In his work as one of America’s pre-eminent criminal defence attorneys, Drew Findling is no stranger to celebrities and politics. Online, where he has nearly a quarter of a million Instagram followers, he is known as the “BillionDollarLawyer”, a nickname that was given to him by one of his many rap star clients.
In political circles his reputation is that of a champion of Democrat causes. “My liberal sentiment is well documented,” he tells me via Zoom from the offices of his law firm in Atlanta, which is true. He has campaigned against the incarceration of immigrants on the Mexican border and the racial injustices he sees embedded in the US justice system. In his home state of Georgia he has pledged to defend for