Overview
- The firm said the leadership change is effective immediately after Karp stepped down on Wednesday.
- Barshay previously chaired the corporate department and lauded Karp’s tenure in a statement.
- Karp said recent reporting created a distraction and he will remain at Paul Weiss focusing on client service.
- Paul Weiss said Karp attended two group dinners and exchanged a small number of emails with Epstein, which he regrets, and stated that neither Karp nor the firm represented Epstein.
- The emails surfaced in a recent DOJ release, and Bloomberg reported one message sought Epstein’s help securing a job for Karp’s son on a Woody Allen project.