The family real estate business of Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law and advisor, has hired Finsbury, the crisis communications savvy firm owned by WPP.
Bloomberg reports that Kushner Cos. hiring of Finsbury comes as federal prosecutors probe the financing of some of its properties.
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Eric WachterEric Wachter, Harvard Law School grad who joined Finsbury as VP in Washington last year, is handling the Kushner business.
According to LinkedIn, Wachter specializes in crisis/issues management, litigation, government investigations, public policy and regulatory matters.
Prior to Finsbury, he did a one-year stint as associate regional director for the Anti-Defamation League and worked for 11 years as associate at King & Spalding.
Kushner Cos. parted ways with Risa Heller Communications, which is headed by the former aide to New York Senator Chuck Schumer and ex-Governor David Patterson, last week.
Risa Heller also helped Ivanka Trump promote her-self help book, "Women Who Work."
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