Can Law Firms Avoid Landing on ‘Enemy’ List During the Trump Administration?
By Abigail Adcox
CenterPeak's Jeffrey Lowe warns that law firm leaders are "always talking about things like this" when administrations change, especially when officials become "very vocal about who they might feel are enemies." With Coinbase already blacklisting Milbank for hiring SEC's Gurbir Grewal, and Kash Patel's "enemy list" targeting former officials now at major firms like King & Spalding, Covington, and Paul Weiss, firms face a delicate balancing act between hiring top talent and avoiding client backlash.
