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New York City Mayor<\/a>\u00a0Eric Adams<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0has hired high-profile Quinn Emanuel partner Alex Spiro<\/strong><\/a> as he faces federal bribery, fraud, and campaign finance charges that were unsealed on Thursday.<\/p>\n Hours before the full charges against Adams were revealed, law enforcement raided his residence, Gracie Mansion<\/a>. According to multiple outlets, agents seized the mayor\u2019s phone, which Spiro called unnecessary.<\/p>\n \u201cThey sent a dozen agents to pick up a phone when we would have happily turned it in,\u201d the 41-year-old said in a statement that morning. \u201cFederal agents appeared this morning at Gracie Mansion in an effort to create a spectacle (again) and take [Adams\u2019] phone (again). He has not been arrested and looks forward to his day in court.\u201d<\/p>\n Spiro is one of the most prominent lawyers in the country, recognized for representing clients like Elon Musk<\/strong><\/a> during his $44 billion takeover of Twitter, now known as X. He has also defended celebrities including Alec Baldwin<\/strong><\/a>, Patriots owner Robert Kraft<\/strong><\/a>, Megan Thee Stallion<\/strong><\/a>, and Jay-Z<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a closer look at some of the high-profile clients he has fiercely defended.<\/p>\n Spiro has represented Musk in various legal matters, including a high-profile defamation case related to Musk\u2019s 2018 tweets about taking Tesla private. In those tweets, Musk claimed he had \u201cfunding secured\u201d to take the company private at $420 per share, which led to significant stock market volatility and investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In September 2018, Musk and Tesla reached a settlement with the SEC, with Musk agreeing to step down as chairman for three years and pay a $20 million fine. Additionally, Tesla was required to implement procedures to oversee Musk\u2019s communications, particularly on social media.<\/p>\n Beyond this case, Spiro has also represented Musk in other legal issues, including defamation claims related to Musk\u2019s comments about the 2018 rescue of a youth soccer team from a cave in Thailand. Musk referred to one of the rescuers as a \u201cpedo guy\u201d on Twitter, which led to a defamation lawsuit; however, the case was ultimately dismissed, with the court ruling in Musk\u2019s favor.<\/p>\n In addition, Spiro has provided legal support to Musk concerning various business ventures, including those involving SpaceX and Neuralink.<\/p>\n Spiro represented Baldwin in the involuntary manslaughter case following the tragic shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on the set of the film Rust<\/em>. The incident occurred in October 2021 when a prop gun Baldwin was using discharged, resulting in Hutchins\u2019s death and injuring director Joel Souza<\/strong>.<\/p>\n However, in April 2023, the charges were dropped by prosecutors, who cited new evidence that led them to reconsider the case. The decision to drop the charges came after Baldwin and his legal team had consistently maintained that he did not pull the trigger and that safety protocols were not followed.<\/p>\nElon Musk<\/h2>\n
Alec Baldwin<\/h2>\n
Megan Thee Stallion<\/h2>\n