More Than 500 Law Firms Back Perkins Coie in Fight With Trump NYT | Top Stories By: Ben Protess 5 April 2025 at 05:22 The firms signed a legal brief supporting Perkins Coie, calling the president’s actions a threat “to the rule of law.” The largest firms declined to sign. © Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesThe brief was drafted by Donald B. Verrilli Jr., a solicitor general during President Barack Obama’s administration.