firm consultant at the Zeughauser Group, in comments given to the American Lawyer, on the backlash Paul Weiss has faced in the wake of the firm settling up with the Trump administration to make an overbroad executive order disappear, rather than litigating it in court.
Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.
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Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
For the most part, what in-house lawyers want is their client to be zealously represented on a level playing field with all the other firms. I think Paul Weiss has addressed that.
I think the storm will pass, but in a way this redefines the Paul Weiss brand. They have been a leader in standing up for constitutional rights and human rights. They backed away this time.
— Peter Zeughauser, a longtime law firm consultant at the Zeughauser Group, in comments given to the American Lawyer, on the backlash Paul Weiss has faced in the wake of the firm settling up with the Trump administration to make an overbroad executive order disappear, rather than litigating it in court.
Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.
