Biden administration Vice President Kamala Harris may have been defeated in November, but her husband, Doug Emhoff, has already parachuted into his next plum position: a partnership at a powerful progressive establishment law firm that has represented George Soros in court on multiple occasions.
“Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP [on Jan. 27] announced that Douglas C. Emhoff has joined the Firm as a partner,” a corporate release gushed. “Mr. Emhoff returns to private practice after serving as Second Gentleman of the United States.”
It’s no secret why Willkie would covet Mr. Kamala Harris. Emhoff’s four years at the center of the Biden orbit “got him in touch with very important leaders across the globe,” the firm’s Co-Chairman Thomas M. Cerabino told The New York Times. “We think that Doug, as a trusted adviser as well as a lawyer, is going to create opportunities that will be an incredible boost across all fronts.”
In the Swamp, you’re never really a loser once you’re plugged into the machine.
Willkie and Emhoff are a perfect match. Before his stint as second gentleman, Emhoff was a towering behind-the-scenes figure in progressive business and legal circles that frequently intertwined. Emhoff served as a partner at global law firm DLA Piper until taking a leave of absence in 2020. DLA Piper has offices in more than 40 countries around the world and brings in annual revenues in the billions of dollars.
His new business concern has expanded exponentially over the last decade, more than doubling its staff of lawyers to over 1,100 and seeing its earnings correspondingly soar. The firm now operates in 15 countries. In 2023, it brought in $1.5 billion in annual revenue.
