Wake Up Call: Retired Kirkland Partner Porter Confronts Gaetz

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• Retired Kirkland & Ellis partner Richard Porter confirms he was the unidentified “senior citizen” who confronted Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) at the Republican National Convention Tuesday. The situation unfolded after Gaetz was seen yelling at former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. (LinkedIn)
• Behind the mass exodus from Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith was a “partner uprising” over alleged mismanagement that involved “inadequate” accounting practices. Messages show equity partners highly agitated over uncollected invoices worth thousands—and thousands more in ...