POLITICO highlights Mission Driven Counsel LLP
- jonathanng122
- Nov 15
- 1 min read

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POLITICO recently featured Mission Driven Counsel LLP in its 'West Wing Playbook' as a key boutique firm launched by former federal attorneys responding to the Trump administration’s overhaul of the U.S. government. The article, “Former DOJ Lawyers Switch Sides,” highlights MDC’s founding by six former USAID lawyers and its mission to help organizations and governments sustain international development and humanitarian programs the administration has sought to dismantle. Positioned alongside firms led by former DOJ and agency lawyers, MDC represents a broader trend of public service–oriented attorneys who left the government to uphold integrity, accountability, and rule-of-law values through independent legal practice.
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