Wall Street Law Firm Emerges as N.Y. Power Center in Biden Era

Damian Williams, the man poised to be nominated as the next top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, shares a credential with several other New York power players associated with the Biden administration: he’s been a lawyer at the elite firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.

Williams was put forth for the role by a panel that includes Robert Schumer, a Paul Weiss partner and the brother of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. If confirmed by the Senate, Williams will work a block away from Mark Pomerantz, a senior Paul Weiss lawyer now on leave helping with ...