WilmerHale’s Waxman, Ogden Tapped by Watchdogs for Trump Lawsuit

Feb. 12, 2025, 9:08 PM UTC

Newly-fired federal inspectors suing the Trump administration called on a team from WilmerHale, including two partners with deep roots in Democratic politics, to prosecute their case for unlawful termination.

Former Solicitor General Seth Waxman and former deputy attorney general David Ogden, both partners at WilmerHale, filed a complaint Wednesday on behalf of eight inspectors general of federal agencies who were terminated last month as part of the White House’s wide-ranging purge of federal employees.

The complaint filed in DC federal court adds to the mounting legal responses to Trump’s efforts to remake the federal workforce. The suit asks the court ...

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