I don't think that's really true in this case. In the few cities I know any details for, the Uber answer was, "we'll just do it until the city sues us". That

I don't think that's really true in this case. In the few cities I know any details for, the Uber answer was, "we'll just do it until the city sues us". That doesn't really take any special knowledge, just preparedness with the lawyers.