April 27--Anne Dias Griffin's "pit bull" lawyer has withdrawn from the team representing her in the divorce filed last year by her billionaire husband, court records show.
Robert Cohen, a New York divorce lawyer who has represented such celebrities as Christie Brinkley and Uma Thurman, said in a statement Friday that he continues "to advise Anne and remain very supportive, but the logistics are such that she needs a Chicago litigation team."
Dias Griffin is the Chicago money manager whose multibillionaire husband, Citadel founder Ken Griffin, filed for divorce in July.
Cohen, once called the "pit bull" of divorce lawyers by the New York Post, spoke on Dias Griffin's behalf immediately after her husband filed for divorce.
On April 8, Cook County Circuit Judge Grace Dickler granted Cohen "leave to withdraw his appearance filed on behalf of Anne Dias Griffin."
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