In the wake of the physical abuse allegations that abruptly propelled him from office, former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has retained Isabelle Kirshner, a well-known New York defense attorney whose law firm, Clayman & Rosenberg, has often represented lawyers in criminal cases.

Kirshner confirmed her representation Wednesday, declining to comment further, after Monday's publication of an article by The New Yorker detailing allegations of violence by Schneiderman against ex-girlfriends.

Schneiderman, who resigned from the Attorney General's Office Tuesday, has denied the assault allegations.

Isabelle Kirshner.

Kirshner, a graduate of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, was an assistant district attorney in Manhattan, before entering private practice. She joined Clayman & Rosenberg in 2005.

According to her profile, Kirshner has defended clients in investigations and prosecutions relating to securities fraud, money laundering, bank fraud, tax fraud, as well as the distribution of crystal methamphetamine, drug trafficking and violent crimes.

In recent years, the 12-attorney criminal defense boutique has represented Menglu Wang, the former Linklaters lawyer in New York whose husband pleaded guilty to insider trading based on information gleaned from his wife's law firm. The firm represented former attorney Paul Daugerdas in the massive tax shelter fraud scandal that destroyed Dallas-based law firm Jenkens & Gilchrist.

Clayman & Rosenberg also counseled a Westchester County attorney accused of stealing nearly $2 million from a Staten Island cemetery, a case prosecuted by Schneiderman's office.

A political contribution by Kirshner to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. was briefly in the spotlight last year, amid scrutiny of political donations by defense attorneys to his office. Kirshner was able to secure time served for a client, Dr. Robert Hadden, a gynecologist who was charged by Vance's office with sexual assault charges.

In press interviews last year, Kirshner, formerly a member of Vance's transition committee, said the resolution of the case had nothing to do with her donation, and she defended Vance's integrity.

In a letter late Tuesday, Vance criticized Gov. Andrew Cuomo for pulling him off the investigation of Kirshner's client and appointing Nassau District Attorney Madeline Singas as a special prosecutor for the Schneiderman investigation.

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