Via Anna Bower:
Frankly, this is shameful on the part of Paul, Weiss.
The executive orders targeting law firms are an existential threat to the legal industry. Capitulation is not the answer.
#Trump rescinds his Executive Order targeting Paul, Weiss because the firm entered into an “agreement” with Trump.
According to the White House, Trump agreed to rescind after a meeting w/ Paul Weiss chairman Brad Karp, in which Karp “acknowledged the wrongdoing” of former partner Mark Pomerantz.
@GottaLaff oof, yeah not good.
It's unfortunately a 'feature' of the legal - the best action for an 'individual' (firm or person) isn't necessarily the best action for the rest of us.
No idea how you fix that given interests of all parties