When Michael Avenatti walked into a March meeting, it seemed like business as usual. Little did he know that the opposing lawyer was recording the conversation
Over the past year, lawyer Michael Avenatti has intervened in some of the country’s most sensational legal stories. He’s been involved in adult-film star Stormy Daniels’s battle against President Trump, the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and the sex-abuse case against musician R. Kelly.
Last week, Mr. Avenatti’s latest bid to put himself at the center of a high-profile matter backfired spectacularly. He walked into a March 21 meeting in New York with lawyers for Nike Inc. and threatened to expose what...
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