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Donald Trump's second term began with a fierce clash between his administration and major US law firms. Bruno Ferreira, managing partner at PLMJ, reflects on the sensitivity and risks of the proximity between law and politics in this context.
Focusing on the high-profile case of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, which was investigated for its involvement in cases relating to the Capitol invasion in 2021, the article examines the challenges of managing and navigating a crisis that could be fatal for a legal giant. Could something similar happen in other countries, particularly Portugal? Bruno Ferreira believes it is difficult to imagine such an event occurring in Portugal, given the characteristics of its political system, judicial system and legal market.
Read the full article (in Portuguese) in the weekly newspaper Expresso.