High-profile Paul Weiss attorney defects to Big Law firm fighting Trump

Damian Williams, the former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, is leaving Paul Weiss after just five months.

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• 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.
• Williams served as US Attorney in Manhattan, one of the most powerful Justice Department positions.

Damian Williams, one of the...