IT PASSES FOR a courtroom truism that whoever wins or loses, the legal professionals come out on prime—particularly in litigious America. The identical goes for political outcomes. Had Kamala Harris and the Democratic Social gathering 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 purchasers earlier than regulatory companies. With Donald Trump and the notionally pro-business Republicans in cost, you might need guessed the other. Both manner, billable hours beckoned.