Source: Politics<\/p>\n
Former second gentleman Doug Emhoff is joining the law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, the firm announced Monday, picking up the legal career he put on pause when his wife, former Vice President Kamala Harris, joined the 2020 Democratic ticket.<\/p>\n
Emhoff will advise the global firm\u2019s corporate clients on crises such as \u201csensitive investigations\u201d and \u201ccomplex litigation,\u201d the firm said, and will split his time between Los Angeles and New York.<\/p>\n
Willkie employs over 1,200 attorneys worldwide and is one of the country\u2019s 50 highest grossing law firms, with $1.5 billion in revenue in 2023, according to the American Lawyer. Its clients include U.S. and international financial services companies, accounting firms, insurance and reinsurance companies, and media companies.<\/p>\n
Emhoff worked in corporate law for nearly three decades before Harris was elected vice president. In 2000, he co-founded a boutique law firm, which he sold in 2006. He left his partner role at DLA Piper in 2020 after his wife was inaugurated, having stepped aside from his work there during her campaign.<\/p>\n
His law career focused largely within the entertainment, sports and media industries. Among some of his previous notable clients are Spotify, Lionsgate and former NFL player Willie Gault. He\u2019s also taught entertainment law at Georgetown University\u2019s law school<\/a>.<\/p>\n