Paul Weiss is experiencing significant internal fallout as prominent partners Karen Dunn, Bill Isaacson, Jessica Phillips, and Jeannie Rhee announce their departure. This follows the firm’s controversial agreement with the Trump administration, which raised ethical concerns. While Paul Weiss defended the deal, arguing it did not compromise their independence, dissent among leading litigators signaled strong disagreement. The departing group intends to form a new firm to pursue legal actions against Trump without the constraints they believe Paul Weiss has imposed, reflecting deep divisions within the firm about the consequences of their actions.
If the firm honestly believes the threat of an executive order is existential, then it doesn't really have much leverage when Trump inevitably comes back around.
Both Rhee and Dunn were involved in the internal discussions over the Trump administration's executive order against the firm and both supported the firm's decision to make a deal with Trump to rescind the order.
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