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Amid Mueller Probe, Prominent Skadden Counsel Disappears From Website

Prominent Skadden counsel who supervised a report at the center of the Manafort charges has been deleted from the firm's website.

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Robert Mueller’s investigation of Trump’s Russian connections has already resulted in one Skadden associate, Alex van der Zwaan, pleading guilty to lying to investigators in the Russia probe about his communications with former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates.

When van der Zwaan went down, many of us wondered if this might be the tip of the iceberg of Skadden’s involvement in the matter. After all, if there were something untoward about the report Manafort arranged for Skadden to prepare, justifying the actions of Russian-aligned Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, that could rise much higher than a lone London-based associate.

While Mueller’s office hasn’t announced any further action involving Skadden, eagle-eyed tipsters noticed that Greg Craig, former White House Counsel under Obama and the Skadden counsel who led the Ukraine report, has unceremoniously disappeared from the Skadden website.

Until recently, this cached page appeared on Skadden’s website:

This morning, it looks like this:

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We’ve reached out to Skadden for an explanation and will update this story as we learn more.

UPDATE 3:20 pm: Law.com is reporting that a “Skadden employee who answered Craig’s phone Tuesday in Washington, D.C., confirmed his retirement from the firm.” A spokesperson for the firm confirmed Craig left the firm, but would not provide any additional details.

Earlier: Former Skadden Associate Who Pleaded Guilty In Mueller Probe Begs For No Jail Time

HeadshotJoe Patrice is an editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. Feel free to email any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on Twitter if you’re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news.

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