Perkins Coie in the Crosshairs: White House Bans Firm Over Misdeeds
Published Date: 3/11/2025
Presidential Document
Summary
The government is taking strong action against Perkins Coie LLP for dishonest election interference and unfair racial discrimination in hiring. This order stops Perkins Coie from receiving federal benefits and demands they clean up their act fast. Anyone working with or funding Perkins Coie should expect changes soon, with serious money and legal consequences on the horizon.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Security Clearances Suspended for Perkins Coie Staff
The Attorney General, the Director of National Intelligence, and other agency heads must immediately take steps to suspend any active security clearances held by individuals at Perkins Coie, pending a review of whether those clearances are consistent with the national interest.
Government Goods, Services, and Facilities Cut Off
The Office of Management and Budget must identify Government goods, property, material, and services (including Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities) provided for the benefit of Perkins Coie, and agency heads shall, to the extent permitted by law, expeditiously cease providing such material or services.
Contract Disclosure and Possible Termination
Government contracting agencies shall, to the extent permissible by law, require contractors to disclose any business they do with Perkins Coie and whether that business relates to the Government contract. Heads of agencies must review contracts with Perkins Coie or entities that do business with Perkins Coie and, to the maximum extent permitted by law, take steps to terminate those contracts; agencies must submit an assessment to OMB within 30 days of the order.
EEOC and DOJ Review of Law Firm Hiring Practices
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will review practices of large, influential, or industry-leading law firms for compliance with Title VII (including reserving positions by race, discriminatory promotions, client access, and access to events/training), and the Attorney General, with EEOC coordination, will investigate such firms that do business with Federal entities and take appropriate actions.
Limits on Federal Interaction and Hiring of Perkins Coie Employees
Agency heads shall, to the extent permitted by law, limit official access from Federal Government buildings to Perkins Coie employees when such access would threaten national security, limit Government employees from engaging with Perkins Coie employees in their official capacity, and agency officials should refrain from hiring Perkins Coie employees absent a waiver from the head of the agency (made in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management) that the hire will not threaten national security.
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