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Why did Paul, Weiss Cave?

Seems like an insane decision. What gives?
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Are you serious? The party they caved to controls the execu...
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You don’t respond to the top message good god are you ...
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Trump and his team are going to methodically destroy all lib...
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It’s looking less likely now that he’s going to ...
zurich is stained
  03/22/25
Go back to reddit
Epistemic Humility
  03/21/25
Are you serious? The party they caved to loves Israel very s...
Emotionally + Physically Abusive Ex-Husband
  03/21/25
Because they are a business and want to make moar money.
Your dotter?s future B.A. from U of Delaware
  03/22/25
the "concessions" they agreed to were pro bono wor...
elder millennial landed gentry
  03/21/25
Thats lmao if true but they have definitely allowed given th...
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cr. and without some sort of deal they would start losing c...
Kenneth Play
  03/22/25
How did they cave?
adrian vermeule uncut
  03/21/25
Because Bryan Cave
the place where there is no darkness
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OP has a good name for a merger. someone needs to flag this...
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potluck
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Epistemic Humility
  03/21/25
Bryan Cave. He always does.
butt cheeks
  03/22/25
Why did Trump cave?
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adrian vermeule uncut
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they probably thought they would ultimately lose in litigati...
richard clock
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But were they really going to lose a ton of work for not hav...
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apparently some biglaw firms have a ton of work which requir...
richard clock
  03/21/25
the FCC just said they won't approve mergers for companies w...
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No - this doesn't have anything to do with national security...
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
  03/22/25
They got a good deal - this shit going away in exchange for ...
shitlib shibboleth
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elder millennial landed gentry
  03/21/25
But what is exactly going away. What about the exec order we...
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Elites are not strictly liberal. A good portion of them simp...
shitlib shibboleth
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Because there's more corruption shit that went on and which ...
Charles Tyrwhitt Dad
  03/21/25
This is more probable than anything else. The idea that PW h...
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i wondered if there wasn't more to the story.
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I used to go golfing with Paul. His wife loves to dance.
Theodore Boutrous
  03/21/25
How is Mrs Weiss doing?
zurich is stained
  03/22/25
their top client is apollo, which #1 is run by a Trumpmo and...
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The partnership is full of laterals from Kirkland, Weil, Cra...
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They probably hurt themselves with lawshrew recruiting from ...
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Bro they are over $6.5PPP now.
shitlib shibboleth
  03/21/25
gee whiz
butt cheeks
  03/22/25
Cslg is at like 40 ppp
No Paye No Gain
  03/22/25
law firm? law flab when it comes down to principle
Brussels Sprout: Brussels,Helsinki,Stockholm,Kyiv
  03/22/25


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Date: March 21st, 2025 2:45 PM
Author: ...:........;;.........,;:..........:.;....:::....


Seems like an insane decision. What gives?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48769278)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 2:46 PM
Author: .,.,...,..,.,.,:,,:,.,.,:::,...,:,...:..:.,:.::,.


Are you serious? The party they caved to controls the executive branch, both chambers of congress and SCOTUS in addition to most state governments.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48769285)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 2:49 PM
Author: ...:........;;.........,;:..........:.;....:::....


You don’t respond to the top message good god are you new here

If they would have stuck to their guns the legal community would have rallied. They have 3 more years of Trump and will lose tons of lib goodwill (which remains a much more valuable goodwill for elite law firms) in the process

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48769297)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 2:50 PM
Author: .,.,...,..,.,.,:,,:,.,.,:::,...,:,...:..:.,:.::,.


Trump and his team are going to methodically destroy all lib institutions. They caved because they're an elite law firm that sees which way the winds are blowing. They want to be on the winning team.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48769310)



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Date: March 22nd, 2025 2:54 PM
Author: zurich is stained ((zurich is stained))

It’s looking less likely now that he’s going to truly dismantle the lib admin state. The courts are blocking tons of that shit now, and I think scotus is going to find in his favor on some of it, but not most. He will rant on X about it. If a dem wins next time it’s probably business as usual.

If that plays out, Paul Weiss made a dumb move. And if Trump guts the administrative state, the firm is doomed, so no matter the outcome this was probably a dumb move by the firm.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48772810)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 8:34 PM
Author: Epistemic Humility

Go back to reddit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48770349)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 4:29 PM
Author: Emotionally + Physically Abusive Ex-Husband

Are you serious? The party they caved to loves Israel very strongly.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48769651)



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Date: March 22nd, 2025 2:36 PM
Author: Your dotter?s future B.A. from U of Delaware

Because they are a business and want to make moar money.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48772784)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 2:49 PM
Author: elder millennial landed gentry

the "concessions" they agreed to were pro bono work on behalf of the trump admin's "anti-semitism task force." not flame. look it up

they didn't "cave" on anything at all lmao

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48769300)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 2:52 PM
Author: ...:........;;.........,;:..........:.;....:::....


Thats lmao if true but they have definitely allowed given the impression of caving which is what will harm them.

