The Trump Law Firm Intimidation Policy: A Look Inside the Wreckage

Authors

Jacob Burns Center for Ethics in the Practice of Law
David McGowan, University of San Diego School of Law
W. Bradley Wendel, Cornell Law School
Staci Zaretsky, Editor, Above The Law

Files

Event Date

11-13-2025

Location

Third Floor Lounge

Description

The Trump Administration has engaged in what the ABA has called a “Law Firm Intimidation Policy”; intended to change how America's largest and most prestigious firms practice law.

Nine firms have “settled” with the Administration, while four firms have filed suit to enjoin the Administration's actions, and have won some early victories. Other firms have expressed their opposition to the admiration’s policy in various ways. After more than half a year, what lessons, if any, can be drawn from the bar's response to the Law Firm Intimidation Policy? Were predictions that the Administration's efforts would cause significant harm to the practice of law overblown, or is it too early to draw a conclusion? Finally, we will consider what, if anything the bar—and law schools—should do now.

Disciplines

Administrative Law | Law | Legal Education

Recommended Citation

Jacob Burns Center for Ethics in the Practice of Law; McGowan, David; Wendel, W. Bradley; and Zaretsky, Staci, "The Trump Law Firm Intimidation Policy: A Look Inside the Wreckage" (2025). Event Invitations 2025. 29.
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/event-invitations-2025/29