IT PASSES FOR a courtroom truism that whoever wins or loses, the legal professionals come out on high—particularly in litigious America. The identical goes for political outcomes. Had Kamala Harris and the Democratic Celebration gained the presidential and congressional elections in November, white-shoe corporations would have anticipated much less work on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) however extra representing company shoppers earlier than regulatory businesses. With Donald Trump and the notionally pro-business Republicans in cost, you may need guessed the alternative. Both means, billable hours beckoned.