Brad Karp’s Fall Shows Growing Fallout From Epstein Files
A report from Nytimes says Brad Karp has stepped down as chairman of the law firm Paul Weiss after newly released files tied him to Jeffrey Epstein, showing he had been a guest at Epstein’s Manhattan mansion, exchanged emails with Epstein and asked for help finding his son a job on a Woody Allen movie.
Karp will be replaced as chair by Scott Barshay, the firm’s top M.&A. rainmaker, though Karp will continue to advise corporate clients. The change was described as symbolizing a shift at the firm from its longtime identity as an elite litigation shop toward a large corporate M.&A.
practice. At Paul Weiss, some lawyers expressed anger and embarrassment about the revelations, and senior partners deliberated for hours before Karp announced his resignation, the report says. Karp had previously faced criticism over a deal to have the firm sidestep an executive order tied to President Trump.