Josh Barro

I think it's possible, although I think it remains to be seen how effective the law firm strategy is about denying representation to people that the administration doesn't want represented.

I think it's possible, although I think it remains to be seen how effective the law firm strategy is about denying representation to people that the administration doesn't want represented.

Law is such a fragmented industry, and there are so many law firms out there, and there are litigation boutiques that rely less on a positive relationship with the government as compared to these giant firms that do a lot of M&A and other things where it's, you know, they go in and meet with government officials and it's important that everyone be nice.

Law is such a fragmented industry, and there are so many law firms out there, and there are litigation boutiques that rely less on a positive relationship with the government as compared to these giant firms that do a lot of M&A and other things where it's, you know, they go in and meet with government officials and it's important that everyone be nice.

Law is such a fragmented industry, and there are so many law firms out there, and there are litigation boutiques that rely less on a positive relationship with the government as compared to these giant firms that do a lot of M&A and other things where it's, you know, they go in and meet with government officials and it's important that everyone be nice.

And so I think it's possible that they have made it significantly harder for people to get lawyers to fight the administration. But I think it's also possible that they haven't actually made it that much harder and that the representations will just sort of be shuffled around in terms of which firms they go to.

And so I think it's possible that they have made it significantly harder for people to get lawyers to fight the administration. But I think it's also possible that they haven't actually made it that much harder and that the representations will just sort of be shuffled around in terms of which firms they go to.

And so I think it's possible that they have made it significantly harder for people to get lawyers to fight the administration. But I think it's also possible that they haven't actually made it that much harder and that the representations will just sort of be shuffled around in terms of which firms they go to.

So I don't know whether it's true that the administration has actually gotten a lot out of the law firm fight. other than getting people to make a show of deference to the president, which I think he personally values a lot. I think he likes the fact that these powerful managing partners of these law firms have to come to the Oval Office and beg him for something.

So I don't know whether it's true that the administration has actually gotten a lot out of the law firm fight. other than getting people to make a show of deference to the president, which I think he personally values a lot. I think he likes the fact that these powerful managing partners of these law firms have to come to the Oval Office and beg him for something.

So I don't know whether it's true that the administration has actually gotten a lot out of the law firm fight. other than getting people to make a show of deference to the president, which I think he personally values a lot. I think he likes the fact that these powerful managing partners of these law firms have to come to the Oval Office and beg him for something.

But I also think that they could have demanded more from the law firms and still gotten some of them to say yes. If they were really trying to put the screws, they would have made the list of demands sufficiently onerous that you would have had some firms saying yes and some saying no. And I think that they would enjoy the show of causing one of these law firms to go bankrupt.

But I also think that they could have demanded more from the law firms and still gotten some of them to say yes. If they were really trying to put the screws, they would have made the list of demands sufficiently onerous that you would have had some firms saying yes and some saying no. And I think that they would enjoy the show of causing one of these law firms to go bankrupt.

But I also think that they could have demanded more from the law firms and still gotten some of them to say yes. If they were really trying to put the screws, they would have made the list of demands sufficiently onerous that you would have had some firms saying yes and some saying no. And I think that they would enjoy the show of causing one of these law firms to go bankrupt.

I mean, you know, if you have one of these firms that stands up to the administration and wins in court, but their clients for M&A and antitrust and other things where they're really relying on a relationship with the government, if those fall away and the attorneys in those practice areas fall away, I mean, you could see these firms blowing up, especially since the administration is also pushing us into a recession.

I mean, you know, if you have one of these firms that stands up to the administration and wins in court, but their clients for M&A and antitrust and other things where they're really relying on a relationship with the government, if those fall away and the attorneys in those practice areas fall away, I mean, you could see these firms blowing up, especially since the administration is also pushing us into a recession.

I mean, you know, if you have one of these firms that stands up to the administration and wins in court, but their clients for M&A and antitrust and other things where they're really relying on a relationship with the government, if those fall away and the attorneys in those practice areas fall away, I mean, you could see these firms blowing up, especially since the administration is also pushing us into a recession.

Right. that is already bad for the legal business. So I would have expected them to want that. I think they would have wanted a big high profile law firm implosion. And I think they may well have been able to cause one. I mean, and maybe it'll happen to one of the handful of firms that's fighting them.

Right. that is already bad for the legal business. So I would have expected them to want that. I think they would have wanted a big high profile law firm implosion. And I think they may well have been able to cause one. I mean, and maybe it'll happen to one of the handful of firms that's fighting them.

Right. that is already bad for the legal business. So I would have expected them to want that. I think they would have wanted a big high profile law firm implosion. And I think they may well have been able to cause one. I mean, and maybe it'll happen to one of the handful of firms that's fighting them.