TOP N.Y. LAWYER SUSPENDED OVER COLLEGE SCANDAL

The former co-chairman of a major New york law firm has been suspended from practicing law for two years after pleading guilty and spending time in prison over his role in the u.s. college admissions scandal.

Gordon Caplan, pictured, who had been co-chairman at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, avoided disbarment despite his efforts to avoid getting caught, according to a decision by a New york appellate court. The suspension is retroactive to November 2019, when Caplan, 54, was initially suspended after pleading guilty to paying us$75,000 to have his daughter’s ACT exam rigged. He served one month in prison.

The five-judge appeals panel said Caplan has since displayed “palpable” shame, including through testimony that his time in prison was “horrific” and his crimes were due to “hubris.”

“I destroyed my life,” he said.