Leon Black Mounts Attack on New York Lawyer Known for #MeToo

Leon Black’s legal nemesis Douglas Wigdor is unapologetic for helping three women accuse the billionaire of sexual abuse, even as the law firm he founded faces a relentless counterattack from his deep-pocketed target.

Black, the founder of alternative asset manager Apollo Global Management, has filed three lawsuits against Wigdor LLP, the latest of which claims the law firm co-opted the MeToo movement by pursuing baseless rape claims for a nine-figure payoff. He has enlisted powerful white-collar litigators, including Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s Michael Carlinsky and Estrich Goldin’s Susan Estrich, to bring his blitz.