heard he's now an independent counsel

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Why so surprised? Was he a big shot?

Yes he was

Hes not an independent counsel. He set up his own firm

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has new guy been able to recover his own costs from his own clients?

New guy can’t create magic overnight. It takes a firm a couple of years to be rebuilt and wiping out dead wood is the first step.

LOL - "self chopping"?

Since RKL's demise 50% of L&L partners have left - all dead wood?