Epstein
We’ve
known
for
a
while
that
Biglaw
firm
Paul,
Weiss
and
its
chair
Brad
Karp
appear
in
the
Epstein
files.
The
firm
represents
Apollo
and
its
CEO
Leon
Black
who
worked
extensively
with
Jeffrey
Epstein.
Black
and
Epstein
had
a
fee
dispute,
and
Paul,
Weiss
was
involved
in
that
negotiation.
And
the
firm’s
statement
about
the
the
overlap
between
the
prestigious
firm
and
one
of
the
most
notorious
pedophiles
of
all
time
has
toed
this
line
of
“Hey!
We’re
just
repping
a
client!”
“Paul
Weiss
was
retained
by
Leon
Black,
then
the
CEO
of
the
firm’s
longtime
client
Apollo,
to
negotiate
a
series
of
fee
disputes
with
Jeffrey
Epstein
that
spanned
several
years,”
Paul
Weiss
said
in
a
statement.
“The
firm
was
adverse
to
Epstein,
and
at
no
point
did
Paul
Weiss
or
Brad
Karp
ever
represent
him.”
And
yet…
The
most
recent
release
of
files
from
the
Epstein
case
reveals
something
more.
From
the
snippets
of
the
relationship
contained
in
the
Epstein
files,
the
relationship
doesn’t
seem
adversarial.
“I
can’t
thank
you
enough
for
including
me
in
an
evening
I’ll
never
forget,”
Karp
said
to
Epstein
in
a
July
2015
email. “It
was
truly
‘once
in
a
lifetime’
in
every
way,
though
I
hope
to
be
invited
again.”
“You
are
always
welcome,”
Epstein
responded.
“There
are
many
many
nights
of
unique
talents.
You
will
be
invited
often.”
And
Karp
responds
by
calling
Epstein
“Amazing.”
Just
a
quick
timeline
check
—
at
this
point
Epstein
had
already
served
time
for
procuring
a child
for
prostitution and
for soliciting a
prostitute.
Bloomberg
also
reports
on
a
July
2016 email in
which
Karp
asks
Epstein
for
help
getting
his
son
a
job
working
on
a
Woody
Allen
film
production.
Indeed,
the
controversial
director,
who
was
accused
of
sexual
abuse
by
Dylan
Farrow
(which
he
denies),
played
a
repeated
role
in
the
Karp/Epstein
relationship.
As
Daily
Beast
reports:
The
documents
also
show
that
Allen
played
a
prominent
role
in
Karp’s
relationship
with
Epstein.Epstein’s
assistant
arranged
for
Karp
and
his
children
to
attend
a
small
film
screening
in
New
York
in
2014,
and
for
Karp’s
son
to
attend
screenings
in
2016
and
2018.
That
an…
uncomfortable
common
interest
to
have
had
with
Jeffrey
Epstein.
Another
July
2015 email shows
Epstein
asking
Karp
about
revoking
a
woman’s
visa.
“Is
it
possible
for
your
contacts
to
1
get
her
current
visa
status
?
2.
Is
there
a
way,
for
us
to
file
something
that
would
revoke
a
tourist
visa.”
Karp
responded,
“Both
good
ideas;
will
work
on
this.”
It
is
unclear
who
Epstein
and
Karp
are
referring
to.
However,
the
pair
again
discuss
the
deportation
of
a
woman
in
August
2015,
and
connect
it
with
alleged
extortion
attempts
of
Black.
In
2015
extortion
was
again
on
the
mind
of
Epstein,
when
partner
Alan
Halperin
forwarded
Epstein
an
article
“Extortion
Payments
as
Deductible
Losses
(and
Not
Gifts).”
Epstein
replied,
“I
know
it
well.”
And
there
are
more
Paul,
Weiss
attorneys
in
the
latest
trove
of
documents.
Tax
attorneys,
estate
planning
attorneys…
the
work
the
firm
did
on
behalf
of
Black
seems
to
have
overlapped
with
Epstein’s
work
quite
a
bit
before
the
parties
were
on
opposite
sides.
That
overlapping
relationship
between
Epstein
and
Paul,
Weiss
means
there
are
also
documents
that
undercut
the
line
that
PW
and
Epstein
were
only
ever
adverse
parties.
There’s
a
2014
email
labeled
privileged
(in
the
subject
line
no
less)
by
Halperin
to
Epstein.
There’s
another
2014
email
between
Epstein
and
Eileen
Alexanderson
of
Black’s
family
office
where
Epstein
asks
who
are
“we”
using
to
advise
on
a
tax
structure
and
Alexanderson
responds
with
the
names
of
two
Paul
Weiss
attorneys
Colin
Kelly
and
Brad
Okun.
While
Epstein
never
directly
hired
Paul,
Weiss,
these
emails
show
how
slippery
the
relationship
was.
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