· president trump on thursday signed an executive order suspending security clearances for employees of law firm perkins coie , which played a key role in commissioning the steele dossier on trump s alleged interactions with russia. President donald trump signed an executive order on thursday suspending security clearances for employees of perkins. · in a significant move against a high-profile law firm, former u. s. The order, which trump signed last week, was designed to punish perkins coie by suspending the security clearances of the firm’s lawyers as well as denying firm employees access to federal buildings and terminating their federal contracts. President donald trump on thursday signed an executive order suspending security clearances for employees of law firm perkins coie and targeting the firms business with federal. · law firm perkins coie has launched a suit to challenge president trump ’ s stripping of security clearances for lawyers at the firm, saying it was targeted due to its past work for. President donald trump wielded his executive authority thursday, signing an order to suspend security clearances for employees of perkins coie , a prominent law firm tied to the. · security clearances held by perkins coie llp employees will be immediately suspended, pending a review of whether their access to sensitive information is consistent with the national.