Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch Heads to Paul Weiss (1)

Loretta Lynch, the first black woman to serve as U.S. attorney general, is joining Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison as a partner in its litigation department.

“I believe that she is one of the most highly regarded lawyers in the country,” said Paul Weiss chairman Brad Karp. “I think she’s going to be a unique asset to our clients and to the firm.”

Lynch, whose first official day at the firm is June 3, will represent corporations, boards of directors, and individual clients in federal and state government investigations, criminal prosecutions, and bet-the-company enforcement actions and other investigations.

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