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Law Practice

Sep. 22, 2008

In Defense of the Prominent and Plagued

Mark Holscher a former federal prosecutor now in private practice at Kirkland & Ellis, defends some of the most prominent white-collar cases in the nation. He currently is representing 9th Circuit Chief Judge Alex Kozinski in an ethics probe.

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Prominent men in trouble often turn to Mark C. Holscher, and Alex Kozinski is one of them.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' chief judge is in the crosshairs of a judicial misconduct inquiry following the exposure in mid-June of sexually explicit photos on his Web site, alex.kozinski.com.

Kozinski lawyered up a few days later by calling Holscher, 45, a Kirkland & Ellis partner who keeps off...

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