Wake Up Call: Fifth Partner Leaves Paul Weiss to Join New Firm

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• A fifth partner left Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison to join Karen Dunn and others who split to launch their own firm last month. Kyle Smith, a Washington-based litigator who has represented clients including Amazon and Uber, is the latest partner to join the newly formed Dunn Isaacson Rhee. (Reuters)
• Justin Baldoni, the actor/director battling actress Blake Lively in court, hired a former Venable attorney Ellyn Garofalo, who is known for representing Taylor Swift. Garofalo ...