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Prairie Gates

(7,512 posts)
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 10:57 PM 14 hrs ago

Brad Karp Resigns as Paul Weiss Chairman Amid Epstein Fallout

Source: The New York Times

Brad Karp, the longtime chairman of Paul Weiss, one of the nation’s top corporate law firms, suddenly resigned on Wednesday evening after a series of embarrassing emails between him and Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier, became public in recent days.

The law firm’s statement announcing Mr. Karp’s resignation gave no explanation for his decision. But it included a quote from him saying, “Recent reporting has created a distraction and has placed a focus on me that is not in the best interests of the firm.”

In recent weeks, a number of top business executives, academics and politicians have faced negative attention stemming from email and text conversations they had with Mr. Epstein long after he pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting prostitution from a minor girl and registered as a sex offender.

Mr. Karp had been under intense scrutiny within the broader legal community after Paul Weiss reached a deal last year with President Trump to resolve an executive order that could have harmed its business. He had appeared to weather the storm.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/business/brad-karp-paul-weiss-resigns-epstein.html



This schiffoso sold out his whole firm to Trump, probably under threat of blackmail, and then the blackmail came out anyway and he's now gotta resign. I love that for him.

Fuck Brad Karp.
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Brad Karp Resigns as Paul Weiss Chairman Amid Epstein Fallout (Original Post) Prairie Gates 14 hrs ago OP
When I first read this, I read his last name as "krap" and thought how apt. niyad 13 hrs ago #1
Yeah, raping children or befriending pedophiles Buddyzbuddy 13 hrs ago #2
Paul Weiss just opened a Houston office LetMyPeopleVote 13 hrs ago #3
I suspect he won't popsdenver 13 hrs ago #4
Paul Weiss' largest client is Apollo whose leader is or used to be Leon Black LetMyPeopleVote 12 hrs ago #5
I doubt Karp resigned on the strength of the emails already shown Prairie Gates 3 hrs ago #12
Well, that's sure tiptoeing 'round the tulips. calimary 12 hrs ago #6
The firm may have a golden opportunity swong19104 11 hrs ago #7
It's certainly a lesson to anyone else Trumpco try to extort Prairie Gates 4 hrs ago #10
LOL... irony BlueWaveNeverEnd 11 hrs ago #8
damn can only rec this once !!!!! RANDYWILDMAN 11 hrs ago #9
Elite law firm boss who bent the knee to Trump sucked up to 'amazing' Epstein cbabe 3 hrs ago #11
Good! EuterpeThelo 2 hrs ago #13

Buddyzbuddy

(2,306 posts)
2. Yeah, raping children or befriending pedophiles
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 11:09 PM
13 hrs ago

tends not to be in the best interests of law firms. Or, so I've heard.

LetMyPeopleVote

(176,512 posts)
3. Paul Weiss just opened a Houston office
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 11:51 PM
13 hrs ago

My oldest is at another major law firm. I heard that they hired an attorney from Kirkland at $20 million. Now Houston has offices for all of the major National firms

LetMyPeopleVote

(176,512 posts)
5. Paul Weiss' largest client is Apollo whose leader is or used to be Leon Black
Thu Feb 5, 2026, 12:21 AM
12 hrs ago

Paul Weiss has 50+ partners doing Apollo work. Leon black got his start with Mike Millikan/Drexel Burnham. Black is tied to Epstein. Apollo has other senior people tied to Epstein. There will be more fallout for Paul Weiss due to Epstein

Prairie Gates

(7,512 posts)
12. I doubt Karp resigned on the strength of the emails already shown
Thu Feb 5, 2026, 09:36 AM
3 hrs ago

The "Really enjoyed the party last Friday" email is creepy as fuck, but a lot of it is him pathetically trying to get his son an in with Woody Allen - also creepy and humiliating for both him and the son.

Is that enough to push you out of Paul, Weiss? Probably not, in my view.

He's getting in front of the next tranche, you ask me. And it's gonna be baaaad.

calimary

(89,279 posts)
6. Well, that's sure tiptoeing 'round the tulips.
Thu Feb 5, 2026, 12:52 AM
12 hrs ago

“…creating a DISTRACTION”, you say, dude???

Now THERE’S a comment for the ages.

swong19104

(591 posts)
7. The firm may have a golden opportunity
Thu Feb 5, 2026, 01:22 AM
11 hrs ago

If they can claim the agreement with Trump was done through blackmail, and, they will do everything they can to destroy this criminal organization in the executive branch of the federal government, then after their victory, they may repair their reputation. May.

Prairie Gates

(7,512 posts)
10. It's certainly a lesson to anyone else Trumpco try to extort
Thu Feb 5, 2026, 08:08 AM
4 hrs ago

It's going to come out anyway. Trump is completely unreliable and untrustworthy.

RANDYWILDMAN

(3,136 posts)
9. damn can only rec this once !!!!!
Thu Feb 5, 2026, 02:00 AM
11 hrs ago
for all the people who said NOTHING would come from releasing the Epstein files

cbabe

(6,383 posts)
11. Elite law firm boss who bent the knee to Trump sucked up to 'amazing' Epstein
Thu Feb 5, 2026, 09:08 AM
3 hrs ago
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/elite-law-firm-boss-who-bent-the-knee-to-trump-sucked-up-to-amazing-epstein/ar-AA1VurSb

‘While other firms fought Trump’s orders and won big in court, Paul Weiss agreed to provide $40 million in free legal services to causes championed by Trump, release a statement about neutrality in hiring, and avoid any policies promoting diversity and inclusivity.’

EuterpeThelo

(257 posts)
13. Good!
Thu Feb 5, 2026, 10:57 AM
2 hrs ago

Too bad he's just stepping down as chair but staying at the firm. His bending the knee brought disgrace to a once-revered firm, and now this.

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