Wake Up Call: Trump Taps McKinsey Lawyer to Be Commerce GC

Feb. 5, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC

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  • Pierre Gentin, chief legal officer of the consulting firm McKinsey & Co., was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as general counsel of the Commerce Department. Before joining McKinsey in 2019, Gentin was a partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel and served as an assistant US attorney for the Southern District of New York, according to LinkedIn. (Reuters)
  • Douglas Wigdor, the lawyer for basketball player Charles Oakley, is accused of editing the Knicks legend’s ...

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