Musk Twitter Deal Points to End of Cooley, Perkins Coie Ties (1)

Twitter Inc. is likely to cut ties with outside law firms Cooley and Perkins Coie now that Elon Musk owns the company.

Cooley landed in Musk’s crosshairs for refusing his directive to fire an associate at the firm. He’s targeted Perkins Coie over the firm’s work for the Democratic National Committee and Hilary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign.

Musk in a May 20 tweet singled out the firms as “white shoe lawyers” who “thrive on corruption.” Twitter didn’t respond to a comment request and Cooley and Perkins Coie declined to comment.

Musk isn’t likely to continue the relationship with the two ...