{"id":143179,"date":"2026-02-02T17:02:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T01:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/02\/02\/brad-karps-fawning-epstein-emails-drags-paul-weiss-into-the-fray\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T17:02:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T01:02:40","slug":"brad-karps-fawning-epstein-emails-drags-paul-weiss-into-the-fray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/02\/02\/brad-karps-fawning-epstein-emails-drags-paul-weiss-into-the-fray\/","title":{"rendered":"Brad Karp\u2019s Fawning Epstein Emails Drags Paul, Weiss Into The Fray"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve known for a while<\/a> that Biglaw firm Paul, Weiss and its chair Brad Karp appear in the Epstein files. The firm represents Apollo and its CEO Leon Black who worked extensively with Jeffrey Epstein. Black and Epstein had a fee dispute, and Paul, Weiss was involved in that negotiation. <\/p>\n

And the firm\u2019s statement about the the overlap between the prestigious firm and one of the most notorious pedophiles of all time has toed this line of \u201cHey! We\u2019re just repping a client!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPaul Weiss was retained by Leon Black, then the CEO of the firm\u2019s longtime client Apollo, to negotiate a series of fee disputes with Jeffrey Epstein that spanned several years,\u201d Paul Weiss said in a statement. \u201cThe firm was adverse to Epstein, and at no point did Paul Weiss or Brad Karp ever represent him.\u201d<\/p>\n

And yet\u2026 The most recent release of files from the Epstein case reveals something more. From the snippets of the relationship contained in the Epstein files, the relationship doesn\u2019t seem<\/em> adversarial. \u201cI can\u2019t thank you enough for including me in an evening I\u2019ll never forget,\u201d Karp said to Epstein in a July 2015 email<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cIt was truly \u2018once in a lifetime\u2019 in every way, though I hope to be invited again.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are always welcome,\u201d Epstein responded. \u201cThere are many many nights of unique talents. You will be invited often.\u201d<\/p>\n

And Karp responds by calling Epstein \u201cAmazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just a quick timeline check \u2014 at this point Epstein had already served time for procuring a\u00a0child for prostitution\u00a0and for\u00a0soliciting\u00a0a prostitute.<\/p>\n

Bloomberg also reports<\/a> on a July 2016\u00a0email\u00a0in which Karp asks Epstein for help getting his son<\/a> a job working on a Woody Allen film production. Indeed, the controversial director, who was accused of sexual abuse by Dylan Farrow<\/a> (which he denies), played a repeated role in the Karp\/Epstein relationship. As Daily Beast reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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The documents also show that Allen played a prominent role in Karp\u2019s relationship with Epstein.<\/p>\n

Epstein\u2019s assistant arranged for Karp and his children to attend a small film screening in New York in 2014, and for Karp\u2019s son to attend screenings in 2016 and 2018.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That an\u2026 uncomfortable common interest to have had with Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n

Another July 2015\u00a0email<\/a>\u00a0shows Epstein asking Karp about revoking a woman\u2019s visa. \u201cIs it possible for your contacts to 1 get her current visa status ? 2. Is there a way, for us to file something that would revoke a tourist visa.\u201d<\/p>\n

Karp responded, \u201cBoth good ideas; will work on this.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is unclear who Epstein and Karp are referring to. However, the pair again discuss<\/a> the deportation of a woman in August 2015, and connect it with alleged extortion attempts of Black. In 2015 extortion was again on the mind of Epstein, when partner Alan Halperin forwarded Epstein<\/a> an article \u201cExtortion Payments as Deductible Losses (and Not Gifts).\u201d Epstein replied, \u201cI know it well.\u201d<\/p>\n

And there are more Paul, Weiss attorneys in the latest trove of documents. Tax attorneys, estate planning attorneys\u2026 the work the firm did on behalf of Black seems to have overlapped with Epstein\u2019s work quite a bit before the parties were on opposite sides.<\/p>\n

That overlapping relationship between Epstein and Paul, Weiss means there are also documents that undercut the line that PW and Epstein were only ever adverse parties. There\u2019s a 2014 email labeled privileged<\/a> (in the subject line no less) by Halperin to Epstein. There\u2019s another 2014 email<\/a> between Epstein and Eileen Alexanderson of Black\u2019s family office where Epstein asks who are \u201cwe\u201d using to advise on a tax structure and Alexanderson responds with the names of two Paul Weiss attorneys Colin Kelly and Brad Okun.<\/p>\n

While Epstein never directly hired Paul, Weiss, these emails show how slippery the relationship was. <\/p>\n

