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"We believe that one of the noblest things a lawyer can do is to stand up against the government on behalf of a client whom the government seeks to destroy."

Clickbait title, but this is a bar. Imagine if Sullivan & Cromwell or WLRK had refused to represent Coinbase against the SEC out of fear

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/opinion/perkins-coie-trump.html

As fate would have it, Paul Clement, member of the Coinbase Board, is representing WilmerHale in their suit against Trump, calling his Executive Order "unprecedented and unconstitutional".

As fate would have it, Paul Clement, member of the Coinbase Board, is representing WilmerHale in their suit against Trump, calling his Executive Order "unprecedented and unconstitutional". 

https://reason.com/volokh/2025/03/28/paul-clements-argument-against-the-executive-order-targeting-the-wilmer-cutler-law-firm/