""Leading Paul, Weiss for the past 18 years has been the honor of my professional life," Karp said. "Recent reporting has created a distraction and has placed a focus on me that is not in the best interests of the firm.""
""The firm is circling the wagons. There are people in the firm saying that they think he's been in the headlines too much. They think it may be a good thing to move on.""
"Bloomberg Law reports on emails from 2019 in which Karp reviewed and offered advice on a draft filing related to Epstein's plea deal fight, a detail that undermines the firm's longstanding position that Paul, Weiss and Karp never represented Epstein. "The draft motion is in great shape. It's overwhelmingly persuasive. Truly," Karp wrote to Epstein on March 3, 2019. He went on to praise an argument suggesting that the "'victims' lied in wait and sat on their rights for their strategic advantage," a line that is... a choice."
Brad Karp stepped down as chair of Paul, Weiss after 18 years, saying recent Epstein-related documents created a distraction and an inappropriate focus on him. Karp will remain at the firm as a partner. Published emails show exchanges between Karp and Jeffrey Epstein, including Karp praising a draft filing as overwhelmingly persuasive and endorsing language that suggested alleged victims "lied in wait" and delayed asserting claims. The firm canceled engagements, issued cautious statements, and debated leadership changes internally, with some colleagues urging a move to reduce headlines. More revelations may exist among the over three million pages of documents.
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