Kanye West employs Melinda Gates' attorney

By Madhupriya September 29,2022 LEARN MORE

Kanye West retains Melinda Gates' legal counsel for the divorce of Kim Kardashian.

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Robert Stephan Cohen, a former attorney for Melinda Gates,

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Has represented other billionaires in divorce cases.

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Kanye West has now hired him.

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In a 2021 Insider feature, Cohen, 83,

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Discusses his method for handling celebrity divorces,

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which included gathering financial records,

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going over his client's assets in detail, and holding a 90-minute

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