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Top Democratic Lawyer, 3 Others Leave Paul Weiss to Start New Firm: Reports
- A group of four partners from Paul Weiss, including Karen Dunn, are leaving the firm to establish a new practice together in 2025.
- Their departure comes after Paul Weiss reached an agreement in March 2025 with President Trump to rescind an executive order that had limited the firm's ability to work with the government.
- Paul Weiss agreed to provide $40 million worth of free legal support for initiatives jointly selected with the Trump administration, a decision that sparked debate within the legal community.
- On Friday, Brad Karp, Chairman of Paul Weiss, expressed appreciation for Bill, Jeannie, Jessica, and Karen’s valuable work at the firm and extended his best wishes to them.
- The partners’ exit may reflect broader tensions following the firm’s deal with Trump, although the firm did not confirm a direct link between the departure and the agreement.
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Top lawyers leaving Paul Weiss months after firm struck deal with Trump - Washington Examiner
Four top lawyers, including two who have represented prominent Democratic figures over the years, are leaving Paul Weiss just months after the prestigious law firm struck a deal with President Donald Trump. According to multiple reports, top litigators Karen Dunn, Jeannie Rhee, Jessica Phillips, and William Isaacson are exiting Paul Weiss to start their own law firm. All four were known for high-profile lawsuits, with Dunn and Rhee serving as co…
4 top partners quit Paul Weiss, Big Law firm that cut deal with Trump
Attorneys Karen Dunn (left) and Jeannie Rhee (right), along with their fellow partners, Bill Isaacson and Jessica Phillips, have resigned from Paul Weiss to start their own firm.Kevin Lamarque/REUTERSFour top Paul Weiss partners announced Friday that they've resigned to start their own firm.Paul Weiss is one of the firms that made a deal with Trump to reverse an EO against the firm.The Big Law firms that have negotiated with Trump have faced cri…
Top Paul Weiss lawyers leave firm after Trump deal: Report
Four top lawyers at Paul Weiss said Friday they would depart from their roles as partners at the law firm to form their own practice. “We were disappointed not to be able to tell each of you personally and individually the news that we have decided to leave Paul, Weiss to start a new law…
Colorado Springs Gazette
Denver GazetteFour partners leave Paul Weiss following law firm's deal with Trump
By Sara Merken
Paul Weiss Rainmakers Bolt To Start New Firm Free Of Trump Deal Restrictions - Above the Law
Well, well, well. If it isn’t the consequences of Paul Weiss’s own actions. Earlier today, American Lawyer reported that Karen Dunn, Bill Isaacson, Jessica Phillips, and Jeannie Rhee are leaving Paul Weiss in the wake of its surrender to the Trump administration. They apparently dropped this news on the firm at today’s partnership meeting. Stone. Cold. Just the other day, we reviewed a letter from Paul Weiss responding to a legislative inquiry. …
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