Roy Strom, “Crowell, Sidley Spearhead Big Law’s Trump Tariff Refund Fight” (Bloomberg Law, March 2, 2026):
Companies seeking refunds from President Donald Trump’s tariffs are turning to Crowell & Moring and Sidley Austin, who are among Big Law firms that have filed the most cases for clients.
Companies have so far filed more than 2,000 cases, according to a Bloomberg analysis. Crowell filed about 200 of them while Sidley brought around 160, according to a Bloomberg Law analysis of court dockets.
“The trade practice is a big practice within a big firm, so we have lots of clients we advise on international trade and customs issues, all day every day,” said Ted Murphy, co-leader of Sidley’s global arbitration, trade and advocacy practice, in an interview.
The cases show how one of Trump’s signature policies has generated a rush of work for many of the biggest law firms. Among the 30 largest US law firms by revenue, at least 12 appear to have filed at least one refund case on behalf of clients, according to the analysis.
