WilmerHale to conduct review following new revelations about Leon Botstein’s dealings with convicted sex offender
Bard College’s board of trustees has retained the outside law firm of WilmerHale to conduct an independent investigation into communications between Jeffrey Epstein and the college’s longtime president Leon Botstein.
WilmerHale’s will conduct an “independent review” of the “full scope of these communications”, financial contributions connected to Epstein, and any related matters, the board said in an announcement on Thursday evening.
Once complete, the board said the law firm would also make recommendations to the board regarding policies and practices on donor vetting, fundraising, codes of conduct, and conflicts of interest.
The announcement follows new revelations about Botstein’s dealings with Epstein, which have emerged in emails and other communications released by the Department of Justice, including a trip the college president took to Epstein’s island in 2012.
