Ed.
note:
Welcome
to
our
daily
feature, Quote
of
the
Day.
He
can
be
abrasive
and
does
not
have
Brad’s
diplomatic
flair,
[but
he]
has
an
amazing
practice
and
is
great
with
client
relationships.
As
a
cultural
matter,
the
litigators
have
never
been
led
by
a
corporate
partner.
Will
the
litigation
team
have
an
issue
with
the
firm
becoming
really
a
corporate
shop
with
a
litigation
arm,
rather
than
the
other
way?
— A
former
Paul,
Weiss
attorney,
in
comments
given
to
the
American
Lawyer,
concerning
Scott
Barshay’s
rise
to
the
chairmanship
of
Paul,
Weiss,
where
he’ll
be
the
first
M&A
partner
to
lead
the
firm
in
recent
history.
Barshay
is
taking
the
reins
at
the
firm
after
Brad
Karp’s
sudden
resignation
as
chair,
in
light
of
his
presence
in
the
Epstein
files.
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Zaretsky is
the
managing
editor
of
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the
Law,
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she’s
worked
since
2011.
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