{"id":160436,"date":"2025-03-31T17:14:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T01:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=160436"},"modified":"2025-03-31T17:14:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T01:14:49","slug":"bloomberg-big-laws-peril-from-trump-orders-is-shown-in-court-filings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=160436","title":{"rendered":"Bloomberg: Big Law’s Peril From Trump Orders Is Shown in Court Filings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bloomberg Law says<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\nWilmerHale and Jenner & Block laid bare the existential risks Donald Trump\u2019s orders pose as the law firms rushed into court to stop the president.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s directive to cut companies\u2019 federal contracts for which WilmerHale has done work could affect 21 of the firm\u2019s top 25 clients, the firm said in its March 28 lawsuit. The order threatens \u201cthe very viability of the firm\u2019s business model,\u201d WilmerHale said.<\/p>\n

WilmerHale\u2019s loss of clients who are contractors \u201cwould be a devastating blow,\u201d US District Judge Richard Leon said late on March 28. \u201cThis says nothing of the potential clients who may not even consider hiring\u201d the firm because of contract worries, he said.<\/p>\n

…More than 40% of Jenner & Block\u2019s revenue last year came from clients who are US contractors, subcontractors, or affiliates, the firm said in its lawsuit. \u201cIf we lost that business, or even a portion of it, it would be a serious threat to the firm\u2019s financial health,\u201d firm chair Thomas Perrelli said in a court filing.<\/p>\n

Perkins Coie earlier this month described similar distress. The firm lost clients and business as a result of Trump\u2019s order, and its top 15 customers by revenue have US contracts or ties to them, Perkins Coie said in its March 11 lawsuit…<\/p>\n

Jenner & Block said the portion of Trump\u2019s order that restricts firm lawyers from accessing government buildings is particularly painful.<\/p>\n

Unlike many other law firms, nearly 90% of Jenner\u2019s attorneys focus on litigation, the firm said in a court filing. It currently has around 540 active matters pending before US courts and agencies that require access to federal buildings and officials, Perrelli said.<\/p>\n

Part of the order barring Jenner\u2019s lawyers from federal spaces is already being enforced, the firm said. The Justice Department told a firm client not to bring Jenner to an April 3 meeting.<\/p>\n

Clients are already asking about how the order will hurt the firm\u2019s ability to attend future meetings with other government agencies, according to Jenner\u2019s filing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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