A significant number of West Coast attorneys from Willkie Farr are departing the firm in protest over its decision to collaborate with the Trump administration, pledging $100 million in pro bono work. This controversial arrangement has prompted a mass exit to Cooley LLP, a firm with a reputation for resisting Trump. Both partners and associates are voicing their discontent publicly, particularly on LinkedIn, sharing their belief that Willkie's decision compromises their ethical obligations as lawyers and may tarnish the firm's legacy.
If you had asked me on March 31, I would have said I had no immediate plans to leave [Willkie] - it took this decision to make me rethink my future.
When I became a lawyer, I took an oath to defend the Constitution. I believe that Willkie's decision to capitulate to Trump violated that oath. It was a grave mistake.
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