最近法律界闹的沸沸扬扬的Trump vs. Big Law不知道大家有没有听说，起因是DC其实就是一个revolving door，换届以后政府很多人会离开并加入BigLaw，等下一届政府上台的时候又可能回到政府。加上DC也算是BigLaw律师和最聚集和人均律师最高的地方，免不了经常有官司而且Biglaw经常会代表政界人物打官司。Trump现在主要就是清算所有代表过民主党活着他的政敌跟他打官司的大律所，并“撤销他们的政府权限，取消他们和他们客户跟政府的合同，甚至禁止这些大律所的律师出入政府办公楼”，从而限制他们代表客户的能力。Trump takes on Big Law — attorney Rachel Cohen responds : Consider This from NPR : NPR
一开始受到清算的是Covington & Burling
for advising Special Counsel Jack Smith
Bloomberg Law
然后是Perkins Coie
over its work in Democratic politics
Bloomberg Law
接着是Paul Weiss
for supposed disloyalty against him and his political allies, namely, hiring Mark Pomerantz, an attorney who had assisted in the Manhattan DA’s successful prosecution of him
Paul, Weiss Appeased Trump. More Attacks on BigLaw Will Follow. - The American Prospect
最近的是Jenner & Block
because of its ties to former partner Andrew Weissmann, an ex-Justice Department official who was a top member of Robert Mueller’s special counsel team who had a key role in securing the convictions of Trump campaign officials Paul Manafort and Rick Gates.
Bloomberg Law
有意思的是不同lawfirm 有不同的response。有像Perkins Coie这样绝地反击的并暂时取得成功的。DOJ觉得这个法官偏袒Perkins Coie，并尝试把她remove了，但是同样也是这个法官驳回了这个请求 
DOJ lawyers argued Howell is biased against the administration, pointing to comments at a 2023 event in which she suggested Trump is an authoritarian.(Judge Rejects Trump Bid to Oust Her From Perkins Coie Fight (2))
但是也有像Paul Weiss这样直接先跪为敬的 
Trump rescinded his order targeting Paul, Weiss after the firm agreed to do pro bono work for conservative causes and end its pro-diversity programs.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/27/trump-wilmerhale-executive-order-00256030
一开始Trump清算的时候，还没有什么人敢发声，但是现在越来越多人开始发声了。大律所的性质其实就是牛马乙方，没有甲方的话他们根本没有办法活，所以在很多政治方面的东西律所一般都是不发表一件并不发声的，但是不知道这次会有什么样的转变呢？
最后不发表个人意见，引用一下马丁·尼莫拉的一首诗吧
First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me.
威武
