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Type: News article / interview (printed webpage)
File Size: 2 MB
Summary

This document is a printed web article from 'The Litigation Daily' dated September 4, 2015, featuring an interview with prominent white-collar defense attorney Reid Weingarten of Steptoe & Johnson LLP. The article highlights his high-profile list of clients, including executives from Enron, WorldCom, and Goldman Sachs, as well as Roman Polanski, and discusses his legal philosophy and relationship with Eric Holder Jr. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' Bates stamp, indicating it was part of a production to the House Oversight Committee.

People (8)

Name Role Context
Reid Weingarten Interviewee / Lawyer
Partner at Steptoe & Johnson LLP; subject of the interview.
Jenna Greene Interviewer / Author
Author for The Litigation Daily conducting the interview.
Bernard Ebbers Client
Former WorldCom CEO represented by Weingarten.
Richard Causey Client
Former Enron chief accounting officer represented by Weingarten.
Mark Belnick Client
Former Tyco general counsel represented by Weingarten.
Roman Polanski Client
Film director represented by Weingarten.
Lloyd Blankfein Client
Goldman Sachs CEO represented by Weingarten.
Eric Holder Jr. Associate
Close friend of Weingarten; co-founded a foundation for at-risk teens with him.

Organizations (9)

Name Type Context
The Litigation Daily
Publisher of the article.
Am Law Litigation Daily
Publication masthead.
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Law firm where Reid Weingarten is a partner.
WorldCom
Former company of client Bernard Ebbers.
Enron
Former company of client Richard Causey.
Tyco
Former company of client Mark Belnick.
Goldman Sachs
Company of client Lloyd Blankfein.
Justice Department
Government body prosecuting Weingarten's clients.
House Oversight Committee
Implied by Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.

Timeline (1 events)

September 4, 2015
Publication of interview with Reid Weingarten.
Litigation Daily

Locations (2)

Location Context
Location of one part of Weingarten's practice (CEOs, Wall Street).
Location of the other part of Weingarten's practice (public officials).

Relationships (3)

Reid Weingarten Close Friend / Co-founder Eric Holder Jr.
how he and close friend Eric Holder Jr. years ago started a foundation
Reid Weingarten Attorney-Client Roman Polanski
His clients have included... film director Roman Polanski
Reid Weingarten Attorney-Client Lloyd Blankfein
His clients have included... Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein

Key Quotes (3)

"Hope you never have to call Reid Weingarten. Because if you do, it means you’re in a world of trouble."
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"The ratio is probably two-thirds lawyer, one-third shrink."
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"typically people don’t come to me unless the Justice Department wants to put them in prison for a long time and take all their money."
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