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\"\"Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast<\/a>, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her<\/a> with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter @Kathryn1<\/a>\u00a0or Mastodon @Kathryn1@mastodon.social.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The post Brad Karp\u2019s Fawning Epstein Emails Drags Paul, Weiss Into The Fray<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve known for a while<\/a> that Biglaw firm Paul, Weiss and its chair Brad Karp appear in the Epstein files. The firm represents Apollo and its CEO Leon Black who worked extensively with Jeffrey Epstein. Black and Epstein had a fee dispute, and Paul, Weiss was involved in that negotiation. <\/p>\n

And the firm\u2019s statement about the the overlap between the prestigious firm and one of the most notorious pedophiles of all time has toed this line of \u201cHey! We\u2019re just repping a client!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPaul Weiss was retained by Leon Black, then the CEO of the firm\u2019s longtime client Apollo, to negotiate a series of fee disputes with Jeffrey Epstein that spanned several years,\u201d Paul Weiss said in a statement. \u201cThe firm was adverse to Epstein, and at no point did Paul Weiss or Brad Karp ever represent him.\u201d<\/p>\n

And yet\u2026 The most recent release of files from the Epstein case reveals something more. From the snippets of the relationship contained in the Epstein files, the relationship doesn\u2019t seem<\/em> adversarial. \u201cI can\u2019t thank you enough for including me in an evening I\u2019ll never forget,\u201d Karp said to Epstein in a July 2015 email<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cIt was truly \u2018once in a lifetime\u2019 in every way, though I hope to be invited again.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are always welcome,\u201d Epstein responded. \u201cThere are many many nights of unique talents. You will be invited often.\u201d<\/p>\n

And Karp responds by calling Epstein \u201cAmazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just a quick timeline check \u2014 at this point Epstein had already served time for procuring a\u00a0child for prostitution\u00a0and for\u00a0soliciting\u00a0a prostitute.<\/p>\n

Bloomberg also reports<\/a> on a July 2016\u00a0email\u00a0in which Karp asks Epstein for help getting his son<\/a> a job working on a Woody Allen film production. Indeed, the controversial director, who was accused of sexual abuse by Dylan Farrow<\/a> (which he denies), played a repeated role in the Karp\/Epstein relationship. As Daily Beast reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\n
\n

The documents also show that Allen played a prominent role in Karp\u2019s relationship with Epstein.<\/p>\n

Epstein\u2019s assistant arranged for Karp and his children to attend a small film screening in New York in 2014, and for Karp\u2019s son to attend screenings in 2016 and 2018.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That an\u2026 uncomfortable common interest to have had with Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n

Another July 2015\u00a0email<\/a>\u00a0shows Epstein asking Karp about revoking a woman\u2019s visa. \u201cIs it possible for your contacts to 1 get her current visa status ? 2. Is there a way, for us to file something that would revoke a tourist visa.\u201d<\/p>\n

Karp responded, \u201cBoth good ideas; will work on this.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is unclear who Epstein and Karp are referring to. However, the pair again discuss<\/a> the deportation of a woman in August 2015, and connect it with alleged extortion attempts of Black. In 2015 extortion was again on the mind of Epstein, when partner Alan Halperin forwarded Epstein<\/a> an article \u201cExtortion Payments as Deductible Losses (and Not Gifts).\u201d Epstein replied, \u201cI know it well.\u201d<\/p>\n

And there are more Paul, Weiss attorneys in the latest trove of documents. Tax attorneys, estate planning attorneys\u2026 the work the firm did on behalf of Black seems to have overlapped with Epstein\u2019s work quite a bit before the parties were on opposite sides.<\/p>\n

That overlapping relationship between Epstein and Paul, Weiss means there are also documents that undercut the line that PW and Epstein were only ever adverse parties. There\u2019s a 2014 email labeled privileged<\/a> (in the subject line no less) by Halperin to Epstein. There\u2019s another 2014 email<\/a> between Epstein and Eileen Alexanderson of Black\u2019s family office where Epstein asks who are \u201cwe\u201d using to advise on a tax structure and Alexanderson responds with the names of two Paul Weiss attorneys Colin Kelly and Brad Okun.<\/p>\n

While Epstein never directly hired Paul, Weiss, these emails show how slippery the relationship was. <\/p>\n

\n

\"\"Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast<\/a>, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her<\/a> with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter @Kathryn1<\/a>\u00a0or Mastodon @Kathryn1@mastodon.social.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The post Brad Karp\u2019s Fawning Epstein Emails Drags Paul, Weiss Into The Fray<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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