WilmerHale, which sued the Trump administration over an executive order constraining its ability to do business, has a history of refusing to back down from politically charged fights.

Trump’s punishments for firms and deals with others have shaken the profession, with attorneys across the country grappling with fear, outrage and uncertainty.

Law firms Jenner & Block and WilmerHale sued the Trump administration over executive orders targeting them, while another firm, Skadden, made a deal.

President Trump has signed a string of executive orders in recent weeks targeting some of the nation's most prominent law firms.

Amanda Masselam Strachan rejoined WilmerHale as a partner in its white collar practice in Boston, the firm announced Monday.

Even if they are struck down in court, President Trump's executive orders targeting law firms could still succeed in preventing anti-Trump lawsuits.

A federal prosecutor in Boston who investigated the compounding pharmacy behind a deadly 2012 U.S. fungal meningitis outbreak and more recently prosecuted consulting firm McKinsey & Co for its role in the opioid epidemic has joined law firm WilmerHale.

Hundreds of law firms and former judges have signed onto friend-of-the-court briefs in support of Perkins Coie as the law firm challenges President Trump’s executive order targeting it. More than 500 law firms and 300 retired judges asked for leave to file two amicus briefs condemning Trump’s order stripping security clearances from and