Rhymes of Our Times

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall;
Humpty Dumpty feigned a great fall;
After he splattered XY&Z;¹
He sprang back beaming gleefully.²

1. Major law firms targeted by President Trump’s executive orders have splattered in different ways:
   Covington & Burling — Attempts to develop perception of being in Trump’s favor by representing important cases before the Justice Department for prominent law firms with fewer ties to Mr. Trump’s perceived enemies.
   Perkins Coie — Sues Trump administration.
   Jenner & Block — Sues Trump administration.
   WilmerHale — Sues Trump administration.
   Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison — Settles by offering $40 million in pro bono work for cases Trump chooses, including those involving legal issues surrounding antisemitism, and accepts conditions dictated by Trump.
   Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom — Settles in mere anticipation of an executive order against it by offering $100 million in pro bono work for cases Trump chooses. ↩︎
2. “They’re all bending and saying, ‘Sir, thank you very much. Where do I sign? Where do I sign?’” Trump crowed and was rather gleeful indeed about it. Except not all of them did. Bend, that is. ↩︎