2/26/2019

LEGAL/TRUMP BUSINESS: “The Trump Organization has accused a law firm of removing references about its long-term relationship with the company from its website as the organization alleges a conflict of interest over a lawyer from the firm working for a House committee that’s investigating the President’s company. In a new statement Monday [2-25-19], the Trump Organization said that until Friday [3-1-19], New York law firm Kramer Levin had boasted on its website of its 25-year relationship with the real estate firm, saying it advised on ‘innumerable real estate deals, including Trump Tower, 40 Wall Street, Trump Palace, Trump International in New York and Chicago, the GM building, the Plaza Hotel and numerous other matters.’ The Trump Organization said the description had been scrubbed from Kramer Levin real estate partner Jay Neveloff’s biography. A spokeswoman for Kramer Levin confirmed the description had been removed. ‘It is common practice to list prior representative experience in lawyer biographies on the website. The reference in Jay Neveloff’s bio was removed on Friday to avoid confusion,’ said Jennifer Manton of Kramer Levin. She added that no lawyer at the firm is currently working on any Trump-affiliated matter.”

Kara Scannell, “Trump Organization points to info removed from law firm website as it alleges conflict of interest,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, February 26, 2019 9:59 pm