Wake Up Call: Former Foley Partner Kise on Trump Surgery Break

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• Former Foley & Lardner partner Chris Kise, one of Donald Trump’s “most-trusted and high-profile defense lawyers,” is undergoing planned surgery on April 29 and will be out of pocket until at least May 14. Kise has aided Trump in his ongoing documents case, and his New York civil fraud case. (Newsweek)
• New Jersey Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin’s law firm, Rainone Coughlin Minchello, has seen “explosive growth” over the last seven years, raising questions about whether ...