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Kanye West has hired Melinda Gates’ old attorney Robert Stephan Cohen, who has extensive expertise representing millionaires in divorces. On Wednesday, a representative for the senior partner at Cohen Clair Lans Greifer Thorpe & Rottenstreich LLP revealed to Page Six that West just hired him as counsel for his divorce from Kim Kardashian.
West, 45, has engaged attorney Nicholas A. Salick in California, where the case is being litigated because Cohen is headquartered in New York. Cohen, 83, spoke about his procedure for dealing with celebrity divorces in a 2021 Insider piece, which included pulling financial papers, checking the details of his client’s assets, and conducting a 90-minute initial discussion about “the psychology of how to deal with the divorce.”
“There’s the horrible part, the disintegration of a marriage,” the attorney said of his job. But on the other hand, we start individuals out and give them a new life.” Melinda Gates, Chris Rock, and Michael Bloomberg are among the numerous high-profile clients represented by Robert Stephan Cohen.
Chris Rock, who retained Cohen to represent him in his divorce from Malaak Compton-Rock, his wife of 20 years, told the site that his lawyer’s calm presence helped him get through a “really difficult time” in his life. “Divorce lawyers are like doctors in a bizarre way,” the 57-year-old comic stated. “They must have a pleasant bedside demeanor.” And Bob has a very relaxing demeanor. It gets you through and allows you to see the larger picture. He explains the situation’s realities.”
In one of his most high-profile cases, Cohen assisted Gates, 58, in settling her divorce from Bill Gates for an estimated $76 billion. Cohen is West’s fifth counsel in this divorce case, as the billionaire entertainer has had a revolving door of attorneys representing him over the last year and a half.
After the “Jesus Walks” rapper continually slammed the “Kardashians” actress on social media, she wrote, “I wish to handle all problems with our children discreetly and maybe he can finally reply to the third attorney he has had in the last year to resolve any issues amicably.” After nearly seven years of marriage, Kardashian filed for divorce in February 2021. This March, the ex-couple was proclaimed legally single.
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