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40. Covington & Burling, the white shoe law firm where former attorney general Eric Holder serves as senior counsel

Mon Aug 25, 2025, 11:59 PM

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and has conducted exorbitantly priced diversity audits for corporate clients, is facing accusations of racism from one of its former associates.

Paul Bryant, a West Point graduate, Columbia Law School alumnus, and self-described "Black, Neurodivergent former 5th year" Covington associate, detailed the claims in a series of colorful LinkedIn posts. He alleges that a Covington partner, Kyle Rabe, "called me a 'n—r' after I defended myself and my reputation in response to him trying to pressure me to quit."

Rabe did so, Bryant says, at the urging of "Covington's management" after Bryant told another partner that he "would not write SEC disclosures in support of anti-minority and anti-women based initiatives." Bryant says he "almost went away silently" after Covington offered to give him "resume writing services" as part of a settlement.

https://freebeacon.com/democrats/eric-holders-law-firm-accused-of-racism-by-former-associate/https://freebeacon.com/democrats/eric-holders-law-firm-accused-of-racism-by-former-associate/

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