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Former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Resumes Legal Career
Doug Emhoff is resuming his legal career as gig law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher welcomed the former Second Gentleman of the United States, as a partner.
Emhoff’s practice will focus on advising corporations, boards of directors and individuals on their most consequential business challenges, sensitive investigations, and complex litigation, including matters with significant reputational concerns that are international in scope, and emerging legal issues across industries and sectors, the firm said. In 2000 co-founded boutique law firm that he sold in 2006 but stepped away to avoid the appearance of conflict of interest as the political career of his wife, Kamala Harris, ramped up. Emhoff’s portfolio as the first Second Gentleman included representing the U.S. at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and numerous other diplomatic events, and leading the administration’s work combatting antisemitism.
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