The chairman of Paul Weiss dined with Jeffrey Epstein and sought his help getting his son a job with a Woody Allen film production
Brad Karp, the longtime chair of powerful Wall Street law firm Paul Weiss, has resigned his top leadership role and will be replaced by partner Scott Barshay, the firm said on Wednesday.
Karp has faced scrutiny after emails released by the US Department of Justice on Friday revealed extensive personal and business communications he had with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
In a statement released by Paul Weiss, Karp said “recent reporting” had created a distraction that was not in the firm’s best interest. He did not immediately respond to a request for further comment.
The firm had said on Tuesday that Karp “regrets” his interactions with Epstein.
