The fact it wasn't disclosed is
an ethics violation."
Despite Sawyer's dismissal of any conflict, a former Paul Weiss partner, choosing to remain anonymous, claimed that Judge Kaplan had been a mentor to Roberta Kaplan during their time at the firm. "Lew was like her mentor," the former partner claimed.
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