September 30, 2024
Ex-Apollo Global Management CEO Leon Black cannot dodge a lawsuit accusing him of raping an autistic teenager in 2002, as New York City's extension of the time limit to file the suit is not preempted by state law, a New York federal judge has ruled.
September 20, 2023
Ex-Apollo Global Management CEO Leon Black urged a New York federal judge Wednesday to sanction employment boutique Wigdor LLP in a lawsuit accusing him of raping an autistic teenager at Jeffrey Epstein's town house in 2002, saying the plaintiff "concocted the entire story" and the firm is aiding her "delusions."
August 16, 2023
New York employment boutique Wigdor LLP brought its long-running dispute with Leon Black, the billionaire ex-CEO of Apollo Global Management, to social media this week, accusing Black's counsel at Quinn Emanuel of being "bought off" for representing him in a suit against Wigdor.
August 14, 2023
Former Apollo Global Management CEO Leon Black on Monday said Wigdor LLP "sought to teach him a lesson" by representing clients in multiple "headline-grabbing" suits the firm knew were false, including one brought by a woman who said she was assaulted by Black at Jeffrey Epstein's Manhattan home in 2002.
July 25, 2023
Former Apollo Global Management CEO Leon Black was hit with a civil lawsuit filed in New York federal court Tuesday alleging that he raped an autistic 16-year-old girl at Jeffrey Epstein's Manhattan town house back in 2002.