Will Biglaw Firms Get Caught in the Weinstein RICO Lawsuit?
Reporting on the filing of a RICO suit against the “Weinstein Sexual Enterprise” has brought up names of some Biglaw firms, but they’re not named in the complaint.
The suit alleges that Harvey Weinstein, the Weinstein Co., the company’s board members, Miramax Film Corp., and others violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and helped “facilitate and conceal” a pattern of sexual assault and harassment.
“Boies Schiller & Flexner has already a lost client over the debacle, and they now appear to be implicated by this RICO lawsuit,” reports Kathryn Rubino for Above the Law, adding that other firms mentioned in reports include K&L Gates, U.K.-based BCL Burton Copeland, and Israel-based Gross, Kleinhendler, Hodak, Halevy, Greenberg & Co.
K&L Gates denied the implications: “The claims relating to K&L Gates are false. K&L Gates has never represented Mr. Weinstein or any other person or entity concerning investigations or inquiries relating to Mr. Weinstein,” the firm said in a statement.
Read the Above the Law article.
