Above the Law: But There Isn’t A Ton Of Good News For Biglaw Firms That Bent A Knee To Trump: Lots — and lots — of bad news though. These articles discuss partner and associate defections. One important note that may be slowing the rate of movement: “Cadwalader has seen a number (Opens in a new window) of partner defections (Opens in a new window) recently. And as the American Lawyer notes (Opens in a new window) more departures — not just for Cadwalader, but for all nine of the firms that capitulated to Trump, may be in the pipeline. Many partner contract have notice periods, which is likely slowing down the exits.”