Firm chair Brad Karp said he struck a deal with the White House to save his business. But in the weeks since, the firm has lost some high-profile talent.

A high-profile Paul Weiss lawyer is leaving five months after rejoining the firm. Damian Williams is joining Jenner & Block, a Big Law firm fighting the Trump administration.

Manhattan's top federal prosecutor will resign next month after leading high-profile cases in a historic three-year tenure, his office announced Monday. Damian Williams, U.S. attorney for the ...

Williams began his career at Paul Weiss, where he was an associate from 2009-2012. After joining the Southern District U.S. Attorney's office in 2012, he was appointed chief of the Securities and ...

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Williams, 43, was appointed U.S. Attorney in 2021 by President Joe Biden, becoming the first Black individual to lead the Southern District. He grew up in Brooklyn and Atlanta, the son of Jamaican ...

Damian Williams joined Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison in January shortly after stepping down as one of the nation’s top federal prosecutors. He is taking a job with Jenner & Block.

Damian Williams, who oversaw dozens of high-profile white-collar investigations as Manhattan’s U.S. attorney, is heading to Wall Street powerhouse law firm Paul Weiss. Williams served as lead ...