Abbe Lowell Aids Letitia James After Winston & Strawn Exit (1)

Abbe Lowell is defending New York Attorney General Letitia James against a Trump administration investigation after leaving Winston & Strawn, his firm of the past seven years.

“Abbe Lowell is no longer at Winston,” the firm said in a statement Friday. “He left to form his own firm, allowing him to better balance his legal work, teaching, writing, and charitable work.”

The firm declined to say when Lowell departed. He did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Lowell’s exit from Winston & Strawn follows the departure of the outside counsel for James’ office, Steven Banks, from his Big ...