- Several former and present attorneys from Kirkland & Ellis are in the glare of the widening Jeffrey Epstein scandal since the putative fund manager was arrested days ago on federal sex trafficking charges in New York. Topping the list is Alexander Acosta, a former Kirkland litigator and now U.S. labor secretary, who as a Florida federal prosecutor signed off on Epstein’s sweetheart plea deal in 2007 in Florida the last time Epstein faced similar charges. (American Lawyer)
- A “who’s who” of lawyers, not just from Kirkland, helped Epstein get that Florida deal and will now have to “face ...
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