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FAFO for Big Law Firms: Top Law Firms COLLAPSE After Caving To Trump
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June 3, 2025
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8:26Now PlayingLook here comes the consequences…. Top Law Firms Bleed Clients after capitulating to Trump.
Major corporate law firms like Paul Weiss and Latham Watkins are facing massive fallout after capitulating to Donald Trump's executive orders—pledging over $1 billion in pro bono legal work. But the real consequence? Top clients like McDonald's, Oracle, and Morgan Stanley are now dropping these firms, citing a lack of legal integrity and backbone.
In this video, we break down how Trump’s controversial executive orders targeted elite law firms, and why the decision to bow to political pressure is coming back to haunt them. We also cover the internal chaos erupting inside firms like Paul Weiss—senior partners are resigning, younger associates are quitting, and major clients are walking away just before critical trials.
Watch to understand why legal ethics, the Constitution, and courage are at the heart of this growing crisis. The backlash against law firms that supported Trump may reshape legal representation in America—and we’re just seeing the beginning.
Trump, Paul Weiss, billion dollar legal deal, fallout, executive orders, law firm collapse, McDonald’s, Oracle, Morgan Stanley—these are the names and events that define a turning point in American legal accountability.
#Trump #LawFirm #PaulWeiss #ExecutiveOrders #McDonalds #Oracle #MorganStanley #LegalEthics #Disbarment #Fallout #BigLaw #Constitution #Litigation #Accountability #Backlash #ProBono #LegalNews #Corruption #fafo
⏱️ Timestamped Summary
(00:01) Trump pressures major law firms into pro bono work through executive orders.
(01:13) Orders allegedly violate constitutional rights; resisting firms win in court.
(02:34) Paul Weiss loses top partners; backlash begins.
(03:33) Firms that resisted Trump gain clients; appeasers lose them.
(04:32) Morgan Stanley meets with Laam but rejects them for resisting firms.
(05:00) Paul Weiss’s McDonald's case implodes—Loretta Lynch dropped before trial.
(06:18) Associate walkouts and partner rifts erupt across appeasing firms.
(07:23) Speaker calls for disbarment and accountability for firms that caved.
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