Wake Up Call: Karp Defends Paul Weiss’ Trump Deal at Harvard

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• Former Paul Weiss chairman Brad S. Karp defended the firm’s settlement with the Trump administration during a Harvard Law School class, telling students he had to make a deal for the firm’s survival. Karp stepped down in February after his emails with disgraced financier Jeffrey E. Epstein were made public. He told students that Paul Weiss partners unanimously agreed to attempt a settlement because of concerns that other major firms would poach the firm’s clients and partners, according to ...