Damian Williams is the highest-profile attorney to join the exodus from firms that made deals with the Trump administration. (Jeenah Moon/For The Washington Post)

By Mark Berman

Damian Williams, the former top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, is leaving the law firm Paul Weiss to join Jenner & Block, defecting from a firm that struck a deal with the Trump administration to sign on with one that fought it in court. Subscribe for unlimited access to The Post You can cancel anytime. Subscribe

Williams is the highest-profile attorney to join the exodus from firms that made deals with President Donald Trump this year. Trump has roiled the legal profession by targeting some high-profile law firms with punishing executive orders. Some firms sued to challenge his actions. Others instead mad

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