4 partners leave Paul Weiss after Fest

Four partners of Paul Weiss-Darunter The top-class Democratic lawyer Karen Dunn-The law firm, said a spokesman CBS News, after that Paul Weiss drew attention for an agreement with President Trump to avoid the goal of the federal government.

In addition to Dunn, Bill Isaacson, Jessica Phillips and Jeannie Rheee leave the 150-year-old company.

“In the name of the company, Paul Weiss Bill, Jeannie, Jessica and Karen are grateful for their many contributions. We wish you all the best in all your future efforts,” said the spokesman.

It is not clear whether Paul Weiss's four lawyers are related to the agreement of the law firm with Mr. Trump.

Dunn was the co-chairman of Paul Weiss's litigation department, where she is known to represent top-class customers such as Apple and Google. She is also known for her long -term role in democratic politics and has contributed to the preparations for democratic candidates for over a decade – also for the former Vice President Kamala Harris last year, reported the New York Times.

Rhee, who acted as a businessman of Paul Weiss in Washington, DC, previously worked on the special consultant Robert Muellers team, which was examined in the 2016 elections. According to their BIOS, Isaacson and Phillips served as a process lawyer in the company on the Paul Weiss website.

CBS News has contacted the four downward lawyers to get a comment.

At the beginning of this year, Mr. Trump aimed at Paul Weiss with an executive regulation that was severely restricted how the company was able to interact with the government in order to refer the employees' security checks and to reduce all federal contracts. The move was part of a wider gambits to punish the president's enemies in the legal community.

President's executive order criticized Paul Weiss to employ Mark Pomerantz, who previously worked in the Manhattan Prosecutor's team, who examined Mr. Trump. It also aimed at the company -and the Rhee -for a Pro -Bono case in which the Capitol uprising of January 6th was involved, and criticized Paul Weiss' guidelines for diversity, justice and inclusion.

However, this arrangement was later canceled by Mr. Trump, who said Paul Weiss agreed to a litany of compromises, such as the examination of their attitudes and the profit effect of 40 million US dollars on Pro -Bono -Lechtsmuden, which both agree with both the company and the Trump administration.

The obvious agreement between the President and Paul Weiss – together with similar shops that were made by other law firms that were threatened by Mr. Trump, proved controversial in the legal community.

Some other law firms decidedly to sue The administration argued that the orders were unconstitutional. The judges have depressed Mr. Trump's command against the companies Perkins Coie And Jenner & Block – With a federal judge on Friday, Mr. Trumps Jenner & Block Order said unconstitutional and resembled a “screed” in some places.

Jacob Rosen contributed to this report.