Sullivan & Cromwell to Add Partners to Trump Appeals Team Before Aug. 26 Brief
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Updated · POLITICO · Aug 16
Sullivan & Cromwell to Add Partners to Trump Appeals Team Before Aug. 26 Brief
1 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Aug 16
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Sullivan & Cromwell plans to add partners to Donald Trump’s appeals team within two weeks, ahead of an Aug. 26 filing in his New York civil fraud appeal, according to a person familiar with staffing.
Robert Giuffra Jr., the firm’s co-chair, has recently been the only Sullivan & Cromwell partner leading Trump’s defense across three major appeals, an unusual load given his management role and other litigation clients.
Those matters include Trump’s bid to overturn an $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation award, his appeal of the Manhattan hush money conviction and his challenge to the civil fraud judgment brought by Letitia James.
The staffing move follows a contraction in Trump’s legal team and tests the durability of Sullivan & Cromwell’s high-profile representation, which had marked a notable opening between Trump and elite law firms.