Paul Weiss has a new problem.
And this one comes with a $6.5 million price tag.
A new investigation details what reportedly happened with Lex Korberg, the firm’s first openly transgender partner…
Including a multimillion-dollar arrangement, internal concerns about clients, and a confidentiality agreement.
But the money isn’t the most interesting part.
The real question is what this says about Biglaw when firm values, powerful partners, and client economics collide.
Because it’s easy to stand for something when there’s no cost attached.
It gets a lot more revealing when there is.
-The Legal Brief