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March 17, 2021, 6:43 PM UTC

Obama Foundation Hires Billionaire’s Lawyer Amid Legal Battles

Brian Baxter
Brian Baxter
Reporter

The Obama Foundation has a new general counsel in Shawn White, a former top lawyer to billionaire philanthropist and Democratic Party donor Eli Broad.

White will succeed outgoing legal chief Addar Levi whose new role as deputy general counsel at the Treasury Department was announced Tuesday, a day after former President Barack Obama’s Chicago-based nonprofit touted its addition of White to lead legal affairs, including “those related to the design, construction, and operations of the Obama Presidential Center.”

The OPC, a $500 million project, hopes to break ground this summer following prolonged delays in its construction. The 19-acre ...

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