More Lawyers Want Out of Law Firms That Made Deals With Trump, but Notice Periods May Slow Them Down

More Biglaw Partners Are Itching To Leave Firms That Made Deals With Trump - Above the Law

Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I have a high degree of confidence there will be other moves that are not yet public. That said, the notice period is probably only part of why details are not yet public … laterals and groups commonly shop themselves to multiple firms … it takes time to have those conversations. — An industry observer, speaking anonymously to preserve professional relationships, in comments given to the …

Partner at firm that made deal with Trump defects to law firm suing administration

Roberta Kaplan has represented E. Jean Carroll in successful lawsuits against President Donald Trump.REUTERS/Brendan McdermidAnother lawyer has defected from a law firm that made a deal with Trump to a firm fighting him.Ellen Holloman is leaving Cadwalader, which made a $100 million pro bono pledge.She's joining a firm that represents E. Jean Carroll in lawsuits against Trump.A partner at a law firm that made a deal with President Donald Trump h…

More Lawyers Want Out of Law Firms That Made Deals With Trump, but Notice Periods May Slow Them Down

Some partnership agreements include notice periods if departing partners wish to leave their firms in good standing and have their capital contributions returned.

Exodus at Paul Weiss: Seven Partners Depart Amid Trump Administration Controversy

In a notable reshaping of the legal elite, two more partners have left Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP to join a high-profile litigation boutique launched by some of Washington’s most prominent trial lawyers. With the departure of Melissa Zappala and Rush Atkinson, the newly formed Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLP has now recruited at least seven former Paul Weiss partners, reflecting a growing trend of elite attorneys distancing themselves f…

Stop Karping Says Brad . . Why Paul Weiss’s Boss Says The Firm Is In Good Heart Despite Departures Stop Karping Says Brad . . Why Paul Weiss’s Boss Says The Firm Is In Good Heart Despite Departures

Seven partners and others have left Paul Weiss but their former firm remains in good heart according to firm boss Brad Karp, who met with litigation partner to refute the 'disinformation' about the firm, according to a New York Law Journal report. Seven partners have left Paul Weiss for Dunn Isaacson Rhee, a new litigation boutique in Washington, DC. that is building a formidable team of Paul Weiss alumni who decided the heavyweight firm's Trump…