There had been deep concerns in the legal community that no firm was going to be willing to step up and represent the firm, Perkins Coie.

U.S. law firm Perkins Coie has hired outside lawyers from Williams & Connolly in response to President Donald Trump's executive order last week punishing the firm over its prior work for Hillary Clinton and its internal policies promoting diversity and inclusion.

Perkins Coie asked a judge to block an executive order suspending the firm’s security clearances and access to government buildings.

President Trump stripped Perkins Coie of access to federal buildings and personnel, citing its work for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign. The firm hired Williams & Connolly, which is skilled in fighting the government,

Perkins Coie is suing the Trump administration over an executive order that sanctioned the law firm for its ties to Democratic politics.