Paul Weiss Loses Senior Litigators in Wake of Trump Deal (2)

Paul Weiss, one of the law firms that reached a settlement with Donald Trump’s administration over past work with his perceived opponents, just lost a group of senior litigators.

The lawyers plan to start their own firm, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter. They include Karen Dunn, co-chair of the litigation department, and Jeannie Rhee, who was involved in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of the 2016 election. The other two are Bill Isaacson and Jessica Phillips.

Paul Weiss was the first of several law firms to reach controversial deals with the Trump ...