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Sorry Big Law you cannot collect $940M

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  • 89th8 Offline
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    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/

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

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        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

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        • 89th8 Offline
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          Clearly I'll keep this in mind when selecting legal counsel for my future billion dollar deals.

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

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            @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. 😈

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

              Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.

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