The tiny Manhattan law firm Teitler & Teitler—with just 10 partners—is run by Michael and John Teitler, father and son. It once boasted on its Web site that the firm “is most proud of the work it has done keeping its clients out of the courts and out of the public eye.” On his Twitter profile, John Teitler explains to his 78 followers that he is a “lover of family, courts of all kinds (legal, squash, tennis…)” and of “the original Atticus Finch.”
It turns out that one of Teitler & Teitler’s specialties, along with its discretion, is representing current and former Goldman Sachs partners in their divorce proceedings. The firm represented John Waldron, Goldman’s president and C.O.O., in his divorce, which dragged on for six years. It has represented former partners Howard Silverstein, Gary Seevers, John Gilliam, and former managing director Richard Katz in their divorces. It represented Ashok Varadhan, a member of Goldman’s Management Committee, in his divorce. It is currently representing David Leuschen, a former partner, in his divorce. And it also represented Goldman C.E.O. David Solomon in a civil matter in 2004.
