Sorry Big Law you cannot collect $940M

[89th]

Ouch.

(And yes, probably one of a few things to be hidden by Iran headlines)

https://abovethelaw.com/2026/03/doj-drops-defense-of-biglaw-executive-orders-leaving-capitulating-firms-holding-940-million-bag/

[89th]

Reddit thread for commentary: https://www.reddit.com/r/law/comments/1rjrm8g/doj_drops_defense_of_biglaw_executive_orders/

[89th]

LOL tracker of which BigLaw firms capitulated: https://abovethelaw.com/2025/04/biglaw-is-under-attack-heres-what-the-firms-are-doing-about-it/

And an even more detailed list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1J_bcoMqt46L05As7GN4ZqH4j6XKeI-Dm4ytJPRFtrwo/htmlview#gid=287708862

[89th]

Clearly I'll keep this in mind when selecting legal counsel for my future billion dollar deals.

[Axtremus]

@89th said in Sorry Big Law you cannot collect $940M:

Clearly I'll keep this in mind when selecting legal counsel for my future billion dollar deals.

Yes, at that time you will want a Big Law that is in the favor of the Big Gov, so definitely one of those that has capitulated early and thoroughly.

[jon-nyc]

My understanding is that the government dropped the defense and then resumed it next day.