Et Tu, Brute - Democrats in Congress Turn on Supporters Kirkland & Ellis, Paul, Weiss

 Kirkland & Ellis, largest and most profitable law firm in the world, contributes more to the Democrats than GOP. In 2024 Paul, Weiss employees contributed more to the party than any other law firm and its chair Brad Karp pitches in significant amounts out of his own pocket. 

But nevertheless - it's right out of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" - the Democrats in Congress turn on them. Although they didn't comment to The New York Times about the letter sent to them by top Congressional Dems they might have uttered that classic line: Et Tu, Brute. 

It seems there's something on the books which got the Dems' attention. That's Section 1342 of Title 31 (Antideficiency Act) which forbids work done on a volunteer basis for the government except in an emergency. 

Well, both K&E and PW have been doing just that for Commerce. The letter says that certainly there's an awareness that doing that kind of free work probably is against the law. So, they want to the two to explain themselves.

Not that those law firms could be on the hook for any legal action. It's the government could be violating the law by accepting the freebies. 

But, come on, K&E and PW are between a rock and a hard place in justifying what they had been up to or admitting they were in the wrong. They have two audiences for their reply: Congress and the Trump administration. Neither want to be back in the soup with the administration. Both cut deals to eliminate the administration's Executive Order which could have shut down their businesses.

All this legalese causing you glaze-over? On Abovethelaw, Joe Patrice makes it titillating.

In my coaching/tarot reading I highlight the importance of "knowing who you're talking to." Both K&E and PW are talking to powerful entities which tend to be in opposition.

UPDATE:

As Bloomberg Law reports, Skadden has also been sent a letter. It had been approached by government to also volunteer its services to the Commerce Department.

Thrown off your game, maybe the first time since you started working? You made all the right moves and then the world moved in another direction.

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