Skadden's work with Manafort in Ukraine extended beyond report bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @bpolitics
A prominent U.S. law firm had a deeper role than previously known in helping a Ukrainian leader suppress his main political opponent, court filings revealed Friday.
The firm -- not identified in the filings but previously described as Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom -- produced a 2012 report that was used to justify the jailing of an opponent of Ukraine’s then pro-Russian president, Viktor Yanukovych.
Skadden lawyers may have violated their ethical duties by failing to provide competent, independent legal advice in issuing their report or by helping further an injustice in the courts of Ukraine, said Rebecca Roiphe, who teaches legal ethics at New York Law School.
Greg Craig was the senior partner overseeing the project. Craig was White House counsel from January 2009 to January 2010, when he went to work at Skadden. He also held several posts in the Clinton admin and helped President Clinton coordinate his defense during his impeachment.
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