If they were rationally worried about the FTC blocking their deals because Trump doesn’t like them I’d like to hear a Trumpmo defend that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48769315)



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Date: March 22nd, 2025 12:22 PM
Author: Kenneth Play

cr. and without some sort of deal they would start losing clients bigtime, especially in regulated industries. it's unfortunate that bowing to a strongman is where we're at rn, but paul weiss deal is shrewd considering

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48772432)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 2:49 PM
Author: adrian vermeule uncut

How did they cave?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48769301)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 2:50 PM
Author: the place where there is no darkness

Because Bryan Cave

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48769305)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 2:55 PM
Author: """'"'"""''

OP has a good name for a merger. someone needs to flag this for Paul Weiss marketing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48769325)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 3:42 PM
Author: potluck



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48769480)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 8:34 PM
Author: Epistemic Humility



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48770350)



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Date: March 22nd, 2025 12:33 PM
Author: butt cheeks (✅🍑)

Bryan Cave. He always does.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48772452)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 2:51 PM
Author: .,.,..,,.,.,.,:,,:...,:::,...,:,.,.:..:.,:.::,.,


Why did Trump cave?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48769314)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 9:40 PM
Author: adrian vermeule uncut



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48770506)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 2:56 PM
Author: richard clock

they probably thought they would ultimately lose in litigation. cant imagine scotus determining that the executive HAS to give security clearances to certain parties

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48769328)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 2:57 PM
Author: .,.,...,..,.,.,:,,:,.,.,:::,...,:,...:..:.,:.::,.




(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48769331)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 2:58 PM
Author: ...:........;;.........,;:..........:.;....:::....


But were they really going to lose a ton of work for not having a security clearance? I didn’t even know biglaw firms had those

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48769338)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 4:22 PM
Author: richard clock

apparently some biglaw firms have a ton of work which requires a security clearance, mostly firms big in dc. no idea if paul weiss is one of these firms. covington and burling for sure got fucked hard by this.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48769630)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 4:25 PM
Author: ...,...,,.::..;,.,:,:,,..,::.,:,.,.:.:.,:.


the FCC just said they won't approve mergers for companies with DEI programs. no reason antitrust regulators, banking regulators, etc. couldn't do the same thing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48769638)



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Date: March 22nd, 2025 2:47 PM
Author: Die Hard 2: Die Harder

No - this doesn't have anything to do with national security clearances. They simply did not want clients to think they were entering regulatory work with a handicap.

The national security clearances at biglaw firms is a made up construct. Besides Eric Holder who else would have one? And what would they do with it in biglaw? It isn't relevant to anything.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48772799)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 2:57 PM
Author: shitlib shibboleth

They got a good deal - this shit going away in exchange for shit they were going to do anyway, and now they can sabotage by being the lawyers for various administration bullshit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48769333)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 2:59 PM
Author: elder millennial landed gentry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48769346)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 2:59 PM
Author: ...:........;;.........,;:..........:.;....:::....


But what is exactly going away. What about the exec order were the concerned about. Obviously it’s bad to be on the wrong side of power but the elite in this country is still liberal

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48769347)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 8:31 PM
Author: shitlib shibboleth

Elites are not strictly liberal. A good portion of them simply follow whatever politics is good for their business. In big single party cities this is Dems. But probably fewer than half of them actually believe that shit. They don't send their kids to public schools, they don't belong to clubs that admit meaningful numbers of blacks, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48770343)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 3:03 PM
Author: Charles Tyrwhitt Dad

Because there's more corruption shit that went on and which you don't know about and they're trying to protect themselves from future investigations by getting on Trump's good side.

And it's not just Paul, Weiss. Word is that there's going to be some explosive discoveries that will come out at some point. Could take down a few major firms and people arrested.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48769355)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 3:07 PM
Author: ...:........;;.........,;:..........:.;....:::....


This is more probable than anything else. The idea that PW hasn’t lost important credibility in this is laughable. So there must be something very serious at stake other than the temporary loss of clearances

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48769363)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 3:16 PM
Author: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,


i wondered if there wasn't more to the story.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48769395)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 3:12 PM
Author: Theodore Boutrous

I used to go golfing with Paul. His wife loves to dance.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48769378)



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Date: March 22nd, 2025 2:58 PM
Author: zurich is stained ((zurich is stained))

How is Mrs Weiss doing?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48772820)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 4:16 PM
Author: ...,...,,.::..;,.,:,:,,..,::.,:,.,.:.:.,:.


their top client is apollo, which #1 is run by a Trumpmo and #2 needs a lot of deals approved by the trumpmo FTC / FCC / CFIUS / etc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48769601)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 6:13 PM
Author: ,..,,,,,,....,,,...,

The partnership is full of laterals from Kirkland, Weil, Cravath etc. Which part of the brand do you think they care more about?

1. Does big deals and cases, 5M+ PPP, good relations with powerful people.

2. Hosts a great Kamala Harris fundraiser and gay marriage.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48770007)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 6:15 PM
Author: .,..,..,.,,..,..,,,,,,,,..,...,.,.,.,


They probably hurt themselves with lawshrew recruiting from top law schools. Most law firms wouldn't care that much about that but the prestige-whoring v10 ones probably do.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48770016)



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Date: March 21st, 2025 8:33 PM
Author: shitlib shibboleth

Bro they are over $6.5PPP now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48770348)



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Date: March 22nd, 2025 12:34 PM
Author: butt cheeks (✅🍑)

gee whiz

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48772453)



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Date: March 22nd, 2025 2:45 PM
Author: No Paye No Gain

Cslg is at like 40 ppp

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48772798)



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Date: March 22nd, 2025 3:02 PM
Author: Brussels Sprout: Brussels,Helsinki,Stockholm,Kyiv


law firm? law flab when it comes down to principle

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697729&forum_id=2Elisa#48772828)