{"id":137076,"date":"2025-11-18T15:41:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T23:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/11\/18\/perkins-coies-leader-says-trumps-executive-order-had-nothing-to-do-with-its-merger-decision\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T15:41:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T23:41:45","slug":"perkins-coies-leader-says-trumps-executive-order-had-nothing-to-do-with-its-merger-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/11\/18\/perkins-coies-leader-says-trumps-executive-order-had-nothing-to-do-with-its-merger-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Perkins Coie\u2019s Leader Says Trump\u2019s Executive Order Had Nothing To Do With Its Merger Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

At this moment, both firms come to this announcement with the position of financial strength, great optimism and confidence, looking to the future and a true combination of equals.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 <\/i>Bill Malley<\/a>, managing partner of Perkins Coie, in comments given to Law.com<\/a>, concerning the firm\u2019s recent announcement of a merger with Ashurst<\/a>, which is expected to be voted upon by all partners in 2026. If approved, the combination will go live as soon as the middle of next year. Malley denied that the tie-up had anything to do with the firm\u2019s ongoing battle against the Trump administration\u2019s executive order<\/a> (which a federal judge has already ruled unconstitutional<\/a>, though the decision is under appeal<\/a>), saying the two firms had been chatting before the EO was even issued.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post Perkins Coie\u2019s Leader Says Trump\u2019s Executive Order Had Nothing To Do With Its Merger Decision<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

At this moment, both firms come to this announcement with the position of financial strength, great optimism and confidence, looking to the future and a true combination of equals.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 <\/i>Bill Malley<\/a>, managing partner of Perkins Coie, in comments given to Law.com<\/a>, concerning the firm\u2019s recent announcement of a merger with Ashurst<\/a>, which is expected to be voted upon by all partners in 2026. If approved, the combination will go live as soon as the middle of next year. Malley denied that the tie-up had anything to do with the firm\u2019s ongoing battle against the Trump administration\u2019s executive order<\/a> (which a federal judge has already ruled unconstitutional<\/a>, though the decision is under appeal<\/a>), saying the two firms had been chatting before the EO was even issued.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post Perkins Coie\u2019s Leader Says Trump\u2019s Executive Order Had Nothing To Do With Its Merger Decision<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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