ATL
readers
have
no
doubt
been
following
the
extraordinary
actions
taken
by
the
president
and
his
administration
to
retaliate
against
Trump’s
perceived
personal
legal
enemies
(or
the
law
firms
where
those
lawyers
once
worked)
and
intimidate
other
attorneys
who
might
challenge
him
by
threatening
to
revoke
security
clearances
and
terminate
government
contracts,
and
to
promote
his
own
ugly
brand
of
white
supremacy
by,
inter
alia,
having
the
EEOC
launch
supposed
Civil
Rights
Act
investigations
of
firms
who
have
championed
the
benefits
of
a
diverse
workforce.
Most
of
the
Biglaw
community
has
been
deafeningly
silent
in
the
face
of
this
“brazen
abuse
of
government
power.”
But
we
have
also
witnessed
legal
challenges
in
court;
public
condemnation
by
hundreds
of
associates
and
a
few
partners;
a
lot
of
quiet
surrender
(e.g.,
disappearing
diversity
initiatives,
presumably
in
hopes
no
one
will
even
remember
they
were
once
there);
and,
most
disappointingly,
outright
capitulation.
To
help
keep
track
of
which
firms
have
taken
a
stand,
which
have
made
deals,
and
which
have
closed
their
eyes
to
it
all,
ATL
recently
introduced
the
Biglaw
Spine
Index.
Now,
we
want
to
hear
from
you.
Amid
the
administration’s
unprecedented
efforts
to
punish
and
intimidate
law
firms
based
on
their
representation
of
clients
or
causes
with
which
the
president
disagrees,
tell
us
what
you
think
about
the
Biglaw
community’s
response
(or
lack
thereof).
