Yesterday afternoon, Rise and Resist, a nonprofit group dedicated to opposing government acts that “threaten[] democracy, equality, and our civil liberties,” took a break from its weekly “cowardly law firm crawl” to gather outside the offices of some of the firms that have fought against the Trump administration’s unlawful executive orders — and won — to celebrate their courageousness.
If you recall, RAR previously demonstrated against Biglaw firms’ cowardice. Specifically, because “real lawyers don’t give in without a fight,” RAR rallied against the nine law firms — Paul Weiss; Skadden; Willkie Farr; Milbank; Kirkland & Ellis; Latham & Watkins; Simpson Thacher; A&O Shearman; and Cadwalader — that capitulated to Trump and signed pro bono payola deals that would forever stain their legacies.
Here are some photos from the Rise and Resist rally in support of Perkins Coie and Jenner & Block, some of the brave law firms that stood up to Trump.
Rallies like these aren’t going to stop anytime soon. Next time, we hope RAR shows some love to WilmerHale and Susman Godfrey. We, too, need to do our jobs as members of the legal profession to support the Biglaw firms that truly stood up for what is right in an effort to protect the rule of law and democracy as a whole.
Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.
