Partners Hesitant To Leave Biglaw Firms That Capitulated To Trump — Because What If The Next Firm Does It Too?
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We received calls from partners who were disappointed in their firm’s decision, but in most cases, it didn’t move past venting to us and deciding to hold tight. They realized that leaving a firm because of an agreement could have massive ramifications if the new firm they join ended up doing the same.
— Dan Binstock, a recruiter and partner at Garrison, in comments given to the American Lawyer, on why partners at the nine Biglaw firms that capitulated to the Trump administration are staying put for now as opposed to attempting to make lateral moves. Recruiter Jeffrey Lowe, market president of Washington, D.C., for CenterPeak, agreed with Binstock, telling Am Law, “While it’s easy for them to identify the firms that are directly fighting the orders, there is a concern that they move from one firm that has settled with the administration to another firm that hasn’t done anything yet, but might in the future.”
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