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7 partners leave this BigLaw firm for new boutique after pro bono deal
More lawyers from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison are joining a litigation boutique formed by four partners of the BigLaw firm. (Image from Shutterstock)
More lawyers from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison are joining a litigation boutique formed by four partners of the BigLaw firm.
The newly formed law firm Dunn Isaacson Rhee will be made up of at least seven partners and three associates from Paul Weiss, report Law.com, Reuters and Bloomberg Law (here and here).
Paul Weiss is among nine firms that reached pro bono deals with President Donald Trump to avoid punitive executive orders that threatened their clients’ contracts and their lawyers’ security clearances.
The exiting group includes two partners who formerly worked for former special counsel Robert Mueller in his investigation of Russian influence in the 2016 presidential election, including Jeannie Rhee, one of the lawyers who left to form Dunn Isaacson Rhee.
The other lawyers who created the boutique firm are Karen Dunn, Bill Isaacson and Jessica Phillips.
Another Paul Weiss partner, former U.S. Attorney Damian Williams of the Southern District of New York, jumped to Jenner & Block from Paul Weiss. He will co-chair Jenner & Block’s litigation department and its investigations and defense practices.
Paul Weiss pledged to provide $40 million in pro bono to support administration initiatives in exchange for the lifting of an executive order targeting the firm. The initiatives listed include helping veterans, fairness in the justice system and fighting antisemitism.
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Resignations multiply at BigLaw firms that made deals with Trump
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