Billionaire Leon Black Defends “Good Name” Privately to Federal Judge Amid Rape Allegations
Lawyers for Leon Black successfully petitioned a federal judge in 2024 to investigate claims made by an alleged victim in a separate lawsuit, leading to the reversal of a significant financial award granted to her. This intervention, conducted privately, also resulted in sanctions against the alleged victim and her former attorney for misconduct, including the falsification of evidence. Despite these setbacks, the judge ruled that the victim’s civil lawsuit against Black could proceed.
John Q. Hosedrinker