Four partners end Paul Weiss in the middle of a controversial Trump deal, plan to start a new law firm

Four prominent lawyers separate from the Elite law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, shortly after the law firm, according to Reuters, had concluded a controversial agreement with the former US President Donald Trump.

Karen Dunn, Bill Isaacson, Jeannie Rhee and Jessica Phillips announced their departure in an internal e -mail that was checked by Reuters and explained that they start a new legal company together. While the message expressed gratitude and admiration for her colleagues, Paul Weiss' youngest deal with Trump, who pulled the eyebrows in the legal community, was not mentioned.

In March, the company promised 40 million US dollars in Pro -Bono -Lechtslecht work to the support of causes, which were selected together with the Trump administration to raise an executive regulation that had previously been aimed at Paul Weiss. The command now canceled had limited the company's access to government officials and had an impact on the authorization for federal contracts.

According to reports, the agreement has reported similar agreements from at least eight other law firms, if not without legal challenges. As Reuters stated, several companies have brought the matter to the court and argued that the executive regulations were punishment and have violated their rights. On Friday, a federal judge Trump's command against Jenner & Block started after a similar decision in favor of Perkin's Coie in favor of Perkin's Coie.

The four decreasing lawyers wrote in their farewell mail: “We were disappointed not to be able to tell each of them personally and individually the news that we decided to leave Paul, know how to found a new law firm. It was an honor to work with such talented lawyers and to call our friends so many of them.”

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The chairman of Paul Weiss, Brad Karp, granted the exits in a statement and said: “We thank Bill, Jeannie, Jessica and Karen for their numerous contributions to the company.”

Dunn, who acted as the co-chair of the company's litigation, is a well-known democratic personality in Washington Legal Circles. Her previous roles include working in the Obama White House and the preparation of Senator Kamala Harris for debates during the 2024 presidential campaign. She is currently also representing Google in a large antitrust case, which was submitted by the US Ministry of Justice regarding digital advertising practices.

Jeannie Rheee, who entered the company in 2019, previously worked as a public prosecutor of the special consultant Robert Mueller's team during the study of the alleged relationships between Trump's 2016 campaign and Russian companies.

Isaacson, a veteran in antitrust disputes, came from Boies Schiller Flexner in 2020 together with Dunn and Phillips to Paul Weiss.

While the exact motivations behind the drainage remain unconfirmed, the timing-die has heated up with Trump's top-class pact with Trump with Trump-speculation in legal and political circles. According to Reuters, its communication has not mentioned an express connection between the agreement and the exit of the lawyers, but the developments have nevertheless reinforced the development of the developing relationship of the legal profession to political power.

Source: Reuters