Katherine Forrest, a former federal judge and senior government antitrust lawyer, has left law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore for New York rival Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, the firm said Tuesday.
Forrest joins Paul Weiss as a litigation partner in New York, where she will work on investigations, litigation and trials and criminal and regulatory enforcement defense, the firm said.
Among her high-profile cases while on the bench are the sentencing of Ross Ulbricht, the accused mastermind behind the Silk Road underground website for the sale of illegal drugs, and the sentencing of radical London cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri for his conviction on terrorism-related charges. She cited Paul Weiss's embrace of tech sector work and said its lawyers' expertise with crypto, fintech and digital assets aligns well with her interest in artificial intelligence. Forrest said she is eager to work on investigations, antitrust, criminal and regulatory enforcement and defense, and in areas that intertwine with one another like tech and antitrust.Brad Karp, chairman of Paul Weiss, in a statement called Forrest a "transcendent talent.
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