{"id":114739,"date":"2025-04-13T15:26:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T23:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/04\/13\/the-biglaw-attacks-level-up-see-also\/"},"modified":"2025-04-13T15:26:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T23:26:26","slug":"the-biglaw-attacks-level-up-see-also","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/04\/13\/the-biglaw-attacks-level-up-see-also\/","title":{"rendered":"The Biglaw Attacks Level Up \u2014 See Also"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>First The Good News:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/susman-godfrey-hits-back-at-trump-administration-over-executive-order-targeting-the-firm\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Susman Godfrey files lawsuit<\/a> challenging the Trumpian Executive Order <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/another-firm-targeted-by-trump-looking-to-amass-1-billion-war-chest-from-biglaw\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">targeting the firm.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now The Bad:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/pray-i-dont-alter-it-any-further-what-darth-vader-should-teach-law-firms-about-settling-with-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trump is playing Darth Vader, upping the stakes of his deals with Biglaw.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Folks Are Peace-ing Out At Willkie: <\/strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/willkie-loses-longest-serving-lawyer-over-trump-surrender\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">firm\u2019s longest serving attorney<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/associate-quits-in-epic-fashion-says-willkie-farrs-principles-are-now-so-deeply-compromised\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an associate quit <\/a>over the firm\u2019s capitulation to Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p><strong>U.S. News Made An Oopsie Releasing Their Law School Ranking:<\/strong> But<a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/u-s-news-releases-two-wildly-different-versions-of-the-2025-law-school-rankings-at-the-same-time\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Above the Law caught it<\/a>! Plus t<a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-2025-u-s-news-law-school-rankings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">he scoop on the final<\/a> ranking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s Up With Paul Weiss Partner Morale?<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/paul-weiss-partners-throw-pity-party-after-selling-integrity-to-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A picture is worth a thousand words.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A&amp;O Shearman Attorneys<a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/associates-beg-ao-shearman-not-to-be-the-next-collaborator\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Begged The Firm <\/a>Not To Bow To Trump: <\/strong>But they did, <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/five-top-biglaw-firms-pledge-their-allegiance-to-trump-promising-to-provide-legal-services-beyond-his-time-in-the-white-house\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">along with Kirkland, Latham, Simpson, and Cadwalader.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>This Is Biglaw\u2019s Moment Of Truth:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/biglaw-is-under-attack-heres-what-the-firms-are-doing-about-it\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Track all the responses from Biglaw to Trump\u2019s EOs targeting firms on ATL\u2019s Biglaw Spine Index.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/the-biglaw-attacks-level-up-see-also\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Biglaw Attacks Level Up \u2014 See Also<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First The Good News:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/susman-godfrey-hits-back-at-trump-administration-over-executive-order-targeting-the-firm\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Susman Godfrey files lawsuit<\/a> challenging the Trumpian Executive Order <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/another-firm-targeted-by-trump-looking-to-amass-1-billion-war-chest-from-biglaw\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">targeting the firm.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now The Bad:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/pray-i-dont-alter-it-any-further-what-darth-vader-should-teach-law-firms-about-settling-with-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trump is playing Darth Vader, upping the stakes of his deals with Biglaw.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Folks Are Peace-ing Out At Willkie: <\/strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/willkie-loses-longest-serving-lawyer-over-trump-surrender\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">firm\u2019s longest serving attorney<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/associate-quits-in-epic-fashion-says-willkie-farrs-principles-are-now-so-deeply-compromised\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an associate quit <\/a>over the firm\u2019s capitulation to Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p><strong>U.S. News Made An Oopsie Releasing Their Law School Ranking:<\/strong> But<a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/u-s-news-releases-two-wildly-different-versions-of-the-2025-law-school-rankings-at-the-same-time\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Above the Law caught it<\/a>! Plus t<a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-2025-u-s-news-law-school-rankings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">he scoop on the final<\/a> ranking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s Up With Paul Weiss Partner Morale?<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/paul-weiss-partners-throw-pity-party-after-selling-integrity-to-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A picture is worth a thousand words.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A&amp;O Shearman Attorneys<a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/associates-beg-ao-shearman-not-to-be-the-next-collaborator\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Begged The Firm <\/a>Not To Bow To Trump: <\/strong>But they did, <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/five-top-biglaw-firms-pledge-their-allegiance-to-trump-promising-to-provide-legal-services-beyond-his-time-in-the-white-house\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">along with Kirkland, Latham, Simpson, and Cadwalader.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>This Is Biglaw\u2019s Moment Of Truth:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/biglaw-is-under-attack-heres-what-the-firms-are-doing-about-it\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Track all the responses from Biglaw to Trump\u2019s EOs targeting firms on ATL\u2019s Biglaw Spine Index.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/the-biglaw-attacks-level-up-see-also\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Biglaw Attacks Level Up \u2014 See Also<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First The Good News: Susman Godfrey files lawsuit challenging the Trumpian Executive Order targeting the firm. Now The Bad: Trump is playing Darth Vader, upping the stakes of his deals with Biglaw. Folks Are Peace-ing Out At Willkie: The firm\u2019s longest serving attorney and an associate quit over the firm\u2019s capitulation to Donald Trump. 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