Parents in College Scandal Hire a Formidable Array of Lawyers

What do you get the parents who have everything?

If they’re accused of cheating their kids’ way into college, a damn good lawyer.

The parents charged in the college admissions scandal that erupted last week are hiring lawyers at some of the nation’s most prominent firms. Among them: Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, which has represented Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Jeff Bezos in his battle with National Enquirer owner American Media Inc., and Ropes & Gray LLP, which handled a sexual-abuse investigation for the U.S. Olympic Committee.

Other firms include Latham & Watkins LLP, the second-largest law firm in the U.S. ...