Kamala Harris, left, speaking with Kirkland & Ellis partner Jonathan Henes, centre, and his son Sam, right, during an event for Harris’s campaign held at Kirkland’s offices in New York City on May 3. Credit: Beatrice Moritz Photography.
As presidential candidates court voters across the country, they are stepping into Wall Street law firms and corporate defense firms for donations—and coming away with millions.
August 29, 2019 at 03:10 PM
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The original version of this story was published on American Lawyer
Jonathan Henes, a 50-year-old Kirkland & Ellis restructuring partner, knew he wanted President Donald Trump out of the White House, but he didn’t know in January which Democrat to support. His son Sam nudged him along.
“Sam came into my room,” Henes recalls, “and said: ‘I wrote an article about how my first vote ever would be for Kamala Harris.’”
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