‘Kraken’ Lawyer Hires Winston & Strawn in Sanctions Fight (1)

July 9, 2021, 5:12 PM UTCUpdated: July 9, 2021, 8:35 PM UTC

Emily Newman, an attorney on Sidney Powell’s “kraken” legal team fighting the results of the 2020 presidential election, has hired Big Law firm Winston & Strawn to defend her ahead of a sanctions hearing in Michigan that could end in disbarment.

Winston partner Tom Buchanan is representing Newman, according to a notice filed in court Thursday. Newman, a former Trump administration official, is among a group of lawyers including Powell facing possible sanctions over a failed lawsuit to overturn election results in Michigan.

Buchanan is co-head of Winston’s Foreign Corrupt Practice Act Task Force and was previously managing partner of ...

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