This week, it became official that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are going their separate ways. Multiple reports say that Kardashian has filed for divorce from her husband, with whom she shares four children.
During the divorce process, Kardashian has sought the legal counsel of one of Hollywood’s best: Laura Wasser. She is a tough lawyer who is famous for handling many high-profile celebrity divorces, including for couples such as Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. (She even has the nickname of “Disso Queen,” referring to her knack for dissolving marriages.) But why is Wasser so in-demand among stars, exactly? Below, everything you need to know about her.
She comes from law royalty.
Wasser—whose initials are, fittingly, L.A.W.—attended U.C Berkeley and then the Loyola Law School. She is the daughter of prominent Hollywood divorce attorney Dennis Wasser, who has represented celebrities such as Mia Farrow and Steven Spielberg. The father and daughter duo still work together today at their law firm, Wasser, Cooperman & Mandles.
She has her own businesses.
Wasser is the founder and CEO of the online divorce platform, It’s Over Easy, which guides clients through every aspect of the divorce process. She is also the host of The Divorce Sucks! Podcast With Laura Wasser. In 2013, she also became an author with her book, “It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way: How to Divorce Without Destroying Your Family Or Bankrupting Yourself.” Through these ventures, Wasser has also won numerous awards for her work, including the Harriet Buhai Center for Family Law Zephyr Ramsey Award in 2008 and the Century City Chamber of Commerce Women of Achievement Award in 2011.
She specializes in celebrity divorces.
To this day, Wasser has represented many star clients. She represented Jolie in her split from Brad Pitt; Johnny Depp in his fraught divorce from Amber Heard; Jennifer Garner in her split from Ben Affleck; Gwen Stefani in her split from Gavin Rossdale; Britney Spears in her split from K-Fed; Ryan Reynolds in his split from Scarlett Johansson; Ashton Kutcher in his split from Demi Moore; Chritina Aguilera in her divorce from Jordan Bratman. The list goes on and on.
This isn’t her first time working with the Kardashians, either.
Wasser represented Kardashian when she infamously divorced Kris Humphries in 2011 (a marriage that lasted 72 days). She also has reportedly represented Khloé and Kourtney Kardashian at one point.
Stars like her civilized approach to the divorce process.
Wasser apparently got into divorce law after going through her very own divorce; she understands the ins and outs. As emphasized in a 2010 Vogue profile, Wasser plays to win, but aims to settle outside of court whenever possible; she’s interested in making the process as painless as possible for her clients. “If you are about to embark upon a divorce and you are a celebrity, think twice,” Wasser once said. “Do it in a really conscious way. Think about the lives you can affect. Think about the rest of your life and how you’re going to have to interact with this person.”
She’s one of the best-dressed lawyers in the game.
Wasser sure dresses the part of an A-list lawyer, too. Her wardrobe is full of Alaïa, Christian Louboutin, and Prada. She and her sleek, stylish look even reportedly inspired Laura Dern’s role in Marriage Story.
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