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Quote
of
the
Day.
[The
Trump
administration]
seems
to
have
a
little
bit
of
an
ax
to
grind
with
[Biglaw].
For
us,
it’s
been
trying
to
stay
clear
of
the
kinds
of
events
that
have
triggered
some
of
the
actions,
because
I
don’t
think
anything
good
comes
out
of
either
negotiating
a
deal
or
going
to
court
over
an
executive
order.
We’re
a
little
careful
with
executive
orders,
depending
on
what
it
is.
I
don’t
think
it’s
a
secret
that
the
strategy
that
the
president
has
deployed
has
been
pretty
effective:
Law
firms
are
thinking
twice
now.
—
John
Van
Gorp,
chair
of
Mayer
Brown,
in
comments
given
to
Bloomberg
Law,
concerning
Donald
Trump’s
retaliatory
executive
orders
against
Biglaw
firms.
“We’re
still
focused
on
the
rule
of
law,”
Van
Gorp
went
on
to
say,
continuing,
“We’re
still
here
to
do
work
for
people
who
can’t
afford
legal
services.
But
we
also
want
to
be
sensitive
to
what
we’re
taking
on.”
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a
senior
editor
at
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Law,
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worked
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2011.
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