Bard hires top law firm to investigate links between college president and Epstein

WilmerHale to conduct review following new revelations about Leon Botstein's dealings with convicted sex offender

Bard College's board of trustees has retained the outside law firm of WilmerHale to conduct an independent investigation into communications between Jeffrey Epstein and the college's longtime president Leon Botstein.

WilmerHale will conduct an independent review" of the full scope of these communications", financial contributions connected to Epstein, and any related matters, the board said in an announcement on Thursday evening.