"If you were going to write a Greek tragedy about a law firm leader, this is it," a former senior Paul Weiss attorney told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Mr. Karp resigned as chairman of the elite law firm after senior partners met to decide his future.
The decision followed the release of a series of embarrassing emails between Mr. Karp and Jeffrey Epstein.
Newly released emails between Mr. Karp, the chairman of Paul Weiss, and Jeffrey Epstein reveal a number of social interactions between them.