Legal Analyst

If a lawyer handles a case, say, for a government official, and there are sensitive materials involved in that investigation, in order to represent that client adequately, he or she would need some kind of security clearance and access to that material.

If a lawyer handles a case, say, for a government official, and there are sensitive materials involved in that investigation, in order to represent that client adequately, he or she would need some kind of security clearance and access to that material.

So many things are federal buildings. Obviously, if you can't go to a federal court to represent your client, it would make it pretty limiting to represent that client. And probably most significantly, it directed agencies to investigate any federal contracts that the firm or its clients have and remove them.

So many things are federal buildings. Obviously, if you can't go to a federal court to represent your client, it would make it pretty limiting to represent that client. And probably most significantly, it directed agencies to investigate any federal contracts that the firm or its clients have and remove them.

So many things are federal buildings. Obviously, if you can't go to a federal court to represent your client, it would make it pretty limiting to represent that client. And probably most significantly, it directed agencies to investigate any federal contracts that the firm or its clients have and remove them.

So many of the big companies that they represent... have very lucrative federal contracts. And if they work with that firm, they will lose it.

So many of the big companies that they represent... have very lucrative federal contracts. And if they work with that firm, they will lose it.

So many of the big companies that they represent... have very lucrative federal contracts. And if they work with that firm, they will lose it.

It would be very meaningful to lose their clients. These law firms do make relationships with clients over a long period of time. So that's why it was pretty existential and could potentially destroy a firm. Losing their clients, that's kind of their main currency.

It would be very meaningful to lose their clients. These law firms do make relationships with clients over a long period of time. So that's why it was pretty existential and could potentially destroy a firm. Losing their clients, that's kind of their main currency.

It would be very meaningful to lose their clients. These law firms do make relationships with clients over a long period of time. So that's why it was pretty existential and could potentially destroy a firm. Losing their clients, that's kind of their main currency.

So Perkins Coie took the case to court and immediately got an emergency injunction that blocked the order from taking effect.

So Perkins Coie took the case to court and immediately got an emergency injunction that blocked the order from taking effect.

So Perkins Coie took the case to court and immediately got an emergency injunction that blocked the order from taking effect.

They've pushed back in court. I listened to the hearing. And since they have also called for the judge to be removed, the upshot of what the Justice Department lawyer was arguing is that the president should have the power to say who or what institution creates a national security risk and should have that discretion. That's the main legal argument that they have on their side.

They've pushed back in court. I listened to the hearing. And since they have also called for the judge to be removed, the upshot of what the Justice Department lawyer was arguing is that the president should have the power to say who or what institution creates a national security risk and should have that discretion. That's the main legal argument that they have on their side.

They've pushed back in court. I listened to the hearing. And since they have also called for the judge to be removed, the upshot of what the Justice Department lawyer was arguing is that the president should have the power to say who or what institution creates a national security risk and should have that discretion. That's the main legal argument that they have on their side.

The law firm is one of the nation's top firms. It has 1,200 lawyers. It has some of the biggest clients that you could think of on Wall Street, Goldman, Blackstone, Apollo. So they're often in the conversation of some of the biggest players in the legal industry.

The law firm is one of the nation's top firms. It has 1,200 lawyers. It has some of the biggest clients that you could think of on Wall Street, Goldman, Blackstone, Apollo. So they're often in the conversation of some of the biggest players in the legal industry.

The law firm is one of the nation's top firms. It has 1,200 lawyers. It has some of the biggest clients that you could think of on Wall Street, Goldman, Blackstone, Apollo. So they're often in the conversation of some of the biggest players in the legal industry.