Top Lawyer Jumps Ship After Trump's Law Firm Crackdown | JQJO

Top New York lawyer Damian Williams is leaving Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison for Jenner & Block, months after Paul Weiss yielded to Trump administration pressure. Williams, a former Manhattan US Attorney who prosecuted Sam Bankman-Fried and Bob Menendez, cited Jenner & Block's willingness to challenge the administration's actions as a reason for his move. This departure follows a significant exodus from Paul Weiss after it agreed to provide nearly $1 billion in free legal services to avoid punitive restrictions imposed by Trump's executive orders. Other firms successfully challenged these orders in court.