Paul Weiss leader Brad Karp asked disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein for a personal favor and complimented him on his home and hospitality in a batch of emails recently made public by the Justice Department. "I can't thank you enough for including me in an evening I'll never forget," Karp said to Epstein in a July 2015 email, referring to what appears to be a social visit to Epstein's home. "It was truly 'once in a lifetime' every way, though I hope to be invited again."

"You are always welcome," Epstein responded to Karp's July 2015 email complimenting his hospitality. "There are many many nights of unique talents. You will be invited often."

The email correspondence between Karp and Epstein occurred after the sex offender pleaded guilty to state charges of solicitation of prostitution with a minor in 2008 and served a year in prison.

Paul Weiss was the first of nine Big Law firms to reach a deal with President Donald Trump to thwart punitive executive orders that sought to strip the firms' lawyers of their government security clearances and accused them of "illegal DEl" practices. The firm promised to provide $40 million in free legal services to Trump. In total, the nine firms agreed to provide about $1 billion in legal services, among other concessions.