Democrats in Congress want more information on three major law firms’ possible work for the Commerce Department after making deals with the White House to evade executive orders.

Big Law attorneys’ and staff’s political contributions skewed further Democratic in the 2023–2024 period, according to new data—possibly reflecting an incumbency advantage or a reaction to the Jan. 6 US Capitol riot.

On today’s episode of our podcast, On The Merits, we hear from three lawyers who’ve found a lucrative niche for themselves working on data center projects. They talk about how one becomes a data center lawyer, what some of the challenges are here, and how a law firm can organize itself to better serve data center clients.