Trump is not 'dictating' legal work in Paul Weiss deal, chairman says

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16. Karp had no choice. Other firms, like vultures, were already trying to steal their clients.

From Huffpo:


Karp said that Paul Weiss had entered the deal with the administration after the legal industry did not mobilize in defense of the law firm.

“We were hopeful that the legal industry would rally to our side, even though it had not done so in response to executive orders targeting other firms,” the email, which was published by Business Insider, said. “Disappointingly, far from support, we learned that certain other firms were seeking to exploit our vulnerabilities by aggressively soliciting our clients and recruiting our attorneys.”

Karp also said that the resolution between the firm and the administration “will have no effect on our work and our shared culture and values.”

“The core of who we are and what we stand for is and will remain unchanged,” Karp added.

“I know many of you are uncomfortable that we entered into any sort of resolution at all. That is completely understandable,” he continued. “There was no right answer to the predicament in which we found ourselves. All of us have opinions about what is going on right now in America. This is an incredibly consequential moment for our country. It is very easy for commentators to judge our actions from the sidelines. But no one in the wider world can appreciate how stressful it is to confront an executive order like this until one is directed at you.”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-live-updates_n_67c61595e4b05c7ddfbdd015/liveblog_67e0b400e4b028623fe259ba