INJUSTICE AT WORK

INJUSTICE AT WORK

The Leader of Major U.S. Law Firm Was An Informal Epstein Advisor

After being unmasked, Brad Karp stepped down as chairperson of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, but he remains a partner, raising questions about the culture of large law firms.

Patricia G. Barnes, J.D.
Feb 06, 2026
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Imagine the chairperson of a top law firm was a secret advisor and friend to perhaps the most notorious misogynist and pedophile in history, Jeffrey Epstein.

Now imagine that the word got out about this guy — Brad Karp — and he stepped down as chairperson, supposedly to avoid being a distraction for the firm. But he remains a partner there.

It’s only har…

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