Legal Cheek reports…
Mordecai ‘Mordie’ Rochlin joined the firm in 1937 and worked from his 32nd floor office well into his 100s
Paul, Weiss lawyer Mordecai ‘Mordie’ Rochlin has died at 107 years old, just six weeks before turning 108.
According to Law.com (£), Paul, Weiss’ chairman Brad Karp revealed that Rochlin died of respiratory failure, with a secondary cause of viral pneumonia caused by COVID-19.
Rochlin, who was born in 1912 and believed to be the 20th oldest man in the United States, spent over 83 years with the US firm. A trusts and estates lawyer, Rochlin joined the firm as an associate in 1937 and became partner in 1951.
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