It’s the pilot episode of Suits, or Al-Jazeera America’s biggest PR disaster to date. According to Frank Runyeon and John Koblin of The New York Times, David Harleston, the company’s general counsel, isn’t licensed to practice law in New York state, or anywhere else.
According to the recent article, after journalists from the outlet inquired about his credentials, Harleston was suspended from the company, which has hired Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom to investigate. “My No.1 priority has been to run Al-Jazeera America to the highest professional and business standards,” Al Anstey, the company’s chief executive, told the paper.